Housing

After years of being flush with federal funds tied to COVID relief, Phoenix expects to be short around a hundred million dollars over the next two fiscal years.

During the pandemic, we saw droves of people leaving major cities for places with more space. Now, new research from the Economic Innovation Group shows the trend hasn’t stopped post-pandemic, especially among young families.

Some members of AHCCCS, Arizona’s version of Medicaid, will soon be eligible for a new benefit: housing. The agency has launched a new program that it hopes will address homelessness in certain at-risk populations.

A 4-and-a-half acre property in south Phoenix will soon be the site of 25 single-family homes for lower-income families.

The Arizona Auditor General says the state Department of Housing wired $2 million to fraudsters because state officials did not have a policy to prevent scams. The gaffe is part of a new report saying the Housing Department can’t evaluate its own work on affordable housing despite a spending commitment of more than a billion dollars.

Fender Musical Instruments is starting construction on its new co-headquarters in Phoenix.

Monday is the first day for a new bulk trash pick-up system in Phoenix.

The Interior Department announced Thursday that it has allocated another $71 million to help electrify 13 communities across Indian Country, and two Arizona tribal utility companies are closer to bridging the power gap.

Advocates are pushing the city of Phoenix to ensure that tenants have full legal representation during the eviction process. In Maricopa County less than 1% have representation in court, compared to 94% of landlords.

Gov. Katie Hobbs agreed vetoed the Arizona Starter Homes Act. But there was one thing she cited in her veto letter that caught some reporters’ attention: the Department of Defense's concerns about the bill.