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Tax credit program answers need for affordable housing
Our housing market needs solutions right now. Low income housing tax credit program is ready to go, and we know it works. Let’s hope the Legislature and Gov. Ducey agree and vote to get it done.
Last call for the count – get engaged in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census is happening now and with the count ending in a matter of weeks, we’re encouraging every Arizonan to be part of our complete count.
Respite centers for homeless are a critical component of the health care system
Providing health care to the homeless is an issue that affects everyone. It is time that we, and our elected officials, embrace the solutions at hand. Respite Centers are a critical component of the health care system, and a vital resource in the pursuit to end homelessness.
Governor proposes $2 million to replace remote housing for state troopers
Arizona state troopers could get better housing in remote areas if the governor’s budget proposal is approved by the legislature.
Arizona housing industry flourishing again, but not where it was pre-recession
A decade after the Great Recession, metro Phoenix earned the title “Top Housing Market for 2017” from Realtor.com.
A home then a job: United Way Project Connect sets up homeless for a place to live
The tens of thousands of homeless Arizonans can have a hard time forming an official identity. Often with no address, minimal records and spotty memory of family or personal history, it borders on impossible for these individuals to find a job or a residence.
Arizona, New Mexico tribes share in veterans housing funds
Tribes in Arizona and New Mexico are sharing in more than $1.1 million in federal funding to help address homelessness among veterans.
Cash assistance limits dropped to lowest in the nation
Needy families in Arizona will soon be cut off from cash assistance meant to help the poorest parents pay for housing, food and expenses if they’ve received money from a federal program for 12 months or more.
Bumpy ride: Turmoil in housing industry translates into a tepid state economy
Despite efforts by policymakers to diversify the state’s economy, Arizona still rides on the boom and bust of the housing industry. And when this sector is inactive, its silence – and all the troubles that entails – reverberate throughout the state.
Officials: Valley agencies close to eliminating chronic homelessness among vets
By Jan. 1, housing agencies will have found homes for the last 56 chronically homeless veterans in the Valley, making it the first metropolitan area in the country to accomplish this, advocates say.
No finger pointing from Brewer during Obama visit
A smiling Brewer exchanged a handshake with Obama on Tuesday after the president stepped off Air Force One en route to make a speech about housing and the economy at Desert Vista High School.
Report: Surge in new-home sales signals rebound under way
According to a report by Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business, 1,021 new single-family homes were sold in the Phoenix area during October, an 85 percent increase from the same month last year.
