Steve Waldrip (left), senior advisor for housing strategy and innovation for the state of Utah, discusses the housing crisis in Utah with Utah State Sen. Nate Blouin, Utah State Rep. Ray Ward and moderator Makena Hawley during a "Barriers to Condo Development in Utah" event held recently in Salt Lake City. Photo courtesy of Mike Christensen.

BARRIERS TO CONDO DEVELOPMENT IN UTAH

Bailey Chism
The City Journals

In 2023, builders in Utah delivered more housing units than in any year in the past four decades — and the majority of them are rental properties.

Condominiums have made up about 20 percent of housing stock for decades. According to the National Association of Home Builders, the share of attached condos jumped to 53 percent in 2005, but then dropped dramatically to Please log in to see the rest of this story.