Arizona Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego announced a new round of federal funding will go toward affordable housing projects in Tucson.
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero says the $7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will address urgent housing challenges in the city.
The money will go toward supporting efforts to ease permitting processing and update land use policies so that more homes can be built more quickly.
An analysis from the University of Arizona found less than 40% of homes sold in the Tucson metropolitan area were affordable to families earning the local median income in 2023. It was the first time in 15 years that the city’s housing affordability average fell below the national average.
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The number of people experiencing homelessness across Maricopa County did not significantly change this year, according to the latest data from the annual Point-In-Time homelessness count. -
About $1.5 million in restitution could be coming to residents of two apartment complexes in Mesa and Gilbert as part of settlement deals announced by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes. -
Arizona still has a supply and demand imbalance when it comes to housing, according to a new report from the Arizona-based think tank, Common Sense Institute. -
Each year, students from ASU’s Master of Real Estate Development program work with cities and towns on a development proposal for a particular piece of land. One recent collaboration reimagined the site of the Turf Paradise horse racing track in north Phoenix. -
As Gov. Katie Hobbs and Republican lawmakers negotiate the next state budget, dozens of local officials throughout the state are calling on them to include a new tax incentive to boost affordable housing in rural communities.
