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Builder unveils starter-home prototype under state initiative; developer seeks local approvals and density to hit $350–450K price band

2700318 · March 20, 2025
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Jed Nielsen, president and CEO of Nielsen Homes, presented the builder’s first starter-home project developed under the state’s initiative to add 35,000 starter homes across Utah.

Jed Nielsen, president and CEO of Nielsen Homes, presented the builder’s first starter-home project developed under the state’s initiative to add 35,000 “starter” homes across Utah.

Nielsen said the company’s goal is to deliver a product line that can be sold to first-time buyers, teachers, first responders and active military at price points roughly in the $350,000–$450,000 range. The prototype community under construction in Weber County mixes single-level and two-story detached homes, small-lot designs, alley-loaded garages, and some townhomes; units in the initial tranche were listed at $370,000 and about…

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