Riverton Home Sold — Seller Saves Approximately $12,000 With a Reduced Listing Commission

A 5-bedroom rambler in The Foothills Plat A subdivision sold with a reduced listing commission from DiscountAgent.com — saving our seller approximately $12,000 at closing compared to a traditional full-commission listing.

About the Home: A Rambler in The Foothills with Mountain Views and Walkout Basement

Tucked into a quiet cul-de-sac on the Herriman/Riverton border, this 5-bedroom, 3-bathroom rambler in The Foothills Plat A subdivision offered something you don’t see often in today’s market — a flexible floor plan with a full walkout basement mother-in-law apartment that has its own separate entrance. The 2,754-square-foot home sits on roughly a quarter-acre lot with mature pines, full landscaping, and mountain views.

The main level featured vaulted ceilings, an open layout filled with natural light, fresh paint and carpet, stainless appliances, and a new dishwasher installed in 2025. The walkout basement apartment included its own bed, bath, and living space — a rare income-generating feature in this price range. The sellers had made substantial energy and mechanical upgrades over the years: a new roof in 2022, a 10kW owned solar system installed in 2023, a brand-new heat pump and furnace in 2025, and upgraded attic insulation with solar-powered attic fans. Add in a large covered deck, hot tub, garden boxes, fruit trees, a chicken coop, and a 2-car garage with extra-height/extra-width doors, RV parking, and storage above — and this home had real buyer appeal straight out of the gate.

Students in this neighborhood are assigned to Foothills Elementary and South Hills Middle School (Jordan School District), with Jordan High School for the upper grades. You can browse other active listings on our Riverton homes for sale page.

How the Listing Commission Savings Worked

In a traditional Utah real estate transaction, the seller typically pays around 3% to the listing brokerage — separate from whatever is offered to the buyer’s side. On a mid-market Salt Lake County home, that adds up fast. At DiscountAgent.com, our standard seller program charges a 1.5% listing commission, cutting the listing side of the fee in half while still providing full MLS marketing, professional photography, negotiation, contract management, and closing support.

On this particular transaction, the sellers were past clients of ours and qualified for an even more aggressive savings structure — our flat-fee listing program, which is offered exclusively to repeat clients as a thank-you for their continued trust. That program replaces the percentage-based listing commission with a single flat fee, which on this sale came out to roughly $12,000 in total seller savings at closing.

The service level didn’t change. The home was professionally photographed, syndicated across the MLS and major portals, strategically priced based on live comparable data, and actively marketed. It went under contract in 29 days and closed with an FHA buyer. The seller received the same full-service experience any DiscountAgent.com listing gets — the only thing that changed was how much of the sale proceeds they kept.

Riverton Seller Commission Savings by Price Point

Here’s what the math looks like across typical Riverton-area price points for our standard 1.5% listing program (available to all sellers), compared against a traditional 3% listing commission. Savings shown represent the listing-side commission only and do not account for the buyer-side commission, which is negotiated separately.

Table shown for general illustration only. Actual savings depend on final sale price, terms, and transaction specifics.

All commission rates are negotiable and not set by law. Figures are not guaranteed. DiscountAgent.com’s flat-fee listing program is available exclusively to past clients and is separate from the 1.5% program shown above.

Quick Facts About This Sale

About Riverton & The Foothills Neighborhood

Riverton is one of southwest Salt Lake County’s most established family suburbs, known for its mix of mature neighborhoods, newer construction, strong parks and trails system, and easy access to Bangerter Highway and Mountain View Corridor. The city sits between Herriman and South Jordan, with the Oquirrh Mountains to the west and the Wasatch Front to the east — which is exactly the kind of mountain view this property enjoyed.

The Foothills Plat A subdivision sits near the Herriman border on the west side of town. It’s a no-HOA neighborhood with larger lots than most newer developments, mature landscaping, and quiet cul-de-sacs — features that helped this listing stand out to the buyer who eventually wrote the winning offer. Riverton’s appeal has held up well through shifting market cycles, and homes with flexible layouts like this one (main-level living plus a separate walkout apartment) continue to draw strong interest. See more sold comparable data and current listings on our Riverton, UT real estate page.

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