The demand for rental housing increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in higher rental rates across the Wasatch Front.
By: James Wood A companion piece to “Housing Affordability: What Are Best Practices and Why Are They Important?”, Gardner Policy Institute, University of Utah, November 2020. For nearly 50 years, Utah’s housing market has been[...]
After three years of increases, permitted construction value decreased between 2021 Q1 and 2022 Q1. During the first three months of 2022, total permitted construction value reached $3.46 billion, a 2.2% decrease over the same[...]
Salt Lake County’s housing shortage and high home prices have led to the “tightest” apartment market in the county’s history. In 2021, the vacancy rate[...]
Sound mental health provides an essential foundation of stability that supports all other aspects of human development—from the formation of friendships and the ability to[...]
Construction activity continued its record-breaking momentum into the third quarter of 2021. While concerns over inflation and monetary policy bring a level of uncertainty into[...]
Utah's housing market faces a severe imbalance that creates record price increases for homeowners and renters. The COVID-19 pandemic made the housing shortage worse by[...]
Construction activity continued its record-breaking momentum into the second quarter of 2021. As the economy recovered, the rebound in commercial activity added to the record-setting[...]
By: Dejan Eskic Note: The opinions expressed are those of the author alone and[...]
By: Dejan Eskic Note: The opinions expressed are those of the author alone and[...]
By: James Wood Note: The opinions expressed are those of the author alone and[...]
