Housing
Phoenix will soon learn whether it can build a new shelter in time to house people before extreme heat kicks in.
Apr. 2, 2024
What's happened to the hundreds of people who lived in "The Zone" as new encampments continue to crop up? The Show talked to one of them.
Apr. 1, 2024
The number of eviction filings in Maricopa County in 2023 was up more than 20% from pre-pandemic levels. And the trend appears to be continuing in the wrong direction in 2024. Landlords filed 8,025 evictions in January – the most ever for a single month.
Mar. 28, 2024
On Tuesday night, both rural and urban Natives traveled from near and far to the site of a former boarding school at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix to share the devastating impacts of a sober-living-home scandal that gained widespread notoriety after the shutdown of more than 300 facilities last year.
Mar. 27, 2024
A state Senate Committee has passed a bill on a party line vote that would create a new $55 million Homeless Shelter and Services Fund.
Mar. 27, 2024
Since the 1970s, cities have been employing something called "hostile architecture" to try to keep certain people from being in certain places. Some states are now starting to rethink this, but Jonathan Pacheco Bell says it’s still very common in cities around the world.
Mar. 26, 2024
A historic Phoenix home designed by famed architect Al Beadle could be demolished after it was recently purchased. Known as White Gates, the white rectangular home was built in 1954
Mar. 23, 2024
Scottsdale residents have until March 31 to provide feedback on three proposed amendments to city code that help to regulate short-term rentals.
Mar. 22, 2024
Phoenix plans to construct a new homeless shelter in the southwest part of the city as it works to expand shelter capacity citywide amid a growing homelessness crisis.
Mar. 21, 2024
Voters in the Arizona tourist town of Sedona are pushing back against a City Council vote earlier this month that would rezone part of a popular park to create a car camp for homeless workers.
Mar. 20, 2024
Tempe officials want to know how residents feel about the possibility of a zoning change to allow more guest homes. Mayor Corey Woods has identified affordable housing as one of the biggest challenges his city faces.
Mar. 19, 2024
Phoenix leaders will have to decide whether to save tens of millions to address future budget shortfalls or spend money on items some residents are pushing for.
Mar. 19, 2024
The Arizona Starter Homes Act reached Hobbs' desk after narrowly passing out of both chambers with a mix of Democratic and Republican support.
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Mar. 18, 2024
The Sedona City Council voted last week to provide a safe place to park for local workers living in their cars. The city will provide showers, bathrooms and trash services.
Mar. 18, 2024
Arizona’s shortage of housing for low-income renters once again ranks among the most severe in the nation, according to a new report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
Mar. 15, 2024
Mayors from across Arizona are calling on Gov. Katie Hobbs to veto a bill designed to lower home prices by cutting municipal regulations.
Mar. 14, 2024
Sedona's longtime housing crisis is coming to a head this week. Sedona’s City Council voted Tuesday to create an area where people can sleep in their cars at night legally. And not everyone is happy about it.
Mar. 14, 2024
Arizona lawmakers are sending a measure to the ballot this year that would allow property owners to apply for property tax refunds if their local governments don’t address illegal camping, panhandling or other so-called “public nuisances.”
Mar. 14, 2024
This partnership between the Navajo Nation and Mesa-based company is meant to kickstart mass-scale manufacturing to meet a severe housing demand on the reservation and help Page bounce back following the shutdown of the Navajo Generating Station.
Mar. 14, 2024
Housing has been one of the biggest topics of discussion at the state Capitol over the past couple of years, and the conversation about this bill got The Show thinking about the concept of starter homes and what they look like in 2024. Lauren Schellhase, a realtor with Home Smart in Phoenix, joined The Show talk about it.
Mar. 13, 2024
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