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Sahuarita to partner with growing water management company

The mayor and council decided against using eminent domain to block the company from acquiring infrastructure in town.

Tucson brings in few affordable housing programs through federal tax credits

Officials say the city is at a disadvantage for the competitive program.

New manufactured housing comes to Sahuarita

The new homes will be less expensive and produce less waste on site.

HUD raises purchase price limit for homebuyer assistance in Tucson

The new limit is 95% of the median home value in the city.

Pima County to receive new round of Emergency Rental Assistance funds

The county says the $11 million should last until September.

Proposed Arizona law would seal records from some evictions

Backers say the measure will help tenants who win in court or reach an agreement with their landlord.

Tucson mother and daughter reflect on time spent working in housing

They each made the transition from discouraged loan officer to government worker at pivotal times for the housing market.

Rental and downpayment assistance only go so far in tight housing market

Fewer Tucsonans are able to take advantage of city and county programs as cash buyers outbid them and the cost of housing increases.

Tucson mayor and city council extend eligibility for affordable housing fee waiver

The waiver used to only be for nonprofits, but now is also available to for-profit builders.

Pima County to receive new allocation of emergency rental funds

The money comes from the state's allocation, which has gone largely untouched.

Tucson looking for developers for new affordable housing

The sites of the projects are located in Menlo Park and Dunbar Spring.

Arizona puts $40 million towards rural transitional housing for the unhoused

The funds will go to rehabilitating existing buildings

Evictions slowly on the rise in Pima County

Numbers are close to pre-pandemic levels.

How Rancho Feliz uses volunteer power to break the cycle of poverty in Agua Prieta, Sonora.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Author Marquez Price on his debut poetry collection; meet the new executive director for the Tucson Audubon Society; and "Stories That Soar!" shares a story written by a 5th grade student who is a Bengali immigrant.

Pima County constable resigns as evictions continue in Tucson

A Pima County constable in Tucson is resigning later this month as rent prices and evictions continue to climb in the city.

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