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It takes a lot of time to stay on top of the news, so here’s a quick roundup of stories about renting and living in Phoenix.
🛠️ The Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Mercury, and Valley of the Sun YMCA are partnering to build a new $60 million YMCA in downtown Phoenix that will include about 60 units of affordable housing. Earlier this month, I wrote about how the current YMCA’s tenants were evicted from the building. (Press release)
💰 People aged 75 and older are now the wealthiest age group in the US, while those 35 and younger saw a drop in median net worth over the last three years. (The Associated Press)
🎓 Some students in Phoenix are opting out of traditional student housing as apartment complexes with open rooms lure them in with free months of rent. (Bisnow)
🙌 The opportunity to access affordable housing changed these three Valley families’ lives as they faced the brink of homelessness. (AZ Foothills Magazine)
🏠 If you’re interested in how housing policy can also make positive climate impacts, check out this webinar happening Thursday. (Zoom)
🚽 Want to avoid having to put in a maintenance request for a clogged toilet? Here are seven things plumbers wish people would stop doing. (Apartment Therapy)
