Utah Real Estate

Salt Lake City, Utah – Concerned about rising foreclosures, the Utah Division of Housing & Community Development is partnering with non-profit groups to improve home buyer education.

Through the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund, the division financed expansion of the Housing Education Coalition of Utah, a statewide network of counselors who advise potential and existing homeowners on how to shop for loans and avoid mortgage fraud and foreclosure. The division also injected funding into the Utah Individual Development Account Network, which offers a 3-to-1 match on bank deposits for Utahns saving toward a first home, small business or higher education. More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate Appropriations Committee today approved Senator Bob Bennett’s (R-Utah) $3 million request for cyber security research that will be conducted by a group of U.S. universities, including Utah State University (USU). More »

A group that is fighting the country’s foreclosure crisis is giving Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff an “A” for his efforts to help homeowners. The new report by the ACORN Financial Justice Center included a survey and scorecard for all 51 attorneys general. The grades were based on answers to nine questions concerning actions and knowledge about widespread foreclosures. More »

Salt Lake City, Utah - The number of chronically homeless on Utah’s streets has dropped 15 percent, despite growth in overall homelessness, according to the latest headcount. More »

Salt Lake City, Utah - The Utah Navajo Revitalization Fund board Monday approved $997,220 in grants and loans for housing and other improvements benefitting the Navajo Nation. More »

Feb 21, 2008 - The Hershey Company, North America’s largest manufacturer of quality chocolate and sugar confectionery products, announced today that it would accept an incentive offered by the State of Utah for a distribution center to be built in Business Depot Ogden. More »

Growth. In Utah that’s the name of the game, at least for now. Our population is growing much faster than the national average. Our economy is growing even faster with a new job creation rate over three times the rate of the rest of the country. What does all this growth mean? More demand for goods and services, particularly those related to family creation, like home buying and the financing that makes it happen. More »

Salt Lake City, Utah - Utah is flush with funds to help low-income families pay their energy bills.  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Sec. Mike Leavitt Thursday announced the release of $450 million in heat assistance funding for the winter months ahead. Utah’s share is $3,745,228, a 27 percent increase over the current budget of $14 million. More »

Salt Lake City - Utah Governor Jon Huntsman accepted the 22nd annual Economic Report to the Governor Thursday, touting Utah’s continued strength. More »