Housing
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How Harris’ housing plan lines up with Arizona’s crackdown on corporate landlords
Algorithms are setting rents. Corporations are buying homes. Can Harris take the keys from Wall Street and hand them back to the working class?
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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.
