Utahns are increasing worried the state's housing crunch will start to dampen economic growth, according to a Zions Bank survey released Tuesday.
Fully 60% of Utahns polled in June for the bank's Consumer Attitude Index said they believed rising home values are having negative effects on the state's economy. Another 22% said the impact was neutral and the remaining 18% said they thought it was positive.
Two-thirds of those surveyed said they felt housing was not readily available in their neighborhood in their price range, while a third said they could not afford housing that was within a reasonable distance from their workplace if they moved.