🍁 Welcome back to your weekly Home Sweet Buzz!

The market is moving, buyers are gaining leverage, and sellers still have strong opportunities—Todd lays it all out in this week’s Market Snapshot. Add in a new Real Estate Tip, and open houses for the weekend, and you’re set for another smart step toward your next home move.

In this Issue . . .

🤣 Real Estate LOL

🏚️ Real Estate News: Back to the ‘Burbs: 5 Real Estate Trends Defining 2025

📊 Local Market Snapshot - This week’s market isn’t chaotic—it’s finally settling into something that makes sense.

🔑 Featured Listings & Open Houses

💬 Ask a Realtor:
Question of the week -❓ “Is this market giving me an opportunity… or setting a trap?”

💁🏻‍♂️ Real Estate Tip of the week -  Get Pre-Approved, Not Just Pre-Qualified

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Back to the ‘Burbs: 5 Real Estate Trends Defining 2025

The real estate market has shifted in unexpected ways this year. Here are five key trends shaping buying and selling decisions in 2025:

1. Suburban Demand Surges
   Buyers are favoring the suburbs again, drawn by larger homes, quieter neighborhoods, and better value.

2. Smart Homes Are the New Norm
   Features like smart thermostats and video doorbells are now expected. Homes without them may be seen as outdated.

3. Interest Rates Stabilize
   Mortgage rates have leveled off, restoring buyer confidence and boosting market activity.

4. Energy Efficiency Matters
   Eco-friendly upgrades like solar panels and high-efficiency HVAC systems are in high demand — saving money and adding value.

5. Smaller Homes Are In
   Compact, low-maintenance homes are trending, especially among young professionals and downsizing seniors.

Bottom line: Whether buying, selling, or investing, adapting to these trends can help you make smarter moves in today’s evolving market.

🏡 This week’s market isn’t chaotic—it’s finally settling into something that makes sense.

🏡 Bountiful Market Pulse – Week Ending November 29, 2025

with Todd Porter, SURE Synergy United Real Estate Group

I’m going to talk straight, because this week’s numbers don’t need a fancy wrapper—they’re already telling a very clear story.

📉 Sellers Tried to Push… Buyers Didn’t Budge

Early November sellers aimed high. Really high.
Original list prices crept up to around $730,000, but buyers didn’t follow.
They waited. They watched.
And they walked right past those listings with a quiet but confident, “No thanks.”

When everything actually selling is in the mid–$500s, a $730K price tag stands out—but not in a good way.

📊 This Week: Sellers Pulled Back

And then this week happened.
Sellers trimmed pricing down to around $690,000, and that shift wasn’t random.
It was the market saying: “Let’s get real.”
And sellers finally listening.

💵 Buyers Stayed Disciplined

Buyers didn’t move an inch.
Sold prices held steady in the $550,000–$570,000 pocket all month and ended the week at $572,000.

That’s not fear.
That’s clarity.
Buyers knew what homes were actually worth—and refused to chase inflated prices.

🏘️ Inventory: Up, but Not Out of Control

Inventory crept up from 67 active homes at the end of October to 80+ heading into Thanksgiving.

Not overwhelming—just enough to change the feel of the market:

• Buyers stop feeling squeezed.

• Options return.

• Sellers have to think harder about where they fit in the lineup.

It’s calmer. More grounded.

❌ Failed Listings: Up Slightly, But Healthier

Thirteen failed/expired listings this week—up from six, but nowhere near the “twenty-something” failures we saw earlier this month.

That tells me the market is behaving more responsibly:

• Fewer unrealistic prices.

• More alignment between what sellers ask and what buyers are willing to pay.

🧭 What This Means for Buyers & Sellers

If you’re selling:
Price matters again.
Not in a panicky way—just in a “buyers are paying attention now” way.
Price it right and they’ll show up.
Overshoot and they’ll quietly ghost the listing. No drama, just gone.

If you’re buying:
This is a rare calm window.
More choices. Less pressure. Consistent pricing.
It actually feels… reasonable out there. And that’s something we haven’t been able to say in a while.

💬 Todd’s Final Thoughts

Nobody wants to enter a chaotic market.
November slowly swept out the chaos and left us with:

• More homes

• More realistic pricing

• A quieter, steady rhythm

The kind of market people can step into without feeling like they’re going into battle.

Always remember: Real estate isn’t just an agent’s business—it’s everyone’s business.
Now let’s make it a great home buying and selling week!

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🏡 This Week’s listings & Open Houses
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💬 Real Estate Q & A

Question: “Is this market giving me an opportunity… or setting a trap?”
—- Asked by Jared

💬 Todd’s Answer: Here’s the truth, straight up.

It depends on what side of the table you are standing on and whether you understand the story this market is really telling. Most people jump to panic mode or wishful thinking. They miss the signal buried under all the noise.

Right now the market isn’t trying to trap anybody. It’s revealing who is prepared and who is hoping for luck.

Let me break it down the way I’d explain it to a client sitting across from me at the kitchen table.

We have more homes sitting longer. We have sellers second guessing their price. We have buyers creeping back in because they feel the shift. And tucked inside that shift is the part no one wants to say out loud: this moment is handing power to the people who act with a plan.

If you are a buyer, this is opportunity all day long. Homes aren’t flying off the shelf. You can breathe. You can negotiate. You can actually win. That is not a trap. That is an opening.

If you are a seller stuck on yesterday’s headlines, yeah… that can feel like a trap because the market doesn’t reward hesitation. But a seller who understands positioning, strategy, and presentation can still win because good homes with strong marketing always rise above the noise.

The buyer is set to win. The problem is uncertainty. It is critical that you have an educated and experienced guide who has seen these patterns before and knows how to steer the moment. The plan is simple. Three steps. Understand your leverage. Move with strategy. Execute fast while the window is open.

The failure to avoid: missing this moment and paying for it later.

The success: walking away with terms and confidence most people don’t realize are possible right now.

So is this an opportunity or a trap?

It’s an opportunity for the informed and a trap for the unprepared. The market doesn’t pick sides. It exposes them.

If you don’t want to get caught on the wrong side of this thing, reach out. I’ll help you make sense of the numbers and build a plan that fits where you want to go next.

👋 I’m Todd Porter, aka Utah Todd with ABC 4 and Real Estate Essentials.  Always remember, real estate is not just an agents business, it is everyone business.

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💡 Real Estate Tip of the Week 👇

Get Pre-Approved, Not Just Pre-Qualified

If you’re thinking about buying soon, don’t stop at a pre-qualification—go all the way to a full pre-approval. In today’s shifting market, sellers want strong, serious buyers, and a pre-approval letter shows you’ve already been vetted by a lender.

It gives you a clearer picture of your true budget, strengthens your offer, and can even speed up the closing process. With inventory rising and negotiation power shifting, being fully prepared could be the advantage that gets your offer accepted over someone else’s.

“Bountiful’s Market Just Blinked:
How Buyers and Sellers Finally Got Real”

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