Housing

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs wants ongoing funding for energy assistance programs, but she needs support from Republican lawmakers to make it happen.

Arizona cities won’t get a chance to limit the number or placement of short-term rentals in this legislative session. But cities could get some additional oversight.

State senators have concluded that the right to smoke marijuana ends where a neighbor's nose begins.

A bipartisan group of state lawmakers advanced a measure on Monday that would preempt cities from blocking housing projects based on aesthetic preferences like the color of the walls or the slant of the roof.

Cities and towns across Arizona would lose the ability to regulate some aspects of home design — both inside and out — under a bill scheduled to come up for debate in the state Senate on Monday.

House Bill 2325, which was sponsored by a Republican, was sidelined after Rep. Jeff Weninger, who chairs the House Commerce Committee, decided not to give it a hearing.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes settled a lawsuit as part of her crackdown on rental price fixing. The settlement is with one of the largest landlords in the state.

Aging in Arizona isn’t cheap, but still less than the national median. On average, Arizonans will shell out about $4,800 a month for assisted living and $5,400 for memory care.

A lawsuit brought by homebuilders to invalidate actions by the state’s water department was back in court on Friday. The outcome of the case could upend the state’s entire groundwater protection framework.

On Wednesday, Arizona lawmakers wrestled over whether to pass a bill that would exempt historic neighborhoods from middle housing.