Housing
Two Republican lawmakers are asking the Arizona attorney general to block an eviction moratorium that Pima County supervisors approved earlier this month.
Sen. Vince Leach and Rep. Bret Roberts allege the move violates state law and the state constitution because it blocks evictions that aren't covered under a federal eviction moratorium.
Feb. 10, 2021
Renters in Phoenix who need financial help may find it through a new city program. On Tuesday, the City Council approved $51.1 million to support struggling households.
Feb. 9, 2021
The CDC’s limit on some kinds of evictions is in place through March and Arizona’s 211 information hotline recently launched a web tool to help users understand that protection and to connect Arizonans with local resources for housing needs.
Feb. 4, 2021
Nearly 30 years after a south Phoenix house was placed on the city’s historic property register, a new grant will lead to a new home. In 1904, German immigrant Louis Kunz built the house on the corner of Seventh Avenue and Mohave Street.
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Feb. 4, 2021
After a two year process, Phoenix leaders approved more shelter beds for the Human Services Campus. But homeless service providers didn’t get all they wanted. Wednesday night, the council approved adding 275 more shelter beds near downtown, along with 200 more beds during harsh weather. But the majority of council members did not support a new 100-bed low-barrier shelter.
Feb. 4, 2021
The feds allowed communities to opt out of it due to the pandemic, and the Maricopa Association of Governments decided to take that route. To learn about what that will mean for agencies who work with residents experiencing homelessness, The Show spoke with Amy Schwabenlender, executive director of the Human Services Campus in Phoenix.
Jan. 27, 2021
Phoenix has had the highest home appreciation rates in the country for the past 17 months, according to the S&P Core Logic Case-Shiller Index.
In October, the last month for which data is available, Phoenix saw a 12.7% year-over-year increase. Seattle and San Diego followed.
Jan. 21, 2021
Tempe City Council recently approved a new housing initiative it believes to be the first of its kind in Arizona to ensure affordable housing for years to come.
Jan. 17, 2021
“Zombie subdivisions" left behind when the Great Recession collapsed the homebuilding industry in Casa Grande are coming back to life. The partially built neighborhoods were left incomplete, some with water and sewer lines and even paved streets.
Jan. 15, 2021
Samantha Batko, a senior research associate at the Urban Institute, researches homelessness and low-income housing programs. Batko joined The Show to talk about policies that work to get people into stable housing and how those policies are implemented.
Jan. 6, 2021
Last week, Maricopa County canceled their annual count of people living on the streets. Those homeless, but in shelters, will be counted.
Jan. 6, 2021
It’s the holiday season in northern Arizona, and so far, there hasn’t been a lot of snow. But nights are cold. From Flagstaff to remote stretches of the Navajo Nation, winter can be hard for the poor and the elderly. Fortunately, there are people who want to help.
Dec. 29, 2020
After wavering over the holiday weekend on signing a $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill, the president finally put pen to paper Dec. 27 — extending unemployment benefits, issuing a $600 check to individuals and releasing rental assistance funds.
Dec. 28, 2020
New data show the pandemic’s impact on the apartment rental industry.
Dec. 28, 2020
Since President Trump still hasn’t signed the congressional pandemic aid package, thousands of Arizonans risk losing unemployment insurance and eviction protections this week. Some Arizona faith leaders say it’s time for Gov. Ducey to intervene.
Dec. 25, 2020
After three straight months of record highs, homebuilder confidence dipped in December. Housing demand remains strong going into the new year while inventory is considered low.
Dec. 18, 2020
The individual benefits of the CARES Act have expired since the COVID relief bill’s passage back in March. In addition to business and corporate aid, the bill provided Americans with a one-time payment of $1,200 and a $600 weekly enhancement to state-issued unemployment benefits.
Dec. 14, 2020
When the CDC's eviction moratorium expires on Dec. 31, close to 250,000 Arizonans impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic's economic fallout could lose their homes. A coalition of interfaith leaders from across Arizona is calling on Gov. Ducey to do something about this impending homelessness crisis.
Dec. 11, 2020
The Flagstaff City Council declared a housing emergency last week, pledging to find ways to make housing more affordable.
Mayor Coral Evans said Flagstaff is so used to living with runaway housing costs that it has gotten used to it.
Dec. 9, 2020
The pandemic led the city’s public works department to come up with a new way for Phoenix residents to get rid of hazardous materials.
Dec. 3, 2020
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