Skyrocketing housing prices across Utah’s metropolitan areas are preventing many first-time home buyers from making that dream a reality
FOX 13 News spoke with a Utah native who says despite no debt and a sizable income, he doesn’t see home ownership in his future anytime soon.
“It’s a dream we’ve been working toward for a while, we thought we were there and it just kind of jumped away from us,” said a Utah native who wishes to remain anonymous.He didn’t want to share his identity on camera. "We just talked to friends and relatives, and on average they’re paying anywhere from $2500-3000 a month on mortgage, not including utilities or insurance," the man said."That’s not reasonable, working paycheck to paycheck.”The man said he and his wife have been seriously considering purchasing a home for two years now.
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