Utah's Affordable Housing Woes

"Marion Willey said the 1,800 affordable housing units he manages around the state are nearly always occupied.

The difference is now there are waiting lists - long ones - to get into them, said the executive director of the Western Region Non-Profit Housing Corp.

For seniors and disabled people living on fixed incomes, that means getting into an apartment could take as long as 1 1/2 to two years.

It is yet another sign that Utah's strong real estate market, which has seen home prices and apartment rents climb at a steep pitch, has made affordable housing scarce."