Utah Housing Coalition

10/31/2026

Advocates gathered outside the HUD headquarters last week for the “Housing Now! National Day of Action” to demand changes to how HUD is responding to our nation’s ongoing affordable housing and homelessness crisis. Organized by the National Coalition for the Homeless, the event’s call to action focused on defending proven solutions to homelessness, rejecting the criminalization of homelessness, and protecting affordable housing programs.

More here: https://nlihc.org/resource/advocates-rally-outside-hud-office-demand-safe-affordable-housing-all

10/08/2026

🎬 TWO MOVIE NIGHTS LEFT — LET'S PACK THE THEATER!

We want a FULL HOUSE at BOTH of our remaining Housing on the Big Screen events! Grab your friends, colleagues, and fellow housing champions for two powerful evenings of film, community, and conversation!

🍿 OCTOBER 15 — A Decent Home | America ReFramed

Join us for an eye-opening documentary about affordable housing, manufactured home communities, and the people fighting to protect the places they call home. Let's fill every seat on October 15!

🎥 NOVEMBER 19 — Breaking Chains: In Our Own Voice

Explore powerful stories of incarceration, reentry, and second chances, followed by a special in-person Q&A with director Bo Landin and film participants Casey and Sterling!

📍 Brewvies Cinema Pub | 6–9 PM
🎟️ Only $20 per screening!
BUY YOUR TICKETS TODAY!
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Every ticket supports the Utah Housing Coalition's work to advance housing stability across Utah.

Two incredible films. Two important conversations. Let's fill the theater BOTH nights! 🍿❤️

A Three-Month Film, Fundraiser & Advocacy Series

10/05/2026

We encourage organizations and individuals across Utah and the Nation to sign on to this important letter urging federal regulators to protect a strong and meaningful Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).

Proposed changes could reduce transparency and community-development responsibilities, with particularly significant impacts for affordable housing, rural communities, small businesses, and underserved Utahns. Adding your organization’s name helps demonstrate that Utah’s housing and community-development partners value continued investment, accountability, and access to capital in every community.

Please sign on today and help strengthen our collective voice:

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 400 7th Street SW, Suite 1E-216 Washington, DC 20219 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 550 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20429 Re: Community Reinvestment Act Regulations; OCC Docket ID OCC-2026-0694; RIN 1557-AF57; FDIC RIN 3064-AG31 To the Comptroller o...

10/02/2026

Join Us for Housing on the Big Screen

October 15 and November 19!

🎬 Housing on the Big Screen: A Three-Month Film, Fundraiser & Advocacy Series

📍 Brewvies Cinema Pub | 6:00–9:00 PM
📅 October 15 & November 19
🎟️ Tickets are only $20 per event!

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We have two powerful screenings left in our Housing on the Big Screen series, and we want to see a BIG turnout at both!

🎥 October 15 — A Decent Home | America ReFramed

Directed by Sara Terry, A Decent Home explores the urgent issues surrounding affordable housing, manufactured home communities, and the people fighting to protect their homes and communities.

🎥 November 19 — Breaking Chains: In Our Own Voice

Created by the Film Crew Collective at the Utah State Correctional Facility, this special screening will explore housing, reentry, and the lived experiences of people impacted by incarceration.

🌟 Special November Guest: Director Bo Landin will be joining us in person, along with co-producers Casey and Sterling, who share their own lived experiences of incarceration in the film. Following the screening, they’ll engage with attendees, share their perspectives, and participate in a special Q&A and community conversation.

Help us pack the theater for BOTH remaining screenings. Buy your tickets today, bring a friend, and join the conversation!

All proceeds support the Utah Housing Coalition and our work to advance housing stability across Utah. Brewvies Cinema Pub

10/02/2026

Become A UHC 2026-27 Member—Renew or Join Today!

🏡 Help Us Reach 100 Members!

It’s time to join the Utah Housing Coalition as a 2026–27 member! We have a goal of reaching 100 members by the end of October, and we would love to have you be part of this growing statewide network.

If you don’t see your name or organization on our current member list, you may need to renew your membership for 2026–27.

UHC members receive conference and training discounts, timely housing and legislative updates, opportunities to connect with partners and policymakers, and a stronger collective voice in advancing housing solutions across Utah.

Join or renew your membership today: https://www.utahhousing.org/become-a-member-1

Help us reach 100 members by the end of the month and continue building a stronger housing future for Utah! 🏡

83 Members Strong: Thank You for Supporting UHC in 2026–27!

Becoming a member of the Utah Housing Coalition means joining a powerful network of advocates, professionals, and organizations committed to advancing safe, fair, and affordable housing for all Utahns. Members gain access to valuable resources, collaborative opportunities, and a collective voice tha...

10/01/2026

The Salt Lake City metro ranks eighth in the nation for how far home prices have outpaced wages since 1990.

The area's house price-to-income ratio jumped 155% between 1990 and 2025, according to a WalletHub ranking based on Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies data.

Two more Utah metros made the top 20. Ogden ranked 16th with a 138% increase, and the Logan metro, which crosses into Idaho, ranked 17th at 136%.

WalletHub evaluated 387 metro areas. Bend, Oregon, led the country with a 233% increase.

Western metros dominate the list. Every metro in the top 10 is in the West, and only two in the top 30, Miami and Burlington, Vermont, are outside the region.

Top 10 metros where housing costs are outpacing wages:

1. Bend, Ore.: 233%
2. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho: 185%
3. Missoula, Mont.: 169%
4. Bozeman, Mont.: 168%
5. Pocatello, Idaho: 157%
6. Bellingham, Wash.: 156%
7. Corvallis, Ore.: 155%
8. Salt Lake City-Murray, Utah: 155%
9. Walla Walla, Wash.: 154%
10. Longview-Kelso, Wash.: 150%

Other Utah metros:

16. Ogden, Utah: 138%
17. Logan, Utah-Idaho: 136%

10/01/2026

Sept. 28, 2026 – A new pilot program will help the Rural Housing Service (RHS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to continue providing decent, affordable rental homes for rural Americans with limited incomes. The effort drew praise today from the Housing Assistance Council (HAC), a nati...

09/22/2026

Proposed changes to the Community Reinvestment Act could have important implications for affordable housing, community development, and investment in low- and moderate-income communities across Utah. 🏠 Our latest blog breaks down what is being proposed, why housing and community-development partners are paying attention, and what it could mean for communities across the state.

Read the full Utah Housing Coalition analysis and learn more: https://www.utahhousing.org/post/why-proposed-changes-to-the-community-reinvestment-act-matter-for-utah

NCRC

The Community Reinvestment Act has played an important role for decades in encouraging banks to meet the credit needs of the communities they serve, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. Today, proposed changes from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and Federal Deposit....

09/22/2026

Utah’s housing market continues to shift—and the data tells an important story about affordability, supply, and the challenges facing renters and homeowners across the state. 🏠 The Utah Housing Coalition took a closer look at The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute Utah’s 2025–2026 Housing Market Report and pulled out the key findings housing professionals, policymakers, and community partners should know.

Read our analysis and see what the latest numbers mean for housing in Utah:

The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute’s State of the State’s Housing Market: 2025–2026 shows a Utah housing market that is beginning to stabilize—but remains deeply unaffordable for many renters, first-time homebuyers, and lower-income households.For the Utah Housing Coalition, a few findings ...