Cost $ per square foot for new and used homes (Salt Lake City: new home, buying)

[sgt jeep]

Hello again,

I am curious as to the cost per square foot for new homes, and cost per square foot for used homes. The rough average is ok. This is the magic question, because most realtors will not answer it. This is like asking the car salesman what his absolute lowest price he is going to go with.

Thank you,

[shanenlori]

how do you figure that?
LORI

[coolcats]

This site will report the cost per square foot of homes you are looking at.

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[DP525]

Originally Posted by sgt jeep

Hello again,

I am curious as to the cost per square foot for new homes, and cost per square foot for used homes. The rough average is ok. This is the magic question, because most realtors will not answer it. This is like asking the car salesman what his absolute lowest price he is going to go with.

Thank you,

We looked at a lot of pre-owned homes (including the lots which aren't always included when buying new) for around $120/ft. My realtor seemed to think that was the cut-off for a well priced home in August. Some were listed as high as $140/ft. But there are so many factors that will influence that price such as location, lot size, and level of finishing. I think that is why realtors will be shy about giving you a price per foot. The only thing they can do is compare other houses in the same area and figure which is the best price per foot. You can get on utahrealestate dot com and do your own searching for an idea of price where you are looking.

[cslaughter1]

depends on where in Utah you are buying. We are building a new 4,600 SF home in Kaysville (between Ogden and Salt Lake City) and it is $109/per sf. The closer you get to Salt Lake City, the higher the prices are. Then if you are looking at places like Park City, the prices really jump.

[MamaMel]

Does Anyone Know what the price per square foot is to build??