Housing + Homelessness

Are you thinking of selling your home in the spring or summer? It's important to prepare it before ...
Michelle Lee

Selling your home? Here’s what you can do to prepare

Are you thinking of selling your home in the spring or summer? Here are some tips on how you can best prepare it for the market.
12 minutes ago
A sign welcoming people to the city of Ogden on 25th Street....
Verl Johansen

Ogden housing among 41 metro areas with inventory levels at or above pre-pandemic levels

Ogden housing availability makes the area one of 41 metro areas with supply at or above pre-pandemic levels.
1 day ago
Davis County learned over the weekend that the temporary Davis County warming center it was using i...
Bryanna Willis

Davis County warming center changes location due to early building demolition

A Davis County warming center has changed its location after the city got word that the building it was originally using is set for an early demolition.
8 days ago
A "For Rent" sign is attached to a fence at a home in West Valley City, Utah on Monday, July 10, 20...
Randall Jeppesen

Rent bill sputters out in Utah Legislature

The Utah Rental Housing Association opposed the bill, saying the sponsor hadn't taken their concerns into account.
10 days ago
ground is broken on a weber county development for starter homes...
Britt Johnson

Gov. Cox’s starter home goal may face roadblocks, builder says

One Utah builder said Gov. Spencer Cox's goal of building 35,000 new starter homes over the next few years is possible but not easy.
17 days ago
FILE - The Federal Trade Commission building stands in Washington, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Lui...
Allessandra Harris Gurr

FTC lawsuit could bring funds to Utah renters

The Federal Trade Commission and the state of Colorado filed a lawsuit against Greystar Management Cooperation.
17 days ago
A "For Rent" sign is attached to a fence at a home in West Valley City, Utah on Monday, July 10, 20...
Allessandra Harris Gurr

Salt Lake City ranked one of the most affordable metros for renters

Rent is "affordable" if it makes up less than 30% of the renter's income, according to Redfin.
21 days ago
Unsheltered people gather at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Salt Lake City to keep warm on Monda...
Allessandra Harris Gurr

Cities in Utah County asked for donations to warming centers

The Utah County Winter Response Task Force is asking for voluntary funds from cities to help maintain their warming centers.
21 days ago
House Democratic Leader Angela Romero speaks as members of the Utah House Democratic Caucus talk ab...
Simone Seikaly

Institutional investors may be restricted from buying Utah homes

HB149, as currently written, would "restrict an institutional investor's ability to purchase single-family homes in Utah."
22 days ago
utah housing development construction site...
Sam Herrera

Utah lawmakers seek collaboration with cities to create affordable housing

Affordable housing in Utah is top of mind for lawmakers but for those initiatives to work, they'll have to collaborate with city governments.
24 days ago
volunteers collect data on homelessness in utah...
Tammy Kikuchi

Volunteers needed to help count the homeless population in Utah

The national Point-In-Time count is an effort to determine how many people are experiencing homelessness each year.
28 days ago
Devon Reynolds sits with his belongings at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Wednesday. Salt Lake C...
Carter Williams, ksl.com

Salt Lake City calls for help to solve ‘brokenness’ in crime, homeless services

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall released the city's official response to a letter of recommendations from Utah officials.
28 days ago
Donations sit ready at the Davis County warming shelter. (KSL TV)...
MIKE ANDERSON, KSL TV

Davis County Code Blue warming center opens in new location amid pushback from communities

Thursday night, two elderly men and one elderly woman spent the night at Davis County’s Code Blue warming shelter.
1 month ago
Homes stand in North Salt Lake on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. )...
Lisa Riley Roche

Just how hot is Salt Lake’s housing market?

Zillow analyzed forecasted home value growth, as well as housing construction and home ownership to create this ranking.
1 month ago
The location of a housing unit for disabled individuals facing chronic homelessness is causing a st...
Alexandrea Bonilla

Ogden city officials raise concerns over location of housing unit for disabled and homeless

The location of a housing unit for disabled individuals facing chronic homelessness is causing a stir in Ogden.
1 month ago
An antitrust lawsuit has been expanded to include the nation's largest landlords who manage over 10...
Allessandra Harris Gurr

Antitrust lawsuit could affect hundreds of Utah renters

An antitrust lawsuit has been expanded to include the nation's largest landlords who manage over 100 multifamily rental buildings in Utah.
1 month ago
The George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City is pictured ...
Michele Rowe

VA working to get accurate count of homeless veterans in Utah

The population of homeless veterans in Utah could be on the rise, however, the VA is currently struggling to find an accurate count.
1 month ago
Residential homes in Cottonwood Heights on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret Ne...
Michele Rowe

City Council cracking down on short-term rentals in Cottonwood Heights

Cottonwood Heights residents who run illegal short-term rentals will now face heavier fines. City Council members share their thoughts.
1 month ago
homeless people at a makeshift day camp...
Eric Cabrera

New high-capacity homeless shelter will have pros and cons, state homeless coordinator says

A new, high-capacity homeless shelter is coming, but some worry it may run into the same problems that have plagued past shelters.
1 month ago
Historic 25th Street in Ogden is pictured on Thursday, March 14, 2024....
Alexandrea Bonilla

Ogden working to repurpose US Forest building into affordable housing

The Ogden Redevelopment Agency plans to turn the city's historic US Forest building into affordable housing.
2 months ago
FILE: Salt Lake Police officer tapes off crime scene March 22 (Laura Seitz, Deseret News)...
Carter Williams

Salt Lake City anticipates changes after Utah leaders call out policing ‘inadequacies’

Leaders of Salt Lake City say they're willing to work with the state on solutions to crime and homelessness.
2 months ago
Property taxes will go up for 11 cities in Utah and unincorporated areas of Salt Lake County in Nov...
Tammy Kikuchi

Property taxes to rise for 11 cities and the unincorporated areas of Salt Lake County

Unincorporated areas of Salt Lake County and 11 cities in Utah will receive a property tax increase in November next year.
2 months ago
Household debt...
Adam Small

Household debt in Utah rising at one of the fastest rates in the nation, report finds

A new report found that Utah's household debt is rising at a faster rate than most of the country.
2 months ago
Broadway hotel in Tooele...
Tammy Kikuchi

Demolished Tooele hotel site to become a space for housing and retail

A pile of toxic debris where the Broadway Hotel in Tooele used to be could soon turn into a mixed-use development.
2 months ago