Media Mentions

SALT LAKE CITY – If Salt Lake City hosts the 2034 Winter Olympics, it's projected to generate over $6.6 billion in economic impact for the state between now and 2035, with expenditures totaling $4.1 billion.

SALT LAKE CITY —After years of skyrocketing rent prices, the market in Utah is softening a little. That’s thanks to a lot of new units currently hitting the market, prompting some landlords to offer more incentives to new tenants.

SALT LAKE CITY — A 2034 Winter Games in Utah would have a $6.6 billion economic impact on the state over the coming decade. That’s according to a new, eight-page report by the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute released Wednesday, ahead of the International Olympic Committee’s final decision on whether Salt Lake City will host another Olympics, a vote scheduled to be held in Paris on July 24, Utah’s Pioneer Day.

SALT LAKE CITY – The state has a larger middle class proportionally than most other states, but housing costs are a big reason why people might not feel like they meet the label, a panel said.

SALT LAKE CITY – Two counties in Utah had some of the most housing growth in the nation last year — but not all of that growth was for people planning to live there. The Beehive State added 30,381 housing units in one year, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates — which represents about 2.5% growth.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Greater Salt Lake region is the cultural, economic and political heart of the state, according to a new report. While some may have suspected — or not suspected — this to be the case, there are now numbers to back it up.

SALT LAKE CITY – More than 4 in 10 Utah caregivers experience financial stress, a survey conducted in April by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute found. Younger people, aged 18-34, are more likely to experience serious financial stress.

Salt Lake City — Utah’s fertility rate continues to decline, and it doesn’t look like there will be a turnaround anytime soon. “For a while, people just thought it was an effect of the Great Recession,” said Emily Harris, who authored the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute’s latest report on state fertility rates.

Salt Lake City – In 2022, Utah had a rate of nearly 11 people experiencing homelessness per 10,000, a 3.7% increase from 2021 and a 22.5% increase from 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. That’s below the national average of 18, notes a new report from the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, but that doesn’t mean Utah’s homelessness problems aren’t sharpening.

Salt Lake City – Utah’s home prices are going up – again. After falling slightly due to spiking mortgage rates, the median housing price in the Beehive state reached $500,000 in April, according to the latest data from the Utah Association of Realtors. Prices are rising even though mortgage rates remain stubbornly high.