Utah's Affordable Housing Woes

Strong job growth and a lack of multi-family housing are pushing rents up and squeezing low-income households.

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December 25, 2007, 9:00 AM PST

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

"Marion Willey said the 1,800 affordable housing units he manages around the state are nearly always occupied.

The difference is now there are waiting lists - long ones - to get into them, said the executive director of the Western Region Non-Profit Housing Corp.

For seniors and disabled people living on fixed incomes, that means getting into an apartment could take as long as 1 1/2 to two years.

It is yet another sign that Utah's strong real estate market, which has seen home prices and apartment rents climb at a steep pitch, has made affordable housing scarce."

FULL STORY: Utah's aged, poor being priced out of affordable housing as rents soar

Friday, December 21, 2007 in The Salt Lake Tribune

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