Kayenta Articles

With the hot days of summer upon us, fire season is here.  Insurance, safety, and being prepared are important for our entire community. A recent article in the Salt Lake Tribune proclaimed:  “Homeowners in Kayenta, a community in Ivins, are being dropped by their insurance companies due to wildfire risk, despite no history of major fires in the area”.   In the past couple of months, concer

As the Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said, “the only constant is change”. And nowhere is change more rapid or evident than right here amongst the towering red cliffs of Ivins, Utah! For those Kayenta residents who have lived in our community for 20 plus years, they likely don’t recognize today the quiet, simple and secluded lifestyle they bought into all those years ago. Even those of us

Many of you are likely aware that, in response to a recent highly-publicized legal settlement, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has agreed to make changes to the ways in which homes and properties across the country are listed, bought, and sold. These changes were fully implemented, both locally and nationally, on August 17, 2024. Over the past several months, your neighborhood realtors

While tackling our back-office filing cabinets and storage shelves (cleaning, organizing, and purging where required), we happened to stumble across a large, opaque plastic container previously unnoticed by us during the regular hustle and bustle.  Curious as to what might be inside, we dragged our discovery into the front office where its contents could be viewed under better light. 

While tackling our back-office filing cabinets and storage shelves (cleaning, organizing, and purging where required), we happened to stumble across a large, opaque plastic container previously unnoticed by us during the regular hustle and bustle.  Curious as to what might be inside, we dragged our discovery into the front office where its contents could be viewed under better light. 

Kayenta residents who have lived here for any length of time can’t help but be amazed by the amount of construction taking place in the community.  A walk around the neighborhood, especially in the Taviawk and Posovi areas, will lead you past excavated lots; concrete mixers; wood framers; roofers; painters, window installers and landscapers, just to mention a few. 

While tackling our back-office filing cabinets and storage shelves (cleaning, organizing, and purging where required), we happened to stumble across a large, opaque plastic container previously unnoticed by us during the regular hustle and bustle.  Curious as to what might be inside, we dragged our discovery into the front office where its contents could be viewed under better light. 

COVID-19.  Shelter in place!  Stay at home!  Flatten the curve!  At the beginning of 2020, none of these phrases meant a thing to those of us who aren’t infectious disease specialists.   Flash forward to today…

So, whether you live in Taviawk (“setting sun”); Posovi (“canyon corners”); Shonto (“sunshine springs”)or Kwavasa (“eagle’s landing”), you’ve undoubtedly scratched your head on more than one occasion and wondered how some of Kayenta’s streets were christened with such unusual names. 

Often, prospective homebuyers who enter the real estate office here in the heart of the Village do so out of a sense of awe for the surrounding natural beauty and a curiosity about our unique community nestled at the base of the red cliffs.