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New Home Prices by Metro Area and State

BY NATALIA SINIAVSKAIA on JULY 9, 2014 • (1)

In response to frequent requests from its members, NAHB Economics recently released its estimates of new single-family home prices by state and metro area. The most expensive new single family homes are built and sold in three Northeastern states: Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York – with their respective median new single-family home prices of $491,425, $432,724 and $411,169.

District of Columbia is likely to be at the top of the list as well but the permit data for DC are highly volatile, have large margin of error and could not be used to estimate median new home prices. The least expensive new homes are in Delaware where half of all new single-family homes are sold for less than $152,017, that is less than a third of what most new home buyers pay in Connecticut. Mississippi, Kentucky and West Virginia also register median new home prices under $200,000. The map below helps visualize the wide cross-country differences and reveals a familiar geographic pattern with least expensive new homes being built in the south central states.

The distribution of new home prices by metro area largely mirrors the state pattern with most expensive new homes clustered in the coastal areas of California, Hawaii and the Northeast region. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT metro area registers the highest median new home price in the nation with half of all new single-family homes sold for more than $878,625. Barnstable Town, MA and Napa, CA metro areas are distant second and third with median new home prices of $616,381 and $580,197, respectively. The least expensive new homes are in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area, where half of all new single-family homes is built and sold for less than $116, 704.

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The Best & Worst States for the new economy

This is good news for Utah! 

Massachusetts, Delaware, California, Washington, and Maryland are the best states for the “new economy,” according to a study by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a nonprofit think tank.  Mississippi, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana are the worst. The new economy is, by ITIF’s definition, “marked by globalization, technological innovation and entrepreneurial development.” ITIF determined states’ success by using 25 indicators in five categories. These categories were knowledge jobs, globalization, economic dynamism, the digital economy, and innovation capacity.

The study begins with a quote from Darwin, “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change.” Offering suggestions for how low-scoring states can boost their New Economy performance, the study challenges them to invest in high-quality education systems, to foster an environment where startups can flourish, where businesses have access to the latest technology, where high-skilled workers will want to be, and with a tax code that allows for innovation. The study also includes a review of innovative policies that have worked in other nations that could serve as templates for states to use.

Scroll through the chart below to see how each state ranked and to get an idea of each state’s strengths. The strengths were selected based on how the state scored in each category relative to its own scores in other categories, and on its national ranking in each indicator category. For the raw data this chart was pulled from, see pages 11 to 15 of the report.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/naomishavin/2014/06/17/the-best-and-worst-states-for-the-new-economy/

4th of July fruit pizza?? I say yes!!

This is one of my favorite summer treats!! So easy & will transport well - so mix one up & take it along to your weekend bbq's & fireworks shows.

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HOW TO MAKE 4TH OF JULY FRUIT PIZZA

Ingredients You Need

Pillsbury Sugar Cookie Dough (from the refrigerator section)
8 ounces of Cream Cheese
1 Cup Powdered Sugar
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
Fresh Blueberries
Fresh Strawberries
Sprinkles
Instructions

Step 1 – Spread the sugar cookie dough into a circle on a pizza pan and bake for 15 minutes in a 350 degree oven

Step 2 – Cream the Cream Cheese, Powdered Sugar and vanilla together in a medium bowel until it is smooth and spreadable

Step 3 – After the cookie has cooled, spread the cream cheese mixture over around and completely cover

Step 4 – Top the cream cheese with strawberries, blueberries and sprinkles.  Cut into pieces and Enjoy!

Check out this list of where to see the fireworks this weekend!

The 4th of July wouldn't be complete without fireworks, so communities across Utah are offering professional displays.

Residents can sit back, relax and watch beautiful fireworks with friends and family to celebrate the nation's Independence Day in cities both large and small. We have compiled a list of the fireworks shows below.

Thursday

Bear Lake: 9 p.m. at Ideal Beach Resort in Garden City

Centerville: 9:45 p.m. at Founders Park, 300 N. 100 East

Logan: 7 p.m. at the Utah State University Romney Stadium. There is an $8 entrance fee.

Gunnison: 9 p.m. at Gunnison Park.

North Salt Lake: 10 p.m. at the Eaglewood Golf Course.

Orem: after the Orem Owlz baseball game at Brett Brown Ballpark, Utah Valley University campus

Park City: 9:30 p.m. at Canyons Resort.

South Salt Lake: 10:10 p.m. at the old Granite High School, 3305 S. 500 East.

West Bountiful City: 10 p.m. at City Park, West 1600 North.

Friday

Antimony: dusk at Otter Creek State Park by the dam

Blanding: 10 p.m. at Centennial Park.

Brian Head: dusk at Brian Head Resort.

Brigham City: dusk at Pioneer Park, 800 W. Forest St.

Carbon County: dusk at the Carbon County Fairgrounds.

Clearfield City: 10 p.m. at Fisher Park Festival, 920 S. 1000 East.

Fillmore: dusk at the fairgrounds.

Delta City: after the demolition derby at the fair grounds

Grantsville: 10 p.m. at Cherry Street Park.

Hanksville: dusk at the Hanksville Park

Holladay: 10:10 p.m. behind City Hall.

Huntsville: 10 p.m. at Huntsville Town Park, 200 S. 7400 East.

Hyrum: dusk at the soccer fields, between 100 and 200 South on 800 East.

Hurricane City: 10 p.m. at the Hurricane Community Center.

Kanab: 9:30 p.m. at Jacob Hamblin Park.

Kaysville: 10 p.m. at Davis High School.

Layton: 10 p.m. at the Ed Kenley Amphitheater, 403 N. Wasatch Dr.

Lehi: 10 p.m. at Thanksgiving Point

Lewiston: dusk at the rodeo grounds

Magna: 10 p.m. at Magna Copper Park

Midway: 10 p.m. at Memorial Hill. Can be seen clearly from Hamlet Park and Town Square.

Moab: 9:30 p.m. Can be seen from almost anywhere in town.

Morgan: 10 p.m. at Morgan High School.

Moroni: dusk at the Center Street ball field

Mt. Pleasant: after the rodeo at the rodeo grounds

Murray: 10 p.m. at the Murray Park softball field.

Nephi: about 9:30 p.m. at the Juab High School football field.

North Ogden: 10 p.m. at Barker Park.

Oakley: after the PRCA rodeo at the Oakley Recreation Complex, which starts at 8 p.m.

Ogden: 10 p.m. at the Ogden Pioneer Stadium, 700 Canyon Rd. Tickets are $10-16.

Park City: dusk at Park City Mountain Resort.

Pleasant Grove: around 9 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Junior High School.

Provo: 8 p.m. at Lavell Edwards Stadium. Tickets start at $29.

Richfield: around 9:30 p.m. at Lions Park, 600 N. 600 West.

Riverdale: dusk at Riverdale Park, 4300 South Parker Dr.

Riverton: 10 p.m. at the CR Hamilton Sports Complex, 3700 W. 13800 South.

Salina: after the Salina Riding Club Rodeo at the Salina Rodeo Grounds. Tickets are $5- 10.

Salt Lake City: after the Salt Lake Bees baseball game at Smith's Ballpark.

Salt Lake City: 9 p.m. at Jordan Park.

Sandy: 10 p.m. at the South Towne Promenade, 172 W. 10000 South.

Sandy: after the Real Salt Lake soccer game at Rio Tinto Stadium.

St. George: 10 p.m. at the Dixie Sunbowl, 100 S. 400 East.

Sugarhouse: 10 p.m. at Sugar House Park.

Tooele: after the Bill & Spur Rodeo at the Deseret Peak Complex.

Tropic: dusk at Ruby's Inn, 26 South Main St.

Vernal: dusk at Vernal CIty Park

West Point City: dusk at Loy Blake Park.

West Jordan: 10 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park.

Saturday

Scofield: dusk on the lake near the Park Pavilion

Tooele: after a concert at the Tooele High School football field. Tickets are $5.

West Valley City: after the races at Rocky Mountain Raceways. Tickets are $10-20.

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