Published November 3, 2025

Markets Don’t Decide Moves, Milestones Do

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Written by Jeremy Larkin

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We use the Five D’s—diamonds, diapers, divorce, death, downsizing—to answer the real question behind “Is it a good time?” and show why life events, not headlines, should guide your next move. Rates matter, but strategy, prep, and timing to your needs matter more.

• Defining the Five D’s as a decision framework

• Why 2022 was the peak and why that’s okay

• How seasonality helps and hurts sellers

• Tenant-occupied listing pitfalls and fixes

• Smart prep: paint, photos, pricing discipline

• Why timing the market is a myth

• Creative finance options and buydowns

• Real client stories for each D

• Current St George outlook and resources

 

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🌟 Who? Jeremy Larkin was born and raised in St. George, Utah and is the owner of The Larkin Group Real Estate Advisors.

📍 Where? Washington and Iron County, Utah, including, but not limited to St. George, Washington City, Ivins, Santa Clara, Hurricane, LaVerkin, Toquerville, Cedar City and Parowan. 

💈  What?  Jeremy and his team of expert advisors at The Larkin Group walk the best clients in the world through the brain surgery of Buying, Selling and Investing Southern Utah Real Estate! And perhaps more importantly, they LOVE this community and pouring their heart and soul into it!

📻  Tune in! Jeremy is the host of The "St. George Real Estate Morning" Drive radio show 94.9 FM / 890 AM. You can stream the weekly program Thursdays at 8:35 AM here: https://tinyurl.com/radiorealestate   

🙏 Give: The St. George Basket Brigade feeds 200+ families every Thanksgiving and supports local families, students and schools through organizations like Tan's Treats. Learn more and give at http://stgeorgebasketbrigade.org/

 

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[00:00:00] Meet The Hosts And Today's Focus

[00:07:04] Introducing The Five D's Of Real Estate

[00:13:05] Tenants, Prep Work, And Listing Strategy

[00:19:10] The Five D's Create Constant Demand

[00:22:20] Real Client Stories Behind Each D

 

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