Utah Construction Update Dejan Eskic, Senior Fellow 7/13/2021
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute D A V I D E C C L E S S C H O O L O F B U S I N E S S U N I V E R S I T Y O F U T A H Source: US Census, John Burns Real Estate
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute D A V I D E C C L E S S C H O O L O F B U S I N E S S U N I V E R S I T Y O F U T A H
How Does Utah Compare?Housing Starts
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2,500
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35
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Source: US Census.
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute D A V I D E C C L E S S C H O O L O F B U S I N E S S U N I V E R S I T Y O F U T A H
Supply has Outpaced Demand Previously
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1971-1980 1981-1990 1991-2000 2001-2010
Housing Units Households
Source: Kem C Gardner Policy Institute.
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute D A V I D E C C L E S S C H O O L O F B U S I N E S S U N I V E R S I T Y O F U T A H
Utah’s Housing Gap
-44,500
-70,000
-60,000
-50,000
-40,000
-30,000
-20,000
-10,000
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20,000
30,000
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Dwelling Units Households Gap
Source: Kem C Gardner Policy Institute.
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute D A V I D E C C L E S S C H O O L O F B U S I N E S S U N I V E R S I T Y O F U T A H
Residential Activity
28,32531,744
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20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
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2001
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itted
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ts
Source: Kem C Gardner Policy Institute.
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute D A V I D E C C L E S S C H O O L O F B U S I N E S S U N I V E R S I T Y O F U T A H
What are we Building?
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Single-Family Multifamily
Source: Kem C Gardner Policy Institute.
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute D A V I D E C C L E S S C H O O L O F B U S I N E S S U N I V E R S I T Y O F U T A H
Where are we Building? Permitted Units 2020 & 2021*
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute D A V I D E C C L E S S C H O O L O F B U S I N E S S U N I V E R S I T Y O F U T A H
Single-Family Multifamily
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute D A V I D E C C L E S S C H O O L O F B U S I N E S S U N I V E R S I T Y O F U T A H
Headwinds
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute D A V I D E C C L E S S C H O O L O F B U S I N E S S U N I V E R S I T Y O F U T A H
Utah’s Months Existing Supply of Inventory
Source: Utah Association of Realtors.
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute D A V I D E C C L E S S C H O O L O F B U S I N E S S U N I V E R S I T Y O F U T A H
More Utah HHs Continue to be Priced Out
Source: Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute.Note:, 3.11% 30-yr mortgage, includes PMI & Property Taxes
Priced Out
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100%
$300K $350K $400K $450K $500K $550K $600K $650K $700K
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e of
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ouse
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Median Home Price
Pre-COVID Today
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute D A V I D E C C L E S S C H O O L O F B U S I N E S S U N I V E R S I T Y O F U T A H
Renters face a Tougher Path to Ownership
Priced Out
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$300K $350K $400K $450K $500K $550K $600K $650K $700K
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nter
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Median Home Price
Pre-COVID Today
Source: Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute.
Note:, 3.11% 30-yr mortgage, includes PMI & Property Taxes