The early stages of a slowdown in the U.S. housing market don’t mean prices are about to spiral. That is according to Len Kiefer, deputy chief economist at Freddie Mac.

Kiefer said it would be unwise to look to the Great Recession more than a decade ago as a predictor of what could happen now.

• “I don’t think that home sales are going to grind to a complete halt,” Kiefer told MarketWatch. “They’ll just slow. People will still be able to sell homes, but it may take you just a little bit longer than what it’s been.”

Residents turn in unwanted guns at Salt Lake City buyback

Salt Lake City held its gun buyback program Saturday. More guns were purchased in 2020 and 2021 than in recent years, and the program's goal was to raise awareness of safety hazards when guns aren't stored and cared for properly, said Mike Brown, Salt Lake City's police chief. Read more.  

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Southern Utah

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Northern Utah

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Wasatch Front

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The Nation

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