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From news on home construction in Arizona to AI-enhanced housing listings, here’s a quick recap of helpful links for Phoenix renters.
🏠 A developer plans to build 105 homes starting in the mid-$300,000s—but they’re all the way in Maricopa. (Phoenix Business Journal 🔒)
🔨 Housing construction across the US dropped in May to the lowest levels since the pandemic, with builders citing higher costs. (Arizona Mirror)
💸 However, multifamily construction in Phoenix has led to lower rents and lower return-on-investment for landlords. (Ahwatukee Foothills News)
📃 Native American Connections, which operates affordable apartments in Glendale and Phoenix, is opening its housing waitlist until June 30. (Instagram)
💰With homeownership costs rising, some wealthy Americans are choosing to rent instead and invest their money elsewhere. (Forbes)
🥵 A disproportionate number of indoor heat-related deaths in Phoenix occur in mobile homes. Red Cross volunteers are door-knocking to spread the word about cooling centers. (NPR)
🙄 AI-enhanced housing listings are duping renters—as if we don’t have enough to worry about. (The Verge)
Have a stain that may threaten your security deposit refund? Check out these recommended rug and upholstery cleaners. (Apartment Therapy)
