Category Archives: Specialization
Utah audit: A future of only single-family homes ‘recipe for trouble’
State must build nearly 28K housing units a year to keep up with growth, legislative auditors say. By Katie McKellar, DeseretNews
The Environmental Defense Fund Claims More Than $48 Million In Annual Natural Gas Waste And Pollution In Utah
Report from Synapse Energy Economics underscores the importance of forthcoming methane requirements to ensure efficient use of taxpayer resources.
State of the State’s Housing Market, 2022-2024
The Pandemic years created unmatched volatility in Utah’s housing market.
Cache County Housing Crisis Task Force Findings
Rising housing prices have been one of the most challenging problems faced by Planners in Utah.
UTA looks to ‘think big’ as it updates its 2050 vision plan
SALT LAKE CITY — Big ideas to improve Utah’s transit system are on the table as the Utah Transit Authority works to finalize an update to its long-range plan, which aims to identify projects over the next three decades.
What Happens When Wall Street Buys Most of the Homes on Your Block
Across the Bradfield Farms subdivision, 50 percent of the homes that sold in 2021 and 2022 were bought by large investors who paid in cash, as first-time buyers struggled to get a foothold.
Idaho tops states with highest housing price growth, but Utah not far behind
When comparing housing price growth over the past decade, Idaho is the No. 1 state in the nation to see the highest increase in home prices. Other growing states in the West that also saw home prices jump particularly fast during the pandemic housing frenzy also top the list, with Utah coming in close behind in fourth place.
America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow
Overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide, A New York Times data investigation revealed.
There’s a Vast Source of Clean Energy Beneath Our Feet. And a Race to Tap It.
The United States has enough geothermal energy to power the entire country. Some are trying to unlock it by using techniques from the fracking boom.
Passenger train from Las Vegas to Salt Lake City under consideration
State agencies are looking into a potential passenger train connecting Las Vegas and Salt Lake City.
Las Vegas water agency empowered to limit home water flows in future
Nevada has taken a dramatic, but not immediate, step toward limiting the amount of Colorado River water used.
LOCALS CAN’T DO IT ALONE
Jerusalem Demsas has become perhaps my favorite observer of the topic of housing affordability and zoning reform, and she did it again with a great, insightful piece in the upcoming summer Atlantic magazine, writing about Colorado’s recent experience
