By Brittany Glas | KSL TV
With construction leading all sectors in job growth since 2010 in Utah, it’s no surprise demand for new homes is high. In only nine years, more than 47,000 construction jobs have been added across the state.
But while new homes in Utah are going up as fast as builders can manage, are they being properly inspected? After dozens of Utahns reached out saying their brand-new homes have defects, the KSL Investigators discovered a building problem in our state: There may not be enough building inspectors in Utah to keep up with the demand.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2018, nearly 26,000 total building permits were issued in Utah — meaning new home construction in the state is at an all-time high. Through July 2019, the state ranked 15th in the number of residential permits issued, higher than many states with much larger populations.
