South Phoenix to expect light rail a decade early
Phoenix light rail outside the Phoenix Convention Center:Wikipedia By Brenna Goth | The Arizona Republic A south Phoenix light-rail line is on the fast track to construction, under a plan to accelerate...
View Article$5M+ Deals – $60.5M for Goodyear commercial; Camelback Rd apartments
Below are the deals that closed Tuesday, February 9, 2016 in Maricopa County over $5M according to the Maricopa County Recorder. Rose Law Group Reporter has not independently verified these...
View ArticlePresident Obama designates $75 million to Tempe streetcar project
By Mike Sackley | KTAR A map of the proposed Tempe Streetcar route. (Valley Metro Photo) President Barack Obama has included the Tempe streetcar project in his budget for fiscal year 2017. If approved...
View Article$5M+ Deals – Scottsdale apartments & commercial; Arrowhead commercial
Below are the deals that closed Wednesday, February 10 2016 in Maricopa County over $5M according to the Maricopa County Recorder. Rose Law Group Reporter has not independently verified these...
View ArticleGilbert to consider flats at San Tan project
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Rendering courtesy of Town of Gilbert The Town of Gilbert’s Design Review Board will consider a proposal by Embry Partners to create a 320-unit...
View ArticleMaterials manufacturer moving to Maricopa
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Rendering courtesy of Quail Run Building Materials Quail Run Building Materials, Inc., a leading Southwest manufacturer of steel framing and building...
View ArticleWhat builders eye for entry-level buyers
REALTORMag Builders are looking to target what they call C- and D-grade lots — which have largely been ignored in the years since the recession — to bring more entry-level buyers back to the market....
View ArticleBattle lines drawn again over rental taxes
by Mike Sunnucks | Phoenix Business Journal Darin Mitchell is ready for round two of his fight with Arizona cities and mayors over taxes levied on apartment and house renters. Mitchell, a Republican...
View ArticleHigh-rise towers might be coming to Scottsdale Fashion Square
By Parker Leavitt | The Arizona Republic Already one of the nation’s largest and most-profitable shopping malls, Scottsdale Fashion Square could evolve into an urban center with high-rise apartments,...
View ArticleNational Association of Realtors says inventory shortages push homeownership...
And it’s not going away anytime soon By Brena Swanson | HousingWire A lack of housing inventory continues to stifle the housing market, making it difficult for potential homeowners to get on the...
View ArticleGlendale planning commission recommends scenic corridor designation along...
The roadway along 57th Avenue near Foothills Regional Park in Glendale not far from Loop 101, pictured Feb. 24, represents the kind of landscape views city officials want to protect through designation...
View ArticleWhat fewer ghost houses say about the housing market
By Clare Trapasso | realtor.com Zombies are great for TV, great for movies and books, seemingly even great for the national psyche. But there’s one place where they are not so great: the housing...
View ArticleSurvey: 45% of non-homeowners say finances keep them from buying
Nearly 30% say they can’t afford a down payment By Ben Lane | HousingWire Nearly half of all non-homeowners say that their financial situation is preventing them from buying a home, a new report from...
View ArticleUnder one roof: Multigenerational housing big for builders
A Lennar NextGen home in Stapleton, Colorado/Scott Osler | The Denver Post | Getty Images By Diana Olick | CNBC Jennifer Michaels didn’t expect her Seattle-area house would sell so quickly, especially...
View Article3 top Phoenix city executives get paid leave for Roosevelt Row plan error
By Brenna Goth | The Arizona Republic Three high-level Phoenix executives have been disciplined for a “technical glitch” in the preparation of a controversial plan to designate downtown’s Roosevelt Row...
View Article$5M+ Deals – Peoria apartments; Phoenix & Litchfield Park commercial; Mesa land
Below are the deals that closed Thursday, February 11, 2016 in Maricopa County over $5M according to the Maricopa County Recorder. Rose Law Group Reporter has not independently verified these...
View ArticleA new dimension in home buying: Virtual reality
Ellie Wald, an agent at Halstead Property, dons a Samsung Gear headset at the brokerage firm’s Manhattan headquarters. /Credit Jennifer S. Altman for The New York Times By Jennifer Miller | The New...
View ArticleFlorence opposed to bill that would prevent blocking neighboring incorporation
By Mark Cowling | Casa Grande Dispatch A House panel approved a measure Wednesday that could allow residents of San Tan Valley to decide if they want to become a city. Florence officials indicated they...
View ArticleWarning light flashes for the commercial property boom
Bonds backed by commercial real-estate loans have weakened significantly since start of the year By Serena Ng | The Wall Street Journal The financial engine of the market for office buildings, hotels...
View ArticleGlendale’s updated General Plan focuses on growing western area
By Jeff Grant | Today staff City officials continue to work toward an updated overall policy document guiding future development that emphasizes protection of Luke Air Force Base, considered one of...
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