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Salt Lake commission OKs new housing at site where snack factory burned down
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted May 17 - 7:03 p.m.
A plan to build a mixed-use development with 241 apartment units at the site of a Mexican snack factory that burned down last month has been given the green light to move forward.
Salt Lake City seeks to amend some housing types. Here's what it would do
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted May 16 - 9:05 p.m.
Salt Lake City is one step closer to a proposed zoning change that advocates say could improve the city's housing landscape.
How Astra Tower unintentionally became Utah's tallest building with the state's largest mural
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted May 14 - 6:19 a.m.
Astra Tower was never intended to be Utah's tallest building when its planning began, but changes that led to its record-breaking height led to a record-breaking mural to boot.
'The spark is here': New affordable project sets up future of Salt Lake's Fairpark
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted May 7 - 9:34 p.m.
A new 200-unit affordable housing complex could be seen as the ignition for the forthcoming Power District.
These new Utah laws take effect Wednesday
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com and Daniel Woodruff, KSL-TV | Posted May 7 - 6:12 a.m.
Many new laws are taking effect this week, two months after the Utah legislative session ended.
New coalition aims to create better understanding between landlords, tenants
Daniel Woodruff, KSL-TV | Posted May 6 - 4:01 p.m.
A new effort in Utah, the Landlord and Community Partners Coalition, aims to keep more renters in their homes.
There's a widening gap between home listing and sale prices. What that means for buyers
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted May 5 - 7:58 a.m.
Sellers increasingly want more for their houses than buyers are willing to pay.
Mortgage payments hit a record high in April
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted May 3 - 7:47 a.m.
The median U.S. monthly mortgage payment reached a record $2,870 last month, thanks to continuing increases in home prices and high mortgage rates, according to new data from Redfin, the nation's largest brokerage website.
Homebuilders offer bigger incentives to lure buyers
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted May 2 - 2:05 p.m.
With the number of unsold newly built homes hitting the highest level since 2009, builders are trying to lure buyers by buying down mortgage rates, cutting prices, and upgrading features, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Renting costs a lot less than buying a home, especially in the West
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 27 - 7:12 p.m.
The Salt Lake metro area has the nation's fifth-highest gap between what it costs to rent versus buy a place to live, according to a new study released Wednesday.
Is Utah's spring housing market about to blossom or will it wilt this year?
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 27 - 10:02 a.m.
The spring housing market in Utah is oddly unpredictable.
Sales of existing homes in the US fell in March
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 25 - 8:28 a.m.
Sales of existing homes in the United States fell 5.9% in March, the biggest monthly decline in more than two years.
US new home sales jump in March; supply still rising
Lucia Mutikani, Reuters | Posted April 24 - 8:41 a.m.
Sales of new U.S. single-family homes increased more than expected in March as buyers rushed to take advantage of a decline in mortgage rates, but a gloomy economic outlook poses a challenge to the housing market recovery.
Are increases in home prices slowing down?
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 24 - 6:13 a.m.
U.S. home prices went up again in March, but by just 0.2% from a month earlier as a new analysis shows the pace of the increase is the slowest since December 2022.
Hurricane officials weigh in on water conservation plan proposed for new housing developments
Leah Call, St. George News | Posted April 21 - 12:33 p.m.
Washington County is facing critical water challenges, and local leaders are exploring innovative solutions to manage dwindling resources.
30-year mortgage rate dropped last week, applications surged
Ann Saphir, Reuters | Posted April 9 - 10:52 a.m.
The interest rate for the most popular U.S. home loan dropped to 6.61% last week, the lowest rate since October, giving a boost to mortgage applications.
Ex-Redwood Drive-in and Swap Meet site cleared; displaced vendors mull Grantsville site
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 7 - 7:10 p.m.
The former Redwood Drive-in and Swap Meet site, to be redeveloped, has been cleared, and the displaced vendors are mulling a new location in Grantsville.
Here's how much more buying rather than renting costs in Salt Lake City
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 7 - 8:42 a.m.
Buying a home in Salt Lake City is more than two times as expensive as renting, a new analysis shows.
How many Americans have 'locked in' mortgages at less than 6%?
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 5 - 10:17 a.m.
Mortgage rates have been above 6% in the U.S. since September 2022, but 82% of Americans have rates below that benchmark, Realtor.com reported Wednesday.
How Trump's new tariffs are affecting mortgage rates
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 4 - 8:03 a.m.
Mortgage rates have slowly been sliding downward since reaching above 7% in January, but will President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs reverse that trend?
Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage dips to 6.64% for the second drop in 2 weeks
Alex Veiga, Associated Press | Posted April 3 - 4:32 p.m.
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. edged lower for the second week in a row, a modest but welcome boost for prospective home shoppers in the midst of the spring homebuying season.
What the governor's housing adviser says about Utahns who might leave due to home prices
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 1 - 12:53 p.m.
A recent poll shows that a significant number of Utahns have considered moving out of state because of high housing costs.
Poll: A third of Utahns say housing costs are so expensive they've considered moving out of state
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted March 29 - 7:05 p.m.
The price of housing is causing a significant number of Utahns to think about leaving the state for some place that's more affordable, according to a new poll.
In one of Utah's fastest-growing resort areas, short-term rentals hit a turning point
Katie Workman for KSL.com | Posted March 29 - 2:16 p.m.
After a decade of massive resort development in Ivins, Washington County, tourism is at a major turning point.
