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

We’re announcing our ❤️ Love at First Sight winner, breaking down what Davis County’s latest numbers are quietly telling us, and sharing fresh real estate news that matters. Plus, featured homes, a timely Ask a Realtor question, and a
new update from Todd Porter.

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In this Issue . . .

🤣 Real Estate LOL 

❤️ Love at First Sight?  Winner Announced! 🍫

📊 Local Market Snapshot - What Today’s Davis County Numbers Are Quietly Telling Us

Real Estate News: Farmington’s “subordinate lot” idea meets a state ADU push | February Home Hunt: Buyers Have More Leverage

🔑 Featured Listings & Open Houses

💬 Ask a Realtor:
Question of the week:❓Shane asked - "If we end up going to war with Iran, what would happen to the housing market?"

🎥 New Video Message from our Sponsor - Todd Porter: “Bountiful Food Update: What’s New Right Now”

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💛 Readers Poll - What interests you most when it comes to Real Estate?

❤️ Love at First Sight — Winner Announced!

Thanks to everyone who shared what makes their heart skip a beat when house hunting — we loved your responses! 💕

The winner is… Nicola Nelson! ✨

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Stay tuned… we’ve got more fun coming your way in future issues of the
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❤️🏡 What Today’s Davis County Numbers Are Quietly Telling Us

If you’ve been watching prices in Bountiful and around Davis County and thinking,
“Is the market cooling, shifting, or just… confusing?” — you’re not alone.

Right now, homes across the county are taking about a month and a half to sell on average, with a median of 46 days. That means if your home doesn’t fly off the shelf the first weekend, you’re still right on track.

👉 The panic you see online? Not necessary here.

📊 The Real Story in the Numbers

We’re seeing a clear pattern emerge:

Sellers are starting high… but buyers are winning back negotiation room.

Countywide, original list prices are averaging in the low $600Ks, while the homes that actually close are landing closer to the low $500Ks. That gap is showing up across Bountiful, Centerville, Kaysville, Syracuse and North Salt Lake.

🏚️ Luxury & “Wishful” Listings Are Stacking Up

In higher-end areas like Farmington and Fruit Heights, many active listings are pushing $1M+.

But the homes that are actually selling?

👉 Often closing in the mid-$500Ks or below.

Right now, the mid-price and move-up range is where the real action lives.

⚡ Well-Priced Homes Still Move Fast

In cities like: Kaysville, Layton, North Salt Lake, Bountiful & West Bountiful.

Homes that are priced right are still going under contract in 2–4 weeks.

Those long days-on-market numbers you see?
Most belong to homes that:

• Started too high

• Or haven’t adjusted yet

💰 Affordability Pockets Still Exist

There are still opportunities — especially for first-time buyers.

Cities like Clearfield and Sunset continue to offer options under $400K, with strong price-x performance. Smaller starter homes may carry a higher price per square foot, but they’re still giving buyers a real path into Davis County.

❤️ Where to Watch the Market’s “Heartbeat”

If you want the clearest pulse of the local market, keep your eye on:

Layton • Syracuse • Bountiful

These cities carry the bulk of the activity, and what happens there tends to ripple across the county.

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🏡 Farmington’s “subordinate lot” idea meets a state ADU push

Farmington’s Planning Commission agenda (Feb. 5, 2026) includes a subdivision request that uses alternative lot sizes and asks for a Conditional Use for a Subordinate Single-Family Dwelling (SSF) lot as part of the proposed Miller Hollow Subdivision near 350 S / 450 W. (Utah)
At the same time, KUTV reports a state proposal (HB 477) that would require cities to allow an ADU on any lot with a properly permitted single-family home, while still letting cities set design, dimension, and height standards.

Why It Matters: If HB 477 moves forward, Farmington’s approach could become the model (or the minimum) that other South Davis cities may have to follow—changing what “single-family neighborhoods” look like over time.
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🏠 February Home Hunt: Buyers Have More Leverage

Utah’s housing market has been tilting more buyer-friendly, with more homes listed than this time last year and sellers/builders offering incentives like closing-cost help and interest-rate buydowns.
That’s timely heading into late February and the spring ramp-up, when more listings typically hit the market and buyers tend to get a wider selection—and more room to negotiate than they’ve had in a while.

Why It Matters: For South Davis County shoppers (Farmington to NSL), February could be a smart window to shop, compare, and negotiate before the busiest spring competition heats up. 👉 Read More

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

🏘️Your Weekend Open-House Report

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💬 Real Estate Q & A

❓Shane asked:

"If we end up going to war with Iran, what would happen to the housing market?"

🧠 Todd’s Answer:

Great question, especially due to the fact that it is highly likely that the United States is going to strike Iran again. 

If we went to war with Iran, most homeowners wouldn’t see bombs. They’d see it at the gas pump first. Iran lies near the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for ~20% of global oil exports.

Picture a family in Utah thinking about listing their home. They’re not watching troop movements. They’re watching oil prices jump overnight. Gas climbs. Groceries creep up. Suddenly inflation isn’t some headline, it’s dinner getting more expensive.

That’s where housing feels it.

When oil spikes, inflation usually follows. And when inflation rises, the Fed doesn’t relax. Mortgage rates either stall or move higher. Buyers who qualified last week might not qualify this week. Payments stretch. Confidence wobbles. Not panic. Just hesitation.

There’s often a strange first reaction too. Investors rush into U.S. bonds for safety, and mortgage rates can dip briefly. For a moment it feels like relief. Then the longer-term math kicks in if energy stays high. Rates firm back up. Buyers slow down. Builders pause projects. Lenders tighten guidelines quietly.

Does that mean a crash? Not necessarily.

U.S. real estate isn’t in the war zone. Homes don’t lose value because of headlines alone. What changes is behavior. Fewer offers. Longer days on market. Negotiations matter more again.

War doesn’t usually break housing here. Inflation and uncertainty can cool it. And cooling is very different from collapse.

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