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From news on Arizona’s housing market to tips for making your bathroom feel bigger, here’s a quick recap of helpful links for Phoenix renters.
🔑 A 21-story high-rise with 320 apartments off of Roosevelt Row received preliminary approval from the city. (Phoenix Business Journal, 🔒)
🏠 The Mayo Clinic wants to build over 100 single-family, for-sale homes behind its Scottsdale campus. (Scottsdale Progress)
💸 Arizona ranks 26th in the nation for wage increases over the last five years—barely keeping pace with inflation. (Phoenix New Times)
💰 Apartments in Phoenix are more likely to offer perks like free months of rent to prospective tenants than in other US cities. (NPR)
☕️ Ray Phoenix, a downtown high-rise with 400 apartments, plans to add a small grocer, cafe, and gallery to its ground floor. (The Copper Courier)
⛺️ A downtown Phoenix campground for unhoused people that serves nearly 300 people nightly looks set to remain open. (The Copper Courier)
💡 Check out these renter-friendly upgrades one creative person made, including stick-on kitchen tiles and a paper lantern. (Instagram)
