RESEARCH AND REPORTS ARCHIVE

Report Title: Homelessness in Salt Lake County and the Proposed Utah Campus...

Report Author: Social Impact Insights 

Report Year: 2026

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 An analysis of the proposed homelessness campus examines its design, scale, location, and projected costs in context of existing research.

Report Title: Housing Now 2025 Definitions

Report Author: The National Coalition for the Homeless

Report Year: 2025

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This document is a concise glossary for Housing Now 2025 that standardizes key housing and homelessness terms to align programs, eligibility, and service delivery.

Report Title: Unlocking Housing Relationships...

Report Author: Tara Rollins, Utah Housing Coalition

Report Year: 2025

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This report highlights housing system gaps and proposes the Landlord and Community Partners Coalition (LCPC) to build trust, collaboration, and equitable housing solutions.

Report Title: Wasatch Back Affordable Housing Economic Impact Analysis 

Report Author: Mountain Lands Community Housing 

Report Year:  August 9, 2024

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This report shows how affordable workforce housing sustains economic vitality and community vibrancy in the Wasatch Back.

Report Title: Land Use Strategies to Bring Housing Back within Reach

Report Author: Ari Bruening, Envision Utah

Report Year: 2023

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Utah’s housing shortage drives higher costs, overcrowding, and limits opportunity for current and future generations.

Report Title: Report on  Debt Collection  and Utah’s Courts

Report Author: Utah Bar Foundation

Report Year: 2022

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Utah analyzes court debt data with Pew, revealing massive unpaid judgments, including evictions, and informing reforms to improve fairness and outcomes statewide.

Report Title: Preserving Affordable Senior Housing Matters

Report Author: Utah Housing Coalition and AARP

Report Year: 2021

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Utah risks losing subsidized senior housing, increasing instability, and this report outlines urgent preservation solutions.

Report Title: Exploring a universal HOUSING voucher

Report Author: The Housing Initiative At Penn

Report Year: 2021

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The Housing Choice Voucher is a portable subsidy that helps households rent privately by covering the gap between 30% of income and approved rent costs.

Report Title: Utah Evictions & Connections to Racial Ethnic Disparities in Utah 

Report Author: Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs

Report Year: 2021

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Utah’s lack of demographic eviction data by analyzing how gender, race, and ethnicity relate to eviction rates.

Report Title: Picture of Preservation

Report Author: PAHRC and NLIHC

Report Year: 2020, 2021, 2024

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This report explores the federally assisted housing stock, preservation risks these properties face, and federal policies that can support  preservation.

Report Title: State of Rental Housing in Salt Lake County during COVID-19

Report Author: Utah Housing Coalition and Salt Lake County

Report Year: 2021

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This report examines COVID-19’s impact on housing, eviction costs, and how public funds supported families during the pandemic.

Report Title: The Impact of High-Density Apartments...

Report Author: Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute

Report Year: 2021

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This study finds new apartments (2010–2018) did not lower nearby single-family home values; in fact, homes close to them appreciated faster.

Report Title: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance

Report Author: NLIHC, NYU Furman Center, The Housing Initiative At Penn 

Report Year: 2021

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American renters owe tens of billions in back rent. COVID-19 relief provided $3.9B in emergency rental assistance—far short of actual need.

Report Title: State of Utah Report on Homelessness 2020

Report Author: Utah DWS

Report Year: 2020

 

Affordable housing is key to sustainable communities in Utah, but complex factors like policy, wages, and costs affect access; strong government support is crucial for equity.

Report Title: Housing Affordability: What Are Best Practices...

Report Author: Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute

Report Year: 2020

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Utah’s housing shortage is driven by policy as much as market forces. This highlights five local best practices to improve affordability.

Report Title: Utah Homeless Services: Governance Structure and Funding Model 

Report Author: Kem C. Gardner Policy

Report Year: 2020

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Gardner Institute assessment offers six key recommendations to improve Utah’s homeless services system.

Report Title: Housing is Healthcare

Report Author: NLIHC

Report Year: 2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic shows housing is healthcare; CARES Act and FEMA funds enabled safe, non-congregate sheltering for people experiencing homelessness.

Report Title: Housing inequalities: Eviction patterns in Salt Lake County, Utah

Report Author: University of Utah

Report Year: 2020

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This study analyzes eviction patterns in Salt Lake County, revealing racial and economic inequalities affecting housing security.

Report Title: Affordable Housing Strategies - State of the Practice in 10 Utah Cities 

Report Author: Utah Housing Coalition and Partners

Report Year: 2020

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Demand for affordable housing grows as regulatory barriers and gentrification limit supply and increase costs nationwide.

Report Title: Emergency Rental Assistance Needs for Workers Struggling due to COVID-19 

Report Author: NLIHC

Report Year: 2020

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COVID-19 worsens job losses, hitting low-income renters hardest, with millions already struggling to afford housing costs.

Report Title: Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund (OWHLF) 2019 Report

Report Author: OWHLF

Report Year: 2019

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This report reviews the 2019 Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund, detailing 933 loans and 1,417 assisted housing units, highlighting program impact and outcomes statewide.

Report Title: The State of Utah Strategic Plan on Homelessness 

Report Author: Utah DWS

Report Year: 2019

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Utah communities unite to end homelessness through coordinated strategies, investments, partnerships, and measurable statewide goals and benchmarks.

Report Title: State of Utah Annual Report on Homelessness 2019

Report Author: Utah DWS

Report Year: 2019

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Utah leverages data to evaluate and guide strategies, to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurrent, with measurable reductions and statewide interventions.

Report Title: Housing Cost Burden and Rental Assistance for Senior Households

Report Author: Kem C. Gardner Policy

Report Year: 2019

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Rising housing costs increasingly burden Utah senior households, with projections showing growing severe cost burdens by 2025.

Report Title: Can Medicaid Expansion Prevent Housing Evictions?

Report Author: Health Affairs

Report Year: 2019

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This study examines whether Medicaid expansions can reduce evictions, analyzing fourteen states’ records using a difference-in-differences approach.

Report Title: Comprehensive Report on Homelessness - State of Utah 2018 

Report Author: Utah DWS

Report Year: 2018

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Utah’s DWS Housing Division presents the 2018 Homelessness Report, detailing geographic data, best practices, and statewide homelessness initiatives.

Report Title: Housing Prices and the Threat to Affordability

Report Author: Kem C. Gardner Policy

Report Year: 2018

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Utah housing prices will outpace national growth due to strong demographic and economic trends, though rising interest rates may limit affordability and ownership.

Report Title: State of Utah Affordable Housing Assessment 2017

Report Author: Utah DWS

Report Year: 2017

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Utah’s rapid economic and population growth has increased housing demand, highlighting the urgent need for affordable homes statewide.

Report Title: Salt Lake County Homeless Services: Challenges and Options 2016

Report Author: Kem C. Gardner Policy

Report Year: 2016

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This brief explores feasible initiatives and resource realignments Salt Lake County could pursue to address homelessness.

Report Title: Manufactured Homeowners Rights and Responsibilities in Utah
Ley de Residencia Móvil​ 

Report Author: Utah Housing Coalition

Report Year: 2015

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A look at manufactured homeowners' legal rights and the creation of the Helpline in 2015.

Report Title: The Economic Impact of Affordable Housing Programs in Utah - 2012

Report Author: Utah Housing Coalition

Report Year: 2012

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James Wood conducted this study for the Utah Housing Coalition to estimate 2012 affordable housing’s economic impact.