Housing + Homelessness
Carter Williams, KSL.com
New complex adds 218 affordable units to fast-growing section of Salt Lake City
Alta Vue Apartments adds 218 affordable units in Salt Lake City, with the units targeting residents earning 60% to 80% of the area's median income.9 months ago
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com
Search in Weber County for facility for disabled homeless people continues
Following Ogden leaders' decision last March rebuffing a controversial proposal to develop a facility in the city to house chronically homeless and disabled people, the search for a site continues.9 months ago
Brian Carlson, KSL TV
How to navigate Utah’s expensive housing market
While Utah's housing market may have buyers feeling discouraged by high prices, real estate experts say there are ways to navigate the current market.9 months ago
Curtis Booker, KSL.com
Utah developers announce future 1,260-home community in Erda
Work to build more than 1,200 new homes as part of a future mixed-residential development is underway in Tooele County.10 months ago
Bryanna Willis
More affordable housing options available in Ogden
The 25th and Quincy apartment complex is one of four projects the housing company J. Fisher is working on in the area.10 months ago
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com
Developers envision large Daybreak-like planned community for west Weber County
If and when built out in coming decades, developers envision as many as 38,000 people living in nearly 13,200 housing units in Weber County.11 months ago
Bryanna Willis
Community pushes back on new homeless campus plans
Many Rose Park residents are not happy with the state's plans to build a new homeless campus in the area.11 months ago
Adam Small
Utah officials consider selling underutilized government land to combat housing crisis
The plots of land that could become housing are mostly dirt lots or half-paved lots currently owned by UDOT along the Wasatch Front.12 months ago
Don Brinkerhoff
Utah advocate doubts long-term effectiveness of Trump’s homeless actions in D.C.
Moving the homeless from city centers doesn't address the core issues of the problem said Glenn Bailey of the Crossroads Urban Center.12 months ago
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Carter Williams, KSL.com
Will Trump’s order on homelessness treatment make Utah streets safer?
Utah leaders celebrated a new executive order from President Donald Trump, which seeks to make it easier to move people from homeless encampments into treatment facilities.1 year ago
Alexandrea Bonilla
Seniors are becoming more likely to rent homes
The number of seniors renting homes has grown by 2.4 million in the past decade, an increase of 30%. In Salt Lake City, it's even greater, at 51%.1 year ago
DANIEL WOODRUFF, Reporter/Anchor, KSL-TV
Here’s what Utah’s housing market looks like right now
A new report shows, in part, that the housing market in Utah is the ninth most expensive in the country,1 year ago
Heather Peterson
Canyons District considers consolidating low-enrollment elementary schools, seeks public input
The high cost of homes is cited by Canyons District officials as the top reason for declining enrollment in elementary schools.1 year ago
Shelby Lofton, KSL TV
Permanent supportive housing near fairgrounds for chronically homeless under construction
First Step House is opening the facility in summer of 2026, specifically for people with mental illness. It's located at 44 North 1000 West next to Madsen Park.1 year ago
Mariah Maynes
Salt Lake exhibit works to humanize homelessness
Amplify Utah opened its new exhibit dedicated to humanizing homelessness on June 18. It will be on display at the Main Branch of the Salt Lake City Public Library.1 year ago
Verl Johansen
New online tool helps people find affordable housing
Gov. Spencer Cox has announced a new online tool that allows people to find affordable housing in Utah much easier.1 year ago
Carter Williams, KSL.com
Salt Lake commission OKs new housing at site where snack factory burned down
A plan to build a mixed-use development with 241 apartment units at the site of a Mexican snack factory that burned down last month has been given the green light to move forward.1 year ago
Becky Bruce
Make minimum wage? You need to work a lot more to afford the average Utah rent
In most cases, the average rent in Utah would cost a minimum-wage worker so much, they would need to work 156 hours a week.1 year ago
Adam Small and Simone Seikaly
A new renters coalition in Utah hopes to prevent evictions, increase housing
The new renters coalition wants to reduce evictions and increase low-income housing options in Utah.1 year ago
Britt Johnson
Utah Valley warming centers closing for the season
Utah Valley Warming Centers will only be available for a few more nights.1 year ago
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com
Report: Utah outpaces the nation when it comes to median household income
Utah's cost of living has increased, but how has household income changed to keep pace with the cost of living?1 year ago
Tammy Kikuchi
The American Dream of owning a home isn’t dead, yet
The American Dream of owning a home is alive, but housing affordability is still a crisis that needs our attention.1 year ago
Eric Cabrera
Federal budget cuts force Catholic Community Services of Utah to wind down 50-year refugee resettlement program
Catholic Community Services in Utah said the program's closure will impact hundreds of refugees who rely on the service each year.1 year ago
