Tribune editorial: Keep Utah a homeowning state

It was once considered the American dream. Now it’s looking more like an American necessity.After a drop during the recession, home ownership in the United States is on the rise. Nearly two-thirds of Americans own the house they live in. In Utah, it’s 70 percent.But a new report from the University of Utah’s Kem Gardner Policy Institute sees a growing affordability challenge for Utahns wanting to become homeowners. Home prices are rising faster than wages, and after years of lo