How Utah could overcome a ‘bleak’ housing market for first-time buyers

Housing experts worry that high prices, mortgage rates and down payments could keep an entire generation from building wealth through homeownership. But they have ideas to fix that.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) People recreate along Daybreak's Oquirrh Lake in South Jordan in 2024. Utah's housing market is "bleak" for first-time buyers, but housing experts have a few ideas for how to get around it.

How Utah could overcome a ‘bleak’ housing market for first-time buyers

Housing experts worry that high prices, mortgage rates and down payments could keep an entire generation from building wealth through homeownership. But they have ideas to fix that.

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