Nearly 3,000 households in Utah have utilized the state’s first-time homebuyer program since it was created in 2023, according to figures assembled by the Utah Housing Corporation and provided by the Utah Senate. The Utah Housing Corporation has doled out over $58.5...
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I was recently in Durham, North Carolina. Along with my family, we ate outside three times – without trying. We simply walked to a restaurant and asked to sit outside. By contrast, when we got home to Salt Lake City, eating outside required Googling which restaurants...
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The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has released the final study update on the Point of the Mountain transit project. It marks the end of a seven-year effort to determine better transit connectivity between the Draper and Lehi geographic chokepoint, known...
Investing in Downtown Salt Lake City will continue to be a priority for Mayor Erin Mendenhall, as she emphasized the Central Business District’s importance both in the near future and beyond. Though some core ideas have been changed. And along with those stated...
2025 was a wait-and-see kind of year for CRE, and multifamily residential in particular. While investors see green in the medium- and long-term in Mountain West markets, the economic uncertainty vibes are likely to again dominate in 2026. Those two forces–steady...
It’s been a busy year for the Salt Lake City Council. Not only were four of the seven council seats up for election, but the council’s 2025 also consisted of overhauling multiple aspects of the city’s zoning code — and those efforts will seemingly continue into 2026....
With comprehensive Salt Lake City zoning reform almost completed, one of its most effective advocates at City Hall won’t be around to usher it across the finish line. Darin Mano, City Council Member from District 5, has seen his last city council meeting as an elected...
After years of booming population growth, Utah’s growth is cooling down. But despite the slowing growth, it's likely that the local real estate market will remain strong into the future, experts said. A recent report from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the...
After clearing out the queue of other changes to zoning districts throughout the city, planners have teed up the next housing topic for discussion and debate: single-family zoning reform. The city recently unveiled its proposal to change the rules for its three...
Don't say we didn't warn you. Apartment complexes across Salt Lake are offering heavy concessions in the hopes of luring new tenants to step up their absorption rates after a rush of new supply. Incentives like months of free rent, $5,000 Visa gift cards and other...
Long-awaited changes to Salt Lake City’s zoning code were approved Tuesday night as the latest installment of the city overhauling its residential zoning code. The Salt Lake City Council voted 6-1 to approve an ordinance to alter its RMF-35 and RMF-45 zones, clearing...
In the latest effort to overhaul its housing code, the Salt Lake City Council is nearing a vote on whether to change two of the city’s missing middle zones. On Tuesday, the council received the latest briefing on the city’s efforts to tweak the RMF-35 and -45 zones,...