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Cox urges lawmakers to boost housing supply, warns regulations drive up home prices
2023 Utah Legislature (Joint Convention) · January 19, 2023
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Summary
Governor Spencer J. Cox called for increasing housing supply—'more of everything' including starter single-family homes—arguing that government requirements and delays raise costs and committing to work with the League of Cities and Towns and local stakeholders on legislation to reduce housing costs.
Governor Spencer J. Cox told legislators that Utah's housing affordability problem is fundamentally about supply: when demand exceeds supply, prices rise. "If we want less expensive housing, we simply need more of it," he said, and…
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