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‘Arizona is Home’ mortgage assistance program kickstarts statewide homeownership drive

Apr 17, 2024 Empowering first-time buyers and expanding housing access across Arizona.

Pima County evictions fell over 40% in March

Apr 15, 2024 But experts say the positive trends are still leaving some renters behind.

The unhoused often have to travel throughout the city looking to find safe places to settle for the night.

There is hope for the homeless at Sister Josè Women's Center.

Apr 11, 2024 Also on Arizona Spotlight: The holistic housing approach of "I Am You 360"; and 10-Minute Dramas returns with "It's Saturday".

More than one-third of households in Tucson are considered housing cost burdened.

AZ bill targets squatters: Owners could call police for immediate removal

Apr 11, 2024 The bill is headed up to the governor's desk for final approval.

Assistant City Manager Liz Morales speaks at the groundbreaking of Milagro on Oracle, a low-income housing complex currently under construction on Aug. 27, 2023 in Tucson, Ariz.

Progress is slow for Tucson’s housing assistance

Apr 8, 2024 Experts said more federal funding is needed to close the housing gap.

The Homeless ID Project aims to end homelessness by providing ID replacement services to eliminate barriers many unhoused individuals face to accessing housing, jobs, and essential services.

Arizona advocates aim to break cycle of homelessness through ID accessibility

Apr 6, 2024 Without an ID, it can be difficult or impossible to gain employment, secure housing, apply for food stamps or access disability benefits.

The dome atop the Arizona Capitol Museum at the State Capitol in Phoenix. January 2021.

Hobbs vetoes Arizona Starter Homes Act despite bipartisan support

Mar 18, 2024 The bill would have banned cities from requiring homeowners associations and minimize single-family home sizes.

A housing subdivision under construction in Tucson off Silverbell Road. December 2020.

Housing assistance program will face federal budget cuts

Mar 14, 2024 City officials said cuts would most likely be “small.”

The window of a house in Tucson's Barrio Viejo.

New data: Arizona renters continue to struggle despite strong economy

Mar 12, 2024 Pima County saw its second highest number of evictions last year since the pandemic moratorium ended in 2021, but there are good signs in rent prices.

The Capistrano Apartments, on East 6th Street, is a Tucson apartment complex.

Mayes sues RealPage and 9 major landlords over rising rents

Feb 28, 2024 AG claims RealPage's "revenue management" algorithm is illegal price fixing.

City of Tucson's council chambers in downtown.

Ordinance cracking down homeless encampments in Tucson washes is moving forward

Feb 22, 2024 A Supreme Court case is considering a similar issue nationally.

This map from Opportunity Atlas shows the average income for adults based on where they grew up.

The Buzz: Combatting Generational Poverty in Pima County

Jan 26, 2024 A new effort aims to help those who are born into poverty move up the socio-economic ladder.

A group hangs out in the shade in Santa Rita Park in Tucson.

Hobbs announces $21 million for Tucson housing programs

Jan 10, 2024 The money is part of an $89 million statewide investment

I Am You 360 is building a second group of tiny homes to house clients right next to their office.

Local Tucson non-profit uses "whole healing" approach to fight homelessness

Jan 9, 2024 I Am You 360 provides homes and professional training for young at-risk Tucsonans

File image of a for sale sign outside a home in the Tucson metropolitan area.

Home affordability continues to shrink in Arizona

Jan 2, 2024 Buying a median priced-home could take more than half an average salary in some AZ counties.

The Buzz: Looking back and ahead at our economy

Dec 29, 2023 Economists say growth is likely to slow, but not stop, in the region and nation.

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