Housing Articles, Archive - Housing

Tucsonans can report homeless camps

Oct 27, 2022 New tool helps city respond to health and safety concerns.

An empty chair outside of a former motel on North Oracle Road that the city of Tucson purchased and transformed into bridge housing for people experiencing homelessness. August 2021.

Groundbreaking set for new housing assistance facility

Oct 27, 2022 The first building will open on June 1st of next year.

The Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse in Tucson provides a safe place for women and children who need help escaping violence at home.

21% increase in hotline calls for domestic violence center, most in history

Oct 24, 2022 The Emerge Center Against Domestic Abuse has received over 8,000 calls just this year.

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

Ballot measure asks Arizonans if veterans, widows and widowers should get property tax exemption

Oct 6, 2022 The tax exemption is written into the constitution, but is currently unenforceable.

Tucson to reopen lottery for public housing and Section 8 vouchers

Oct 4, 2022 The lottery was last open in 2017.

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

Tucson has high rate of low-income, cost-burdened renters and homeowners

Oct 3, 2022 That's despite the city having a high rate of housing affordability.

Inflation up in Arizona because of housing prices

Sep 30, 2022 While gas and food prices are also up, they're not why Arizona has one of the highest rates in the nation.

Tucson landlords can no longer discriminate based on source of income

Sep 29, 2022 The mayor and city council passed the measure earlier this week

New housing project for seniors announced on Miracle Mile

Sep 21, 2022 The development will include the former No-Tel Motel and was made possible through federal tax credits.

Arizona sees increase in housing permits

Sep 12, 2022 Many Western and Sunbelt states topped the list.

A vacant lot is used as a place to stack and assemble sandbags for use by residents whose properties are at risk of flooding.

The Buzz: A strong monsoon brings road closures and floods

Sep 9, 2022 Why does some infrastructure get overwhelmed by above-average summer rain?

A For Rent sign in front of a home in the Sam Hughes neighborhood.

The Buzz: How the short-term rental market is changing in Arizona

Sep 2, 2022 The state's hold on regulations has loosened, but some municipalities want more control.

Tucson-area housing market cooling off

Sep 2, 2022 Prices are still high but competition has calmed down from earlier this year.

Pima County constable, 3 others killed

Aug 25, 2022 She was shot Thursday while serving an eviction notice.

An eviction hearing takes place virtually in the courtroom of Judge Ronald Newman at the Pima County Consolidated Justice Court on Aug. 11, 2021.

Pima County evictions already higher than last year

Aug 23, 2022 That's as the city and county go back to pre-pandemic processes for handling them.

Kenneth Skinner’s house sits on a hillside in north Phoenix on July 1, 2022. The home is constructed with expanded polystyrene foam and Sabscrete, a concrete mix developed by Strata International Group.

3D printing and foam: Arizona organizations make homes more sustainable

Aug 14, 2022 Using technology to make the home of the future.

Housing Articles