The Salt Lake Board of Realtors reported that “sales of single-family homes in Salt Lake County were up 36.2% in the fourth quarter compared to the same quarter last year.”  This doesn’t necessarily mean that home prices are going up, but it does mean that people are out there buying homes.  Some cities in Salt Lake County saw homes sales jump dramatically while others were a bit more steady.  The Salt Lake Board of Realtors reported that “in Draper (84020) home sales soared by 51.7 percent. In Midvale (84047), sales were up 108.8 percent. In Herriman (84096), sales rose by 42.3 percent. In West Valley (84128), sales were up 38.5 percent. Areas of downtown Salt Lake City also saw big increases in sales. Sales in the Avenues (84103) were up 41.7 percent.”