Welcome to this week’s Home Sweet Buzz
Real Estate Edition! 🏡

The market is showing its true colors, young buyers are driving local demand, and we’re breaking down what it all means for you. Plus, don’t miss this week’s Ask a Realtor, featured homes, a smart tip on beating the spring rush, and a bold new message from Todd Porter.

In this Issue . . .

🤣 Real Estate LOL 

📊 Local Market Snapshot - The Market Is Being Honest Right Now

Real Estate News: Young Homebuyers Power Davis County’s 2026 Housing Demand

🔑 Featured Listings & Open Houses

💬 Ask a Realtor:
Question of the week -❓”What is being done to prevent corporate or institutional investors from buying up single-family homes?”

💁🏻‍♂️ Real Estate Tip of the week - Don’t Wait for Spring — Beat the Crowd

🎥 New Video Message from our Sponsor - Todd Porter: “Make Homes Affordable Again… By Cutting Their Value?”

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📊 Market Insight: The Market Is Being Honest Right Now

The market is doing something very honest right now.
It’s not being dramatic.
It’s not being confusing.

It’s simply telling the truth.

👉 Prices are rising — even as homes take longer to sell.

Let’s look at the receipts from this week compared to last:

• Median list price: jumped from $520,000 → $569,000
  (up $49,000 — about 9.4%)

• Median original list price: moved from $530,000 → $572,900
  (up $42,900 — about 8.1%)

• Average days on market (SOLD homes): increased from 65.7 days → 71.0 days
  (about 5.3 days longer — roughly 8.1%)

This combination doesn’t happen by accident — and it doesn’t happen evenly.

It happens because some homeowners are executing with precision…
while others are discovering, painfully, what exposure without strategy really looks like.

🎯 Strategy Is Creating a Clear Divide

When a seller has a true professional in their corner — someone who understands positioning, pricing psychology, digital reach, and buyer behavior — the outcome looks completely different.

Not slightly different.
Not marginally better.

Different in a way that shows up clearly in price, timing, and leverage.

Homes that are launched and marketed with intention are still commanding strong numbers.

Why?

Because buyers respond to:

✔ Confidence
✔ Clarity
✔ Homes that feel inevitable — not hopeful

⚠️ The Market Is Quietly Exposing Amateurs

And the market doesn’t care who they are to you.

Cousin.
Brother.
Sister.
Friend.
Someone “who’s been doing this for decades.”

Longevity without strategy is not expertise.
Familiarity is not competence.

If someone cannot sit down and show you a clear digital game plan — not gesture vaguely at social media, not rely on a yard sign and a boosted post — but actually demonstrate:

• Where your home will be seen

• Who it will reach

• How buyers will encounter it

• What outcomes to expect based on real data

…then they are guessing.

And the market punishes guessing.

🧠 Who Is Winning Right Now?

The people succeeding in this market are not passive.

They are:

• Asking better questions

• Demanding evidence

• Choosing representation that can prove their process, not just explain their personality

Professional strategy creates separation. It always has.

What’s different now?

👉 The scoreboard is impossible to ignore.

🔑 The Takeaway

The market isn’t harsh.
It’s precise.

And right now, it is rewarding the sellers who choose professionals capable of backing up their plan with numbers, clarity, and execution.

Todd Porter (“Utah Todd”)
801-755-1882
Schedule an appointment anytime.

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Young Homebuyers Power Davis County’s 2026 Housing Demand

Utah continues to rank among the youngest homebuying markets in the nation, and that momentum is increasingly shaping real estate activity in Davis County. A recent national report points to first-time buyers and young families entering the market through incentives, flexible financing, and steady employment growth—trends now spilling north from Utah County into Davis County.

Local agents say communities such as Layton, Bountiful, Syracuse, and Kaysville are attracting younger buyers drawn to commuter access along I-15, strong schools, and relatively attainable price points.

While the market has cooled from peak competition, sustained demand from younger households is helping support sales activity in early 2026—particularly for entry-level homes and townhomes—keeping Davis County a key destination for Utah’s next generation of homeowners.

🏡 This Week’s listings & Open Houses
in Davis County

✨ Charming Rambler with Dream Kitchen & Backyard Oasis

Contact: Nick Thompson - (801) 928-0145 | [email protected]

🏘️Your Weekend Open-House Report

Davis County Open Houses 🏡

Click or scan the QR Code below for a complete list of
open houses happening around Davis County.
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🔑 ATTENTION ALL REALTORS!!!

🏡 Want Your Listing or Open House Listed Here?

We welcome submissions from ALL local real estate professionals!
👉 👉 Submit your listing here - (Listing must be located within Davis County)

💬 Real Estate Q & A

💬 Ask a Realtor

Thomas asked:
“You mentioned that President Trump is taking steps to improve housing affordability. While I understand the efforts around inflation, credit conditions, and interest rates, what is being done to prevent corporate or institutional investors from buying up single-family homes?”

🧠 Todd’s Answer:

Thomas, that’s a thoughtful question — and an important distinction to clarify.

First, the goal is not to drive down home values. President Trump has spoken about how a major drop in prices would be unfair to the millions of Americans whose wealth is tied to their home equity. Sharp declines would impact homeowners, retirees, and families who have spent years building that financial foundation.

Instead, the strategy appears focused on the other side of affordability — helping Americans earn more, keep more, and borrow at more reasonable costs so they can afford homes at today’s values without wiping out existing equity.

Now, to your main question about institutional investors.

There is currently no nationwide ban, but early policy signals suggest a shift toward leveling the playing field for everyday buyers. The direction includes:

• Encouraging federal agencies to avoid bulk sales of government-owned homes to large investors

• Exploring ways to reduce the financing advantage big funds often have

• Studying how investor activity is tracked in residential housing

• Discussing proposals that could give owner-occupants priority windows before large investors

The broader tone is clear: expand access to homeownership for families rather than accelerate corporate portfolio growth.

When you step back and look at the full picture, the approach is not about lowering home prices or punishing homeowners — it’s about strengthening the consumer side of the economy through lower inflation pressure, improved borrowing conditions, and policies that help everyday buyers compete.

In other words, instead of pulling prices down, the focus is on helping more Americans rise up to meet the market — protecting current homeowners while creating new opportunities for future ones.

Got a Real Estate question?
👉 Submit a question for next week’s edition 
Call me at 801-755-1882, and let’s build your
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Don’t Wait for Spring — Beat the Crowd

Many buyers assume spring is the “best” time to purchase a home. But what really happens each spring? More buyers flood the market… and competition quietly drives prices higher.

Right now — late winter — serious sellers are already listing, and motivated buyers have less competition to fight through. That often means stronger negotiating power, better terms, and less pressure to rush decisions.

Smart buyers don’t chase the market.
They get in position before everyone else shows up.

“Make Homes Affordable Again…
By Cutting Their Value?”

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