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February 23, 2026

Fact or Fiction: Salt Lake Rent Went Down?

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Fact or Fiction: Salt Lake Rent Went Down?

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Apartments are offering crazy incentives to future tenants, like cruises or $5,000 gift cards. But are rent prices going down? Executive producer Emily Means asks Dejan Eskic, senior research fellow with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, about the state of Salt Lake's rental market.

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