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High home prices have forced potential first-time buyers to stay in the rental market longer, reducing available units and driving up rent.
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First-time home buyers continue to be squeezed out of the market with high prices and interest rates still averaging over 6%, but experts say some relief could come later this year.
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The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute says “Utah’s demographic, social, and environmental factors favorably position the state to host another successful Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.”
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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.
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Utah’s higher ed schools have seen record freshman classes recently and the wave of college-age Utahns is only part of the story.
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The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute projects that by 2060, 5-to-17-year-olds will make up a smaller percentage of the population than they do now.
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A report from Utah State University shows that since 1950, Utah has experienced a decline in precipitation, higher temperatures and it saw more rain instead of snow.
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New data shows residents are flocking to areas of Utah outside of Salt Lake County.
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A recent report from the University of Utah’s Gardner Policy Institute finds family caregivers report worse physical and mental health than their peers.
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Republican John Curtis, who is seeking his third term in Congress, faced Democratic challenger Glenn Wright in a debate at Brigham Young University on Oct. 6.
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More than 75% of Utahns are priced out of homeownership.
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State funding would help build 1,078 affordable housing units in the coming years.