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Affordable housing solutions on the horizon for Utah: 7 developments, 850 units in pipeline
Ashley Fredde, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 19 - 5:02 p.m.
Ivory Innovations and Call to Action Foundation announced their collaboration to create the "Housing for Impact," a partnership between the two organizations to address the needs of affordable housing in different communities.
Housing market: Home sellers taking losses while being called back to the office
Katie McKellar, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 19 - 7:55 a.m.
The onset of COVID-19 gave rise to remote work and a housing rush in the West. Those who bought homes thinking their situation would be permanent are now rethinking it.
Parents buying homes for their adult children
Tamara Vaifanua, KSL-TV | Posted Sept. 18 - 7:44 p.m.
There's a surprising growing trend in real estate. Parents and older adults are buying homes for their adult children.
'Fading dream': Utah's housing shortage expected to worsen
Katie McKellar, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 17 - 12:16 p.m.
After the COVID-19 pandemic stirred "unmatched volatility" in the Utah housing market — joining the Great Recession "as one of those unique moments" in the state's history — the aftereffects are spelling trouble for its real estate market and home affordability.
Salt Lake City has no more affordable tracts. Here's how the city may respond
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 16 - 9:03 p.m.
Salt Lake City leaders are mulling whether to adopt recommendations tied to an anti-gentrification study that began two years ago.
Where have home prices dropped the most in Utah? These cities, counties hardest hit
Katie McKellar, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 15 - 8:04 a.m.
Utah housing experts consider the pandemic housing rush and subsequent hangover a "unique" chapter in the history books on par with the Great Recession — but with its own distinct and different set of challenges.
Salt Lake, state officials to open temporary sanctioned homeless campground
Ashley Fredde, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 14 - 6:24 p.m.
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall announced Thursday that a temporary sanctioned homeless campground — a first for the state and city — is coming to Utah's capital city.
Unmarried couples are buying more homes together than ever, report says
Devin Oldroyd, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Sept. 13 - 9:32 a.m.
A new report by the National Association of Realtors found that more unmarried couples are buying homes together.
When will housing market crash? Investor says 'Black Swan' event imminent
Katie McKellar, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 12 - 6:18 a.m.
A real estate investor thinks the housing market will experience a "Black Swan" event within the next year due to affordability pressures.
Idaho tops states with highest housing price growth, but Utah not far behind
Katie McKellar, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 11 - 7:46 a.m.
When comparing housing price growth over the past decade, Idaho is the No. 1 state in the nation to see the highest increase in home prices. Utah ranks at No. 4.
Heart of Salt Lake City's Ballpark neighborhood could face even more changes
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 8 - 7:05 p.m.
Salt Lake City is looking to rezone a central part of the Ballpark neighborhood to increase density in the neighborhood, located south of downtown.
Home prices still too high, but here are the top 5 most affordable ZIP codes near Salt Lake City
Katie McKellar, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 8 - 8:05 a.m.
Housing prices in Utah are definitely not what they used to be — especially since they skyrocketed by almost 50% since 2020 — but some areas are more affordable than others.
Salt Lake City mayoral candidates face outbursts in forum about homelessness, housing
Ashley Fredde, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 7 - 10:36 p.m.
Three Salt Lake City mayoral candidates came together Wednesday for their first in-person forum to discuss housing and homelessness ahead of the city's election in November.
Zillow Gone Wild in Utah: Pure '60s glass house with a ... drinking fountain?
Katie McKellar, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 4 - 5:27 p.m.
A glass home for sale in northern Utah has made it to Zillow Gone Wild, and it's not just because it's described as a "mid-century modern architectural masterpiece" inspired by the famed Frank Lloyd Wright.
How the housing market is exposing an 'unpredictable' tax problem for Utah homeowners
Katie McKellar, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 4 - 4:07 p.m.
Last year many Utah homeowners had unusually high property tax bills thanks in part to a shift in tax burden to make up for property types that paced behind those dramatic gains.
Housing market: Utah's latest home prices and where they're headed
Katie McKellar, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 2 - 10:16 a.m.
Utah's housing prices are still lower than they were this time last year, but they've been on a slow incline since they appeared to bottom in January.
US mortgage rates drop after five weeks of climbing, but stay over 7%
Anna Bahney, CNN | Posted Aug. 31 - 4:32 p.m.
U.S. mortgage rates ticked down this week, ending a five-week stretch of increases, but remained above 7% amid lingering inflation.
US home prices are rebounding — almost all the way back to record highs last year
Katie McKellar, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 30 - 6:45 a.m.
U.S. home prices have climbed for five consecutive months and are just below their all-time high from a year ago.
Housing market prediction: Zillow forecasts US home prices will rise. What about Utah, Idaho?
Katie McKellar, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 29 - 8:04 a.m.
Though the spectrum of housing market predictions run the gamut, one big name is more bullish than the others.
Housing affordability is now worse than before 2006 bubble popped. Where does Utah stand?
Katie McKellar, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 24 - 9:05 p.m.
With mortgage rates hitting their highest level in over 20 years, U.S. housing market affordability is even lower than at the peak of the housing bubble in 2006.
Where do homes sell the fastest? Utah ranks No. 1
Katie McKellar, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 23 - 12:02 p.m.
Even though the U.S. housing market is amid a slowdown due to high interest rates, these days pacing over 7%, homes are still selling — and some states are seeing them sell quickly.
US housing starts surge in boost to economy
Lucia Mutikani, Reuters | Posted Aug. 16 - 2:07 p.m.
U.S. single-family homebuilding surged in July and permits for future construction rose amid an acute shortage of previously owned houses.
Salt Lake Rotary Club receives $2.9 million grant to expand youth transitional housing
Ashley Fredde, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 15 - 7:34 p.m.
The Utah Office of Homeless Services has granted the Salt Lake Rotary Club $2.9 million to expand transitional housing for homeless youth, the organization announced Tuesday.
Boise housing market down the most in US. These Utah markets rank close behind
Katie McKellar, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 11 - 2:37 p.m.
The U.S. housing market is continuing to undergo a divided real estate correction, with prices rising in the East, while prices are down in many areas in the West.
