USA Pickleball, the Scottsdale-based National Governing Body for the sport of pickleball, published its annual growth report, containing important industry metrics recorded in 2022. As the sport continued to expand across the country, USA Pickleball saw its membership increase nearly 30 percent over 2021. The National Governing Body currently has a membership base of nearly … [More]
Kia America Donates $90,000 to Arizona Helping Hands
Arizona Helping Hands is pleased to announce that Kia America has donated $90,000 to the nonprofit’s programs for foster children and kinship families. “We are so appreciative of community partners like Kia,” says Maureen Noe, President and CEO of Arizona Helping Hands. “With their much-needed funding, we are able to alleviate some of the obstacles that more than 14,000 … [More]
Demand for Super Bowl Tickets Softens Compared to Last Year
According to ticketing technology company Logitix, the demand for Super Bowl LVII tickets is down compared to last year. The figures below show what fans are actually paying across multiple exchanges on the secondary market, not including fees. The price per ticket this year to see the Eagles and Chiefs in Arizona is about 8% lower than fans paid to see the Bengals and Rams … [More]
Phoenix Is a Magnet for Wealthy Renters, Boasting More Than 10,000 High-Income Renter Households
After a spectacular 82% growth between 2015 and 2020, the number of high-income renters has reached 2.6 million nationwide. What’s more, we discovered a new type of tenants among the high-heeled renters: the millionaire renters, whose number has tripled in the past 5 years. Phoenix claims 10th place on the list of America’s top cities that have seen significant increases in … [More]
House Prices Declining Fastest in Overvalued Markets, Phoenix Not So Much
First American Financial Corporation, a premier provider of title, settlement and risk solutions for real estate transactions and the leader in the digital transformation of its industry, today released the November 2022 First American Real House Price Index (RHPI). The RHPI measures the price changes of single-family properties throughout the U.S. adjusted for the impact of … [More]