Housing
Evictions and foreclosures are more than twice as likely to happen here in Maricopa County than the rest of the country — and the problem is only going to get worse as the pandemic plays out. That’s one of the main findings from a new study from New America that looks at housing loss nationwide.
Sep. 11, 2020
During the pandemic, seven hotels across four Valley cities are housing people experiencing homelessness.
Phoenix is using up to $3,488,927 in federal relief funds to cover about 100 hotel rooms for a year.
Sep. 8, 2020
With many Arizonans struggling to pay rent, Gov. Doug Ducey has extended the state’s eviction moratorium through the end of October. But now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued its own eviction ban that will last through the end of the year.
Sep. 7, 2020
On Monday, the White House announced a national moratorium on evictions to run through December. The policy would apply to people who have lost their jobs as a result of the pandemic and cannot find any alternative housing. State Rep. Jennifer Longdon (D-Phoenix) says it's not enough.
Sep. 2, 2020
With a Section 8 voucher, low-income tenants typically pay 30% of their income toward rent, and the voucher covers the remainder, up to a certain amount. But Arizona has no protections requiring landlords to accept Section 8. That can make it difficult for low-income renters to find homes.
Aug. 28, 2020
Hundreds of renters each week in Maricopa County are still facing eviction since the start of the pandemic and experts say many more evictions could be coming.
Aug. 26, 2020
Hundreds of thousands of Arizonans are out of work. And we are officially in a recession, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Despite that, the housing market in Phoenix is going strong — so strong that some say it’s thriving. So, how is that possible? And who is it benefiting?
Aug. 25, 2020
Real estate sales in the Phoenix area are breaking records this summer. One real estate professor says this could be laying the foundation for an affordable housing crisis.
Aug. 23, 2020
The governor extended Arizona’s eviction moratorium through October. But after this week, to avoid eviction, tenants will have to show they’ve applied to a rental assistance program through the city, county, state or a nonprofit group.
Aug. 18, 2020
A group of health plans that works with the state’s Medicaid program is aiming to revamp the way Arizona thinks about affordable housing. The Home Matters to Arizona Fund aims to raise more than $100 million over two years. It has already launched with a portion of that money and is looking at the first round of shovel-ready project applications.
Aug. 17, 2020
The governor has extended a moratorium on enforcement of some rental evictions through October, but the state’s court system is clarifying that after Aug. 21, evictions can only be delayed due to financial hardship related to the pandemic, not illness or the need to quarantine.
Aug. 14, 2020
Landlords and mobile home park owners are suing Gov. Doug Ducey for blocking evictions of tenants who have not paid their rent. While tenants have to prove that they are affected by the pandemic to qualify for the protection, challengers of the moratorium say it is unconstitutional.
Aug. 13, 2020
Arizona is no longer among the top five states for foreign home buyers. That’s among the findings in the National Association of Realtors’ annual report on international transactions in residential real estate.
Aug. 9, 2020
The unsheltered homeless population in Maricopa County nearly tripled in the last five years. The city has two online surveys related to the plan available through Aug. 28. Four virtual community meetings are scheduled Aug.11, 12, 17 and 19.
Aug. 9, 2020
Residential landlords in need of assistance due to the coronavirus pandemic can now apply for aid through the Arizona Department of Housing.
Aug. 6, 2020
A Scottsdale-based real estate investment trust said more tenants are open for business but not as many as it predicted two months ago.
Aug. 5, 2020
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