Holiday Resort Realty

Founded by Jeff Morby and led by principal broker Yale Morby, the independent firm pairs residential sales with a property management arm that handles both short-term vacation rentals and long-term leases. That combination fits Washington County, where second homes and nightly-rental property make up a meaningful share of the housing stock, and the firm works with first-time buyers and investors alike.

A firm that specializes in one community

Selling inside a single community is a narrower business than working the county at large, and it produces a different kind of knowledge: which lots back onto what, how the association actually operates, what has traded and why. The limit is the obvious one — a specialist's market is one place, so a buyer comparing several communities is usually better served by seeing more than one firm.

Placing the office on the map

That address sits on the Bloomington side of the valley, south of the Black Ridge where the interstate crosses the Virgin River. The communities we cover that sit closest to it are Southgate, Hidden Valley and Bloomington Hills — a useful bearing if you are trying to place the office on the map rather than on a list.

Age-restricted communities

Several of the county's largest communities are age-restricted, which is a legal status rather than a marketing label: federal housing rules let a community require that at least one occupant of most homes be 55 or over, and the HOA enforces it. That affects who can inherit, who can move in with you and who you can eventually sell to. If any property an agent at Holiday Resort Realty shows you sits inside one, read the restriction itself rather than the brochure. See our guide to 55-plus communities in St. George.

If you are choosing between offices, it is worth reading two or three of these pages side by side — the brokerage directory lists them all. Our guide to working with an agent covers what to ask once you have a shortlist.