Homes and construction in Riverton's Mountain Ridge neighborhood on Friday, May 3, 2024.as well as remote workers who are understandably attracted to Utah’s outdoor recreation culture. The number of households in Utah are expected tomedian price of a home
Consider the case of Three Falls in Alpine, Utah: 800 acres of beautiful land and full of natural streams, springs and waterfalls, especially precious in a desert state like Utah. The city of Alpine originally saw the need to preserve the natural beauty of this place and blocked development of this 800-acre area.
And the promises of affordable housing on the outskirts of town, near open spaces, ring totally hollow. As Realtors, we know the realities of the market. New homes in such locations won’t magically become affordable; instead,. The solution lies not in sacrificing our public lands but in embracing other approaches that actually help normal homeowners and communities.