Out-of-state transplants to Utah fuel growth and drive up housing costs
The demand for housing from remote workers who moved accounts for more than half of the national increase in prices, researchers say.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The pandemic allowed many remote workers to move across the country, including Chris Kneeland, who moved his family from Canada back to Utah, where he first met his wife while attending Brigham Young University. Kneeland, pictured on Nov. 2, 2022, does most of his work from home and occasionally commutes to Calgary.