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5 Things You Need to Know About an HOA

In Blog, Buying a Home, Neighborhoods by Via Maria

Most buyers know that figuring out their living expenses before purchasing a property is important. Having a clear picture of how much you’ll spend on your mortgage payment, insurance, utilities, and garbage make budgeting for your new home much easier. However, many buyers don’t think about fees associated with a homeowner’s association. HOA fees can range from as little as …

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Famous Eats in the Salt Lake Valley

In Blog, Neighborhoods by Via Maria

The Salt Lake Valley may not seem like the hub of great eats, but there are a surprising number of restaurants and bakeries that have been featured on popular TV shows like Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, Cup Cake Wars, and Man vs. Food Nation. If you’ve ever watched the Food Network and craved a taste of the dishes you see, …

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The Sugar House Lifestyle: Quiet, quirky and in demand

In Blog, Neighborhoods by Via Maria

Described as a “quiet and cheerfully quirky suburb,” by This Old House in its listing of “Best Old House Neighborhoods,” Sugar House has been named one of the “Best Places to Live and Work” by Sunset magazine…twice! Why has this relaxed neighborhood, tucked between downtown Salt Lake City and the Wasatch Mountains, gained national attention? Why would young professionals come …