Housing
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This is what a summer building affordable homes with AmeriCorps taught me as a journalist
When I signed up to volunteer in affordable housing with AmeriCorps NCCC this summer, I didn’t know what to expect. Here’s what I learned.
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Rent increases would be limited to 5% per year under new Biden-Harris plan
The plan calls on Congress to pass a law that would withdraw tax credits from landlords who raise rent by more than 5% annually. If passed, the plan would apply to about half of all rentals in the United States.
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$10 million from American Rescue Plan goes to affordable housing in Chandler
Over 450 rental units will be built in Chandler using funds from the 2021 American Rescue Plan.
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How a Prescott shelter turned this woman’s life around—and helped many others find housing
Prescott Area Shelter Services has served over 3,000 women and children since opening in 2009.
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Rent monopoly crackdown continues as FBI raids corporate landlord for 18 Arizona properties
The federal investigation runs parallel to a price-fixing lawsuit by the Arizona Attorney General against 400 other apartment complexes in the state.
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Apache Boulevard is rapidly changing: Here’s where affordable housing fits in
Apache Boulevard in Tempe is undergoing quite the change in landscape—thirty overall sites are planned for residential or mixed-use development.
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8 of the most expensive houses in the Phoenix area to hit the market
Check out eight of the most expensive houses in Phoenix to hit the market.
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New funding keeps the homeownership dream alive for Avondale families
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has approved an additional $796,326 to boost homeownership opportunities in Avondale.
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Maricopa County, El Mirage partner to make 5 homes more affordable
The homes in El Mirage will be sold to prospective buyers who earn 120% or below the area median income.
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Hobbs vetoed major housing legislation. Here’s what’s still in the works.
Even though a significant piece of housing legislation was blocked by Hobbs, lawmakers are hopeful other housing affordability bills will become law.
