Adams wants to help people get out of their apartments and into homes to build wealth but also to “enjoy the pride of homeownership.”
Hoping to build housing stock and to assist first-time homebuyers, the Legislature is considering aid for purchase of new homes like these being built on the western edge of Magna on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023.The proposal received support from a broad range of individuals and interest groups that testified in favor of the bill, with one private citizen speaking against it.
Karson Eilers, senior analyst for the Utah League of Cities and Towns, spoke in favor of the bill. The Utah Home Builders Association also supported the measure. “I think a statewide first-time homebuyer assistance program is great,” said Maria Garciaz, executive director of NeighborWorks. The nonprofit organization has been providingRising construction costs have made building affordable homes more difficult, Garciaz explained. At the same time, she’s hearing from more families that are paying rents equivalent to a down payment.
Bro, that's not a home. That's a glorified apartment. They're trying to pack in all the ultra dense housing projects. Ugly as hell.
feels like the Trib isn't doing enough to interrogate why this bill only benefits people looking to buy new constructions while doing nothing for people who'd like to own a home but aren't looking to build.
Just so long as the new homes for folks to buy don't go in rich liberals' Park City backyard, right Trib?