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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, Current News & 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...
Grassroots Utah Group Quits Effort to Overturn Property Tax Hike

Grassroots Utah Group Quits Effort to Overturn Property Tax Hike

by Phil Hall | Feb 13, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A grassroots effort to overturn the 14.65% property tax hike approved last December for Utah’s Salt Lake County has failed. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the group Ax the Tax sought to collect petition signatures that would have placed the property tax overturn on...
New Study Names Salt Lake City as the Most Neighborly US City

New Study Names Salt Lake City as the Most Neighborly US City

by Phil Hall | Jan 28, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Utah’s capital of Salt Lake City was named the Most Neighborly City in the US in a new report published by Redfin. A “neighborly city” is defined in this study based on the rates of citizens who report community involvement, volunteering and helping neighbors;...
Utah Property Manager Sentenced on Embezzlement and Bank Fraud Charges

Utah Property Manager Sentenced on Embezzlement and Bank Fraud Charges

by Phil Hall | Dec 16, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Blake Floyd Cozzens of Cedar City, Utah, was sentenced today to 25 months’ imprisonment for wire fraud and bank fraud for embezzling money from homeowners associations (HOAs), property owners, and tenants, as well as fraudulently obtaining money from a bank and a...
20% Property Tax Hike Proposed for Utah’s Salt Lake County

20% Property Tax Hike Proposed for Utah’s Salt Lake County

by Phil Hall | Oct 22, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson is proposing a nearly 20% property tax increase for 2026, the first hike since 2019. KSL.com reports Wilson said the increase is needed to meet rising costs and maintain the county’s bond rating. She noted that inflation since the...
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