SALT LAKE CITY — A new report prepared by Governor Spencer Cox's office presents some troubling numbers about Utah's housing crisis and offers some solutions to help fix it.

The report, presented on Wednesday to the Utah State Legislature's Political Subdivisions Interim Committee, dives deep into Utah's housing issues and calls for changes.

"We have to change the things we are doing. We cannot say it’s going OK right now. Because it’s not," said Steve Waldrip, the governor's advisor on housing issues. "We’re not providing enough housing. We’re not providing enough attainable housing for our kids and grandkids."

Only 9% of Utahns can now afford a median-priced home (which is about $500,000). The median age of a first-time homebuyer? Is now 38. Utah needs 233,000 more housing units to me

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