With July being one of the top months for home sales and nearly 40% of 2017’s single-family home purchases made by first-time buyers, the personal-finance website WalletHub took an in-depth look at 2018's Best & Worst Cities for First-Time Home Buyers.
To determine the most favorable housing markets for first-time buyers, WalletHub took the pulse of real estate in 300 cities of varying sizes using 27 key metrics. The data set ranges from housing affordability to real-estate tax rate to property-crime rate.
Best Cities for
First-Time Home Buyers
Worst Cities for
First-Time Home Buyers
1
Broken Arrow, OK
291
Anchorage, AK
2
Tampa, FL
292
Newark, NJ
3
Centennial, CO
293
Elizabeth, NJ
4
Boise, ID
294
Miami Beach, FL
5
Grand Rapids, MI
295
Oakland, CA
6
Thornton, CO
296
San Mateo, CA
7
Frisco, TX
297
San Francisco, CA
8
McKinney, TX
298
Flint, MI
9
Cary, NC
299
Detroit, MI
10
Gilbert, AZ
300
Berkeley, CA
Best vs. Worst
To view the full report and your city’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-and-worst-cities-for-first-time-home-buyers/5564/
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Gov. Herbert, Legislative Leaders, and Salt Lake City Council Members to Discuss Consensus Recommendations for Utah Inland Port
What:
Gov. Gary R. Herbert will join legislative and local elected leaders to discuss consensus recommendations for the Utah Inland Port. A short question and answer period will follow.
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Governor Gary R. Herbert’s Schedule
July 16, 2018 - July 21, 2018
**The Governor’s schedule is subject to frequent change**
Monday, July 16
10:00 a.m. Media Event
Location: Gold Room
Media Availability
11:00 a.m. Meet with Leadership Team
Location: Governor’s Office
12:00 p.m. Meet with Chief of Staff
Location: Governor’s Office
1:30 p.m. Meet with General Counsel
Location: Governor’s Office
3:00 p.m. Meet with Staff
Location: Governor’s Office
Tuesday, July 17
8:00 a.m. Annual Native American Summit
Location: Utah Valley University
Media Access
Wednesday, July 18
Travel to Santa Fe, New Mexico for National Governors Association Meetings
Thursday, July 19
National Governors Association Meetings - All Day
Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Friday, July 20
National Governors Association Meetings - All Day
Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Saturday, July 21
8:00 a.m. National Governors Association Meetings
Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Travel to Salt Lake City
6:30 p.m. Attend Days of ‘47 Rodeo
Location: Salt Lake City
Lt. Governor Spencer J. Cox’s Schedule
July 16, 2018 - July 20, 2018
**The Lt. Governor’s schedule is subject to frequent change**
Monday, July 16
Farnborough Air Show - All Day
Location: London, England
Tuesday, July 17
Farnborough Air Show - All Day
Location: London, England
Wednesday, July 18
Farnborough Air Show - All Day
Location: London, England
Thursday, July 19
No Public Events
Friday, July 20
No Public Events
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New book tells one man’s life living with epilepsy, recovering from brain surgery and being a caregiver
WASHINGTON, N.C. – Having lived with epilepsy for many years, Jon Sadler learned how his experience and perseverance became a source of hope for other people. This prompted him to pen “Sailing Through the Storms of Seizures” (published by Xlibris), a book directed toward those suffering from seizure disorders.
In “Sailing Through the Storms of Seizures,” Sadler provides an overall perspective of living with epilepsy. The book starts with information about what epilepsy is and what may be the triggers to a seizure. It then follows with his personal experiences. It ends with him being a caregiver and provides summaries of what it is like to be the person with seizures, caregiver considerations and resources for assistance.
The book is based on actual life events and takes place in several locations – from inside a home, to various hospitals. In here, Sadler shares his insights as a mentor, caregiver and counselor. He hopes the book can be a source of education about epilepsy and provides a sense of hope in letting people know they are not alone.
“I not only recommend it to the people living with epilepsy, I also recommend it to the doctors and counselors who provide treatment,” the author adds.
“Sailing Through the Storms of Seizures”
By Jon Sadler
Hardcover | 6 x 9in | 238 pages | ISBN 9781984531131
Softcover | 6 x 9in | 238 pages | ISBN 9781984531124
E-Book | 238 pages | ISBN 9781984531117
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
Jon Sadler retired after 32 years of civil service from the Army Corps of Engineers in 2015 upon completing his Master of Science in pastoral counseling. With the Army Corps, he was a project manager for many years where he learned about understanding and motivating people of various backgrounds to complete construction projects in support of the military. For over 10 years, he has been a mentor and counselor supporting the Maryland Chapter of the Epilepsy Foundation. He is currently a licensed clinical professional counselor and works part time with groups of people dealing with seizure disorders.
Xlibris Publishing, an Author Solutions, LLC imprint, is a self-publishing services provider created in 1997 by authors, for authors. By focusing on the needs of creative writers and artists and adopting the latest print-on-demand publishing technology and strategies, we provide expert publishing services with direct and personal access to quality publication in hardcover, trade paperback, custom leather-bound and full-color formats. To date, Xlibris has helped to publish more than 60,000 titles. For more information, visit xlibris.com or call 1-888-795-4274 to receive a free publishing guide. Follow us @XlibrisPub on Twitter for the latest news.
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Book is about a beautiful woman who married too early and whose entire life is controlled by her husband
ST. GEORGE, Utah – Royanne Boyer felt compelled to write about her own mother’s affluent but agonizing life. She believes her mother lived in the wrong generation, a generation that continued to thwart the lives of women quite capable of using their intellect to achieve success in areas of their choice. In an effort to leave behind her childhood that has forever haunted her daily existence, Boyer wrote her mother’s story in first person hoping to appreciate her life experience and the result of which is her book titled “Passion and Poison” (published by Xlibris in April 2018).
Set for a new marketing campaign, the book tells a story written in first person and is about an especially beautiful, bordering on brilliant woman who married too early, and discovers that she is a sexually passionate woman married to a man who is her sexual match and never expecting that he would come to control her entire life. She does not want children, but ends up with one child that she cannot love. She tries to find ways to fulfill her growing need to accomplish something other than motherhood and wife/hostess to a successful man. Her efforts are blocked at every turn and with dire outcomes.
“Women have endured being second class to men throughout history and most have sublimated their personal goals and desires to those of their husbands’ lives,” Boyer stresses. “We are just learning that, while much has improved, women are still subjected to sexual abuse in the workplace, be it Hollywood or business. We have come a long distance, but not nearly as far as we might imagine.”
Through the publication of “Passion and Poison,” Boyer wants readers to realize that beauty is an accident of nature that tends to promote vanity at its worst and has the possibility of destroying lives if not understood by those who are born beautiful. For her, beautiful or not, a woman can become successful if she is willing to put aside her self-pity, pain and vanity and once that is accomplished, she can begin the process of focusing on her interests; then, finding some paid or unpaid related work experience. “Do not marry too young, do not allow any man to possess your heart, body and soul until you know who you are and whether the man in your life will support your life goals during or after he chases his own dreams,” Boyer adds.
“Passion and Poison”
By Royanne Boyer
Hardcover | 6 x 9in | 220 pages | ISBN 9781984522832
Softcover | 6 x 9in | 220 pages | ISBN 9781984522825
E-Book | 220 pages | ISBN 9781984522818
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
Royanne Boyer was a university and college educator throughout her career. She served as a former dean of advanced technology and president of a 22,000-student body Technology College. Mother of three children, six grandchildren and three great grands, she resides with her husband in St. George. She is the author of “Secrets of the Seven,” a pre-teen book for all the young girls she loves.
