Recent Research2024-03-18T14:14:21-06:00

Recent Research

Recently Published

The most recent research published by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute


105, 2022

May 2022 Utah Consumer Sentiment

May 1st, 2022|

Utah’s consumer sentiment fell in May, according to the Kem C. Gardner Institute’s Survey of Utah Consumers. A similar survey by the University of Michigan found a larger decline in sentiment during May among Americans as a whole.

104, 2022

April 2022 Utah Consumer Sentiment

April 1st, 2022|

Utah’s consumer sentiment rose in April, according to the Kem C. Gardner Institute’s Survey of Utah Consumers. A similar survey by the University of Michigan found an increase in sentiment among Americans as a whole.

1503, 2022

Ivory-Boyer Construction Report Fourth Quarter 2021

March 15th, 2022|

The continued record breaking pace of permitted construction activity reached new milestones in 2021. The rebound in commercial activity in 2021 put the year total on the second highest in terms of construction value. The residential market also reached into new territory.

903, 2022

Salt Lake County’s Historic Apartment Boom: Past, Present, and Future Presentation

March 9th, 2022|

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 dropped below 2%, and rental rates increased by double-digits. Builders and developers responded with a record number of rental units under construction and proposed.

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