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Most of what decides a home or a lease in Utah Valley happens before the listing: the neighborhood, the financing, the contract and the law. These are the guides we have written for each step.
Need the people? The real estate services directory lists Utah County agents, lenders, title companies, inspectors, appraisers, insurers, property managers, movers and radon specialists, free and independent, and our license guide shows how to check each one.
Buying a home
Buying a home in Provo
Buying a home in Provo: market conditions, what each neighborhood offers, the buying process, and what makes Provo's market different.
Buying near Provo: the surrounding towns
Priced out of Provo? Utah Valley's surrounding towns — Vineyard, Lehi, Saratoga Springs, Eagle Mountain, Springville, Spanish Fork, and more.
Townhomes and condos: the financing trap
A townhome and a condo can look identical from the street and behave completely differently at the closing table.
Choosing a real estate agent
Choosing a real estate agent in Utah: your contract is with the broker, how to check a license and discipline record, and the Recovery Fund.
Shopping a mortgage lender
Choosing a mortgage lender in Utah: comparing Loan Estimates, the credit-shopping window, borrower rights under Utah law, and builder lenders.
Down payment assistance in Utah
Down payment assistance is rarely a gift. It is usually a second mortgage with its own rate, its own term and its own payoff.
Home affordability calculator
How much house can you afford in Provo, Orem or anywhere in Utah County? Income, debts and down payment in; a price band out, using your tax area's real rate and…
Closing-cost estimator
Estimate cash to close on a Utah County home, laid out like your Loan Estimate: Utah County's $40 recording fee, prepaid interest, escrow from your tax area's rate…
Title insurance and closing costs
Title insurance and closing costs in Utah: lender's vs owner's policy, why the owner's policy matters, and every line on a closing statement.
Property tax in Utah County
Utah County property taxes are due November 30. How your value is set, the 45% primary-residence exemption, why the July notice isn't a bill, and how to appeal.
Radon testing
Utah has the lowest smoking rate in the country and lung cancer is still its leading cause of cancer death. Radon is a large part of why.
Renting
First-time renter's checklist
A first-time renter's checklist for Provo: budgeting, lease terms, move-in inspections and what to check before you sign.
Renters' rights in Utah
Utah gives landlords a lot of latitude and tenants a small number of strong protections.
Renters insurance
Your landlord's policy covers the building and nothing of yours. A renters policy covers your possessions, your liability.
The apartment directory
Filter every major apartment complex in Provo and Orem by city, campus, who it houses, size, and BYU contracted status.
BYU contracted housing
Every BYU-contracted off-campus complex (the program once called BYU-approved) with walk times, the standouts, and how contracted housing works.
Buying a mid-year housing contract
Taking over a BYU or UVU-area housing contract mid-year can be the cheapest way into a full building — or an expensive mistake.
The market and the move
The Utah Valley housing market, read honestly
Reading the Utah Valley housing market without sale prices: inventory, days on market, building permits and common misreadings.
Rent or buy in Provo
Rent or buy in Provo in 2026: mortgage rates, Provo rents and prices, the price-to-rent ratio and Utah buyer-assistance programs.
The five-year money map
The federal code lets you pull up to $10,000 from an IRA toward a first home without the early-distribution penalty.
Cost of living in Provo
What it costs to live in Provo — rent, groceries, utilities, transportation, and how Provo compares to Salt Lake City and the national average.
Moving to Provo
Moving to Provo, Utah: neighborhoods, real costs, the utility other guides get wrong, and the 60-day legal clock after you move.
Buying a BYU-area rental
Buying a rental near BYU: how contracted-housing rules and Provo occupancy zoning work, by-the-bed math, and the risks listings leave out.
Utah County housing market, monthly
Median asking prices and days on market by ZIP, rent indexes, HUD fair market rents and building permits by city for Utah County, each figure with its source…
Provo development tracker
What Provo City has approved, denied and still has pending: subdivisions, rezones, annexations and station-area plans, each with its decision date, neighborhood and…
New-construction finder
Every Utah County builder community our builder profiles list, from Ivory, Edge, Lennar, Toll Brothers and more, with the builder's advertised starting price, on…
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