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Utah Lawmakers Consider Overriding Local Zoning Rules to Enable Smaller Home Construction

Utah Lawmakers Consider Overriding Local Zoning Rules to Enable Smaller Home Construction

by Phil Hall | Aug 18, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Utah lawmakers are planning to introduce legislation that would override local zoning rules and allow single-family homes between 1,000 and 1,400 square feet to be built on smaller lots statewide. Building Salt Lake reports Steve Waldrip, senior advisor for housing...
Western Governors University to Develop New HQ in Salt Lake City

Western Governors University to Develop New HQ in Salt Lake City

by Phil Hall | Mar 13, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Western Governors University (WGU), a private online university based in Millcreek, Utah, has announced plans to develop a new headquarters in downtown Salt Lake City. According to the school, the new headquarters will largely span the block between West Temple and...
Chinese Company Forced to Divest Land Near Utah Military Bases

Chinese Company Forced to Divest Land Near Utah Military Bases

by Phil Hall | Feb 16, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A Chinese company with ties to the Chinese Communist Party was forced to sell land it owned near two military installations in Utah. The Epoch Times reports Mitime Utah Investment LLC received a letter from the state last November ordering it divest the property, a...
Utah Lawmakers Consider Overriding Local Zoning Rules to Enable Smaller Home Construction

Utah Governor’s Housing Aide: Illegal Immigrant Crackdown Could Drive Up Home Prices

by Phil Hall | Jan 31, 2025 | Market Snapshot, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The housing advisor to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is predicting the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration could drive up home prices. The Deseret News reports that Steve Waldrip, who serves as senior advisor for housing strategy and innovation for the...

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