Utah’s New Housing Division Aims to Fix the Build Slowdown | Salt Lake City News

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 1, 2026 · 1m

Utah’s new Division of Housing and Community Development aims to turbocharge homebuilding by uniting all state housing programs under one leadership—led by Steve Waldrip, the governor’s top housing advisor. With a bold goal of 35,000 starter homes by 2028, the state is falling behind, having built just 1,600 homes in the second year after 5,000 the first. This consolidation is designed to better align state resources, local governments, and private developers to ensure teachers, first responders, and everyday families can afford to live where they work—keeping Utah’s economic momentum and…