American Dream of Homeownership on Hold for Most Young Utahns - American Fork Citizen

We must help more people buy a home. It’s key to the American Dream

Housing affordability challenges require addressing supply, zoning, rent control and the home equity tax, according to the National Association of Realtors president.

The math of the American dream is changing, as inflation tops home values and stocks soar

For generations, buying a single-family home was the clearest and most accessible path to building wealth in America.

The homeownership dream is dead

For generations, the formula for success was made to seem simple: study hard, get a good job, buy a home. Homeownership was the cornerstone of financial security, the ultimate marker of having “made it.” It was the dream passed from parents to children, etched into our cultural psyche as an unquestionable life goal. That dream is now out of reach for most young people. And perhaps it is time to admit that clinging to it is doing more harm than g…

American dream of homeownership on hold for most young Utahns - American Fork Citizen

Rob Shelton | American Fork Citizen Ask anyone under 35 in American Fork or Lehi about buying a first home, and the answer tends to be some version of the same thing: not yet, and maybe never. The dream hasn’t changed. The math has. The Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area had a median household income of $101,014 and a median home price of $572,450 as of mid-2026, according to an analysis by Ziffy.ai reported by the Deseret News in July. To make that hom…

American dream of homeownership on hold for most young Utahns

Rob Shelton | Lehi Free Press Ask anyone under 35 in American Fork or Lehi about buying a first home, and the answer tends to be some version of the same thing: not yet, and maybe never. The dream hasn’t changed. The math has. The Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area had a median household income of $101,014 and a median home price of $572,450 as of mid-2026, according to an analysis by Ziffy.ai reported by the Deseret News in July. To make that home affo…