Housing and Urban Development

Six key factors, identified in a new report from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, have influenced how the state has grown in recent years.

Pleasant Grove’s Strawberry Days, now 102 years old, highlights the community’s rich past of fruit farmers.

The Lehi planning commission has struck down a zoning change request for a high-density townhome development. It’s not an isolated decision as housing demands and neighborhood desires still persist.

In addition to allowing for taller skyscrapers in the downtown area, pedestrian-friendly measures like wider sidewalks and increased building setbacks are also part of the proposal.

A spending plan for the federal money needs to he submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development by the end of March.

Midvale Middle School students made quilts to be displayed in the Homeless Memorial Blanket Project. After the installation, they will be given to people experiencing homelessness.

More than 75% of Utahns are priced out of homeownership.

Más personas están siendo desplazadas del westside de Salt Lake City debido a las inmobiliarias que han llegado a construir apartamentos de lujo, pero la gente a la que le tocó irse dice que todo se ha tornado más difícil.

More people are being displaced from Salt Lake’s westside as developers come in and build luxury apartment buildings, but the people who left say it’s only gotten harder to live elsewhere.

Gov. Spencer Cox said the answer to affordable housing is building more units.

Finding affordable housing in Salt Lake County is generally hard, but being homeless while working is a reality for many Utahns who can’t afford to live in the valley.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic causing record unemployment and plunging most of the economy into a recession, housing is still a booming business in Utah. Construction has become the fastest-growing major industry in the state — and one of only three that saw any job growth at all during the pandemic. The increase is largely due to high housing demand amid an ongoing shortage and record-low interest rates.