After years of regional planning and unanimous support from the region’s leaders, Maricopa County voters have chosen continued progress with the passage of Proposition 479, a measure that will continue the dedicated half-cent sales tax for transportation for another 20 years. First passed in 1985, the dedicated tax has funded critical transportation infrastructure in … [More]
City of Phoenix Breaks Ground on Girasol Apartments, Bringing New Affordable Housing to Edison-Eastlake
The City of Phoenix Housing Department and Gorman & Company, celebrated the groundbreaking of Girasol Apartments, formerly known as Sidney P. Osborn Apartments. Girasol will replace 145 outdated public housing units with 364 new affordable and market-rate apartments in the Edison- Eastlake Community. Named "Girasol" (Spanish for "sunflower") by members of the … [More]
The Number of Renter Households Is Growing Three Times Faster Than Homeowner Households
The number of renter households rose 2.7%, in the third quarter year over year, to a record 45.6 million. That’s according to a new report from Redfin, the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That rate of growth is three times faster than the 0.9% increase in homeowner households, which now total a record 86.9 million. The 2.7% increase—representing 1.18 million … [More]
Annual Home Price Slowdown Continues, Says Report
CoreLogic, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released the CoreLogic Home Price Index and HPI Forecast for September 2024. U.S. home price growth continued to cool, slowing to a 3.4% year-over-year in September. Compared to with the month prior, home prices rebounded to post a very slight uptick (0.02%) following … [More]
PNC Foundation Awards FSL $20,000 for Resident Services Program
The PNC Foundation has awarded the FSL (Foundation for Senior Living) a $20,000 grant to assist in the implementation of a resident services program that will provide support at four affordable housing communities, helping vulnerable residents continue to live independently and age safely in place. “We are thankful for the support from the PNC Foundation as we implement these … [More]
