2021 is already shaping up to be one like no other for real estate in Utah, on the heels of an already record-shattering year for Wasatch Front home sales in 2020.
Utah’s Salt Lake City metro area is a contender for having one of the hottest emerging housing markets in the West. Its big competitor is Idaho, where out-of-state homebuyers are leaving big cities in search of cheaper homes with more space.
Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
A majority of Utahns support the ongoing mask mandate in Utah’s K-12 schools, a recent Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll shows.
When asked if they agree with Gov. Spencer Cox administration’s decision to continue the mandate beyond the April 10 date when the statewide mask order otherwise ended under HB294
, 63% of Utahns said they either strongly or somewhat agree.
Meanwhile, 35% said they somewhat or strongly disagree with order while 3% said they were not sure, according to poll results.
Cox announced on Facebook Thursday morning that the statewide mask mandate for schoolchildren will end the last week of school. Previously, the order said it would end the last day of school or June 15, whichever came first.
A new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll found 47% of Utahns say they’re "very concerned" about Utah’s current housing market, while 33% said they are "somewhat concerned."