SCORECARD
Rank | City |
# Units Closed Qtr 4 2007 | Current
Residential Inventory | Total Current
Pipeline | Qtrs to Absorbe Current Inventory
and Pipeline |
1 | Herriman | 70 |
1,165 | 4,982 | 87.81 |
2 | Hurricane |
58 | 841 | 3,559 |
75.86 |
3 | Pleasant
Grove | 53 | 636 |
1,737 | 44.77 |
4 | Eagle
Mountain | 184 |
2,203 | 5,442 | 41.55 |
5 | West
Jordan | 78 |
858 | 2,208 | 39.31 |
6 | South
Jordan | 1391 | ,895 |
3,005 | 35.25 |
7 | West
Valley | 105 |
545 | 2,474 | 28.75 |
8 | Leh | 298 |
2,647 | 5,263 | 26.54 |
9 | Layton | 60 |
777 | 748 | 25.42 |
10 | Spanish
Fork | 86 |
825 | 1,181 | 23.33 |
11 | Saratoga
Springs | 22 | 21,975 |
3,154 | 23.10 |
12 | Kaysville | 64 |
606 | 729 | 20.86 |
13 | Riverton | 118 |
1,209 | 986 | 18.60 |
14 | St
George | 252 | 2,823 | 1,8
59 | 18.58 |
15 | Draper | 113 |
1,193 | 847 | 18.05 |
16 | Springville |
93 | 916 | 750 |
17.91 |
17 | Syracuse | 87 |
721 | 811 | 17.61 |
18 | Washington |
137 |
1,738 | 399 | 15.60 |
19 | West
Haven | 97 | 588 |
728 | 13.57 |
20 | Lindon | 53 |
150 | 102 | 4.75 |
Source: NewReach - Builders Decision, 2008
Grants:
- Improve Physical Education!
- Carol M. White Physical Education Program
- POSTED: 2/15/2008
- FUNDING SOURCE: Dept. of Education
- ELIGIBILITY: LEAs and nonprofits
- $ AVAILABLE: $33,850,000
- GRANTS AVAILABLE: 112
- MAX GRANT SIZE: $500,000
- DEADLINE: 3/24/08 CONTACT
INFORMATION:
- http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/
2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E
8-2936.htm
- DESCRIPTION: Funds to initiate,
expand, or enhance physical education programs,
including after-school programs, for students in
kindergarten through 12th grade.
- Improve Community Schools!
- Full-Service Community Schools Program
- POSTED: 2/15/2008
- FUNDING SOURCE: Dept. of Education
- ELIGIBILITY: LEA Consortia
- $ AVAILABLE: $4,912,650
- GRANTS AVAILABLE: 12
- MAX GRANT SIZE: $500,000
- DEADLINE: 3/17/08 (LOI); 4/15/08 (Final)
- CONTACT INFORMATION:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan200818
00/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-2934.htm
- DESCRIPTION: Grants to provide full-service
schools that go above and beyond standard academic
services.
- Humanities Support!
- Challenge Grants
- POSTED: 2/15/2008
- FUNDING SOURCE: NEH
- ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofits, including IHEs
- $ AVAILABLE: N.A.
- GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
- MAX GRANT SIZE: $1,000,000
- DEADLINE: 5/1/08
- CONTACT INFORMATION:
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/challenge.html
- DESCRIPTION: Grants to secure long-term
improvements for humanities programs and
resources.
- National League of Cities Invites Entries
for Municipal
Excellence Awards
- Deadline: May 1, 2008
- The National League of Cities (
http://www.nlc.org/ ) and engineering and construction
company CH2M HILL have announced the 2008
Awards for Municipal Excellence.
- The awards recognize outstanding programs that
improve the qual- ity of life in America's communities,
with two awards in each population category.
Municipalities that win select a charity to receive
$1,000 or $2,000. The awards are presented at the
annual Congress of Cities and Exposition.
- Nominated cities must be members of NLC.
- Visit the NLC Web site for complete program
information and nomination materials.
- Motorola Offers Innovation Generation
Grants for Science and
Math Education Programs
- Deadline: March 1, 2008
- In 2008, the Motorola Foundation will provide a
total of $4 mil- lion in Innovation Generation Grants to
organizations that engage
K-12 students and teachers in the U.S. in innovation,
science, technology, engineering, and math.
- Funding priority will be placed on pioneering
programs that engage students and teachers in
innovative, hands-on activities; teach innovation and
creative problem-solving skills; focus on girls and
underrepresented minorities; engage Motorola
employees as volunteers; take place in Arizona,
California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York,
Pennsylvania, and Texas com- munities where
Motorola has an employee presence; demonstrate
measurable outcomes; and are less than two years
old.
- Any U.S. nonprofit organization may apply. Schools
and school districts may apply.
- Grant applicants may request up to $100,000
each. Select organi- zations may be asked to apply for
larger grants. Grants will be for one year of project
work, starting after June 2008.
- At least 25 percent of the total grant dollars
available will support new programming that has
been in existence for less than two years and is not
simply an expansion of an existing program.
- Returning 2007 Innovation Generation Grant
recipients must demon- strate that they have created
new STEM partnerships with business, another
nonprofit organization, or another foundation.
- Visit the Motorola Web site for complete program
guidelines as well as information on the 2007
Innovation Grant recipients.
- Increase Substance Abuse (SA) and
Mental Health (MH) Access!
- Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment
Capacity for Drug Courts
- POSTED: 2/6/2008
- FUNDING SOURCE: SAMHSA
- ELIGIBILITY: Drug courts with SA connections
- $ AVAILABLE: $5,400,000
- GRANTS AVAILABLE: 18
- MAX GRANT SIZE: $300,000
- DEADLINE: 4/10/08
- CONTACT INFORMATION:
http://samhsa.gov/grants/2008/ti_08_007.aspx
- DESCRIPTION: Funds to expand and/or enhance
substance abuse treatment services in "problem
solving" courts which use the treatment drug court
model.
- Training for Jobs in Energy!
- High Growth Job Training Initiative Grants for the
Energy Industry
- POSTED: 2/10/2008
- FUNDING SOURCE: Dept. of Labor
- ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofit, private, for-profit and public
agencies
- $ AVAILABLE: $10,000,000
- GRANTS AVAILABLE: 10
- MAX GRANT SIZE: $1,000,000
- DEADLINE: 3/25/08
- CONTACT INFORMATION: Ariam Ferro, 202-693-
3968
- DESCRIPTION: Funding for high-impact regional
approaches to meet the workforce challenges of the
energy industry and/or address the shortage of
construction and skilled trade workers needed to
maintain and expand the energy industry
infrastructure.
- Prepare Health Care Providers for the
Information Age!
- Health Information Technology Planning Grants
- POSTED: 2/7/2008
- FUNDING SOURCE: HRSA
- ELIGIBILITY: Health care organizations
- $ AVAILABLE: $500,000
- GRANTS AVAILABLE: 4
- MAX GRANT SIZE: N.A.
- DEADLINE: 4/15/08
- CONTACT INFORMATION:
https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetail
s.asp?FundingCycleId=9CFF9F13-8D31-4C17-842F-
6D10CC04DBB6&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMod
e=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=&pageNumber=&version=&
NC=&Popup=
- DESCRIPTION: Grants for structured planning
activities that will prepare health care providers to
adopt Electronic Health Records or other HIT
innovations
- Improve Outcomes for Indian Children!
- Demonstration Grants for Indian Children
- POSTED: 2/6/2008
- FUNDING SOURCE: Dept. of Education
- ELIGIBILITY: SEAs, LEAs, and Indian Tribes
- $ AVAILABLE: $1,600,000
- GRANTS AVAILABLE: 7
- MAX GRANT SIZE: $300,000
- DEADLINE: 3/7/08
- CONTACT
INFORMATION:
- http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/
2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E
8-2154.htm
- DESCRIPTION: Funds to develop, test, and
demonstrate the effectiveness of services and
programs to improve the educational opportunities
and achievement of Indian students.
- Help Minority Agricultural Producers!
- Small, Minority Producer Grant Program
- POSTED: 2/4/2008
- FUNDING SOURCE: USDA
- ELIGIBILITY: Minority agricultural cooperatives or
associations of cooperatives
- $ AVAILABLE: $1,463,000
- GRANTS AVAILABLE: 8
- MAX GRANT SIZE: $175,000
- DEADLINE: 4/8/08
- CONTACT
INFORMATION:
- http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/
2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E
8-2327.htm
- DESCRIPTION: Grants to provide technical
assistance to small, minority agricultural producers
through eligible minority cooperatives and minority
associations of cooperatives.
- Help Rural Economies!
- Rural Cooperative Development
- POSTED: 2/8/2008
- FUNDING SOURCE: USDA
- ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofits and IHEs that serve rural
areas
- $ AVAILABLE: $4,400,000
- GRANTS AVAILABLE: 22
- MAX GRANT SIZE: $200,000
- DEADLINE: 4/8/08
- CONTACT
INFORMATION:
- http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/
2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E
8-2328.htm
- DESCRIPTION: Grants to establish and operate
centers with the expertise to help start, expand or
improve cooperative rural businesses.
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Greetings!
Utah Housing Inventory- What were the
4th closings
- Who has the most inventory?
- How
long to absorb?
- Grants Available?
Bob Springmeyer
Bonneville Research
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- International Business Confidence
- Business sentiment has stabilized, but at a very
low level that is consistent with a contracting U.S.
economy and marginal growth in Canada and Europe.
Confidence remains stronger in Asia and South
America, but is consistent with growth that is at the
low end of potential. Businesses remain particularly
negative on current conditions and the outlook six
months hence. Real estate firms and financial
institutions are the most worried, but business service
firms and even manufacturers and high-tech firms are
measurably more nervous. Pricing pressures remain
subdued despite currently high oil prices.
- The Conference Board Leading
Indicators
- The Conference Board index of leading indicators
fell 0.1% in January, following a similar decline in
December. The index has fallen for four straight
months and is consistent with a mild recession.
- Risk of Recession
- Falling employment, slumping retail and vehicle
sales, and waning confidence signal that the U.S.
economy is contracting. It is no longer a question of if,
but rather how severe the economic downturn will be.
In January, the Moody's Economy.com probability of
recession increased to 60%, up from December's
unrevised 56% and its highest since 2001. The
probability of recession is consistent with an economy
in a mild recession and additional monetary easing is
coming, which will help minimize the severity of the
downturn.
- CPI
- The January level of the Consumer Price Index for
Urban Consumers was at 212.5, an increase of 0.4%
for the month and an increase of 4.4% for the year, a
slight increase of 0.2 percentage points from
December. The core CPI inflation rate was at 2.5% for
January compared with one year ago, an increase of
only 0.1 percentage point from December. Year-to-
year CPI inflation has thus remained approximately
level with December and shows no sign of
accelerating.
- ABC News/Washington Post Consumer
Comfort Index
- Consumer confidence steadied this week, albeit
near a 14-year low. According to the ABC
News/Washington Post consumer comfort index,
sentiment was unchanged at -37 in the week ending
February 17. The details of the report were worrisome
as consumers' perception of the buying climate and
economy slides further. A four-point gain in the
personal finances component was the lone bright
spot this week.
- New Residential Construction (C20)
- Housing starts increased 0.8% to 1.012 million
units in January, more than Moody's Economy.com
had expected. Housing permits decreased 3% during
the month. Expect the market to remain soft
throughout at least the first half of the year, even with
more rate cuts by the Federal Open Market
Committee.
- NAHB Housing Market Index
- The National Association of Home Builders
housing market index increased slightly to 20 in
February, up from 19 in January. Single-family sales
increased to 20 in February compared with 19 in the
previous month, though six-month expectations
declined to 27 from 28 in January. Traffic of potential
buyers increased slightly. These numbers do not
point to a full recovery of the housing market, but the
lack of further decline points to the housing market
possibly having bottomed out.
- MBA Mortgage Applications Survey
- The market indices plunged this week as lower
stock market prices and climbing oil prices occurred
hand in hand with tightening credit market conditions
and higher contract rates. The composite index
finished the week of February 20 at 822.8, down
22.6% over the previous week. The purchase index
ended at 357.6%, down 11.5% from last week. The
high level of refinancing shot backward to 3,533.8, a
27.9% decrease from the previous week.
- Chain Store Sales
- Chain store sales were essentially unchanged in
the week ending February 16, according to the
International Council of Shopping Centers. Year-over-
year growth also changed little, inching up 1.9% but
remaining below 2% for the seventh consecutive
week. High energy prices and economic concerns
were mentioned as drags on sales.
- Jobless Claims
- Initial jobless claims fell by 9,000 to 349,000. Most
of the new year volatility is now in the past and, as
evident in this latest claims figure, layoffs remain
elevated compared with their trend through much of
2007.
- Oil and Gas Inventories
- Crude oil inventories rose by 4.2 million barrels for
the week ending February 15, according to the Energy
Information Administration, which was above
expectations of a 2.4 million barrel buildup. Distillate
supplies fell by an outsize 4.5 million barrels, below
expectations. Gasoline inventories rose by 1.1 million
barrels, in line with estimates. Refinery operating
capacity fell sharply to 83.5% from 85.1%. This report
will keep oil prices below $100.
- Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report
- Underground storage of natural gas fell by 172
billion cubic feet during the week ending February 15,
nearly identical to the consensus estimate for a
decline of 173 billion cubic feet. Total underground
storage was 1,770 Bcf as of February 15, 127 Bcf less
than last year at this time but 97 above the five-year
average
Source: Economy.com 2008
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- Pacific Dental Services operates
- Pacific Dental Services operates 149 locations
throughout AZ, CA and NV.
- The dental centers occupy spaces of 2,500 sq.ft. to
5,000 sq.ft. in endcaps and split pad sites.
- Growth
opportunities are sought throughout Orange,
Riverside and San Bernardino, CA during the coming
18 months, with representation by Commercial West
Brokerage.
- For more information,
- contact
- Phil
Berry,
- Commercial West Brokerage,
- 2443
East Coast Highway,
- Corona Del Mar, C
- A
92625;
- Web site:
www.commercialwest.com.
- Bellini Juvenile Designer Furniture
- Bellini Juvenile Designer Furniture operates 61
locations nationwide.
- The stores, specializing in
upscale furniture and accessories for children, occupy
spaces of 3,500 sq.ft. to 5,500 sq.ft. in lifestyle,
specialty and strip centers.
- Growth opportunities
are sought throughout major metro markets
nationwide during the coming 18 months, with
representation by Sommers Consultants.
- Typical
leases run 10 years.
- vanilla shell is required.
F
- or more information,
- contact
- Ron
Sommers,
- Sommers Consultants,
- 301 North
Main Street,
- New City, NY 10956.
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