2+ week, 6+ day ago   (135+ words) The Federal Trade Commission says it has reached a settlement with Zillow and Redfin. Arizona was part of the coalition of states alleging the housing platforms illegally entered agreements to reduce competition. The lawsuit claimed Zillow paid Redfin $100 million to…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (726+ words) Flagstaff, like many cities, has a housing problem. It’s long ranked alongside cities like Sedona for the most expensive places to live in Arizona. And the city faces particular challenges that get in the way of building affordable housing. That’s…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (184+ words) Arizona still has a supply and demand imbalance when it comes to housing, according to a new report from the Arizona-based think tank, Common Sense Institute. The report says just 42% of households in the state would be able to afford…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1081+ words) They're either more affordable homes or they're junk houses. That’s the basic breakdown of a proposal awaiting a vote in the Arizona House after barely passing the Senate that would upend decades of municipal design standards builders are required to…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (150+ words) In 2024, a coalition in Arizona successfully changed state law to keep mobile home park owners from restricting certain air conditioners that were considered ugly or noisy. Now, one of those stakeholder groups is pushing new legislation to improve these communities....

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (434+ words) A bipartisan group of state lawmakers advanced a measure on Monday that would preempt Arizona cities from blocking housing projects based on aesthetic preferences like the color of the walls or the slant of the roof. The bill gives developers…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (945+ words) Cities and towns across Arizona would lose the ability to regulate some aspects of home design — both inside and out — under a bill scheduled to come up for debate in the state Senate on Monday. Howie Fischer of Capitol Media…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1255+ words) A bipartisan group of lawmakers are trying to throw a lifeline to residents of historic neighborhoods in Arizona’s large cities and towns, proposing an exemption from a 2024 law mandating that the municipalities allow much higher density housing in what are…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1198+ words) A new report from the Urban Land Institute finds some good news for Phoenix, even as other cities in the west fall off a bit. The Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2026 report finds the Western region had the lowest real…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (112+ words) The middle housing amendment to the city’s building code allows duplexes, triplexes, four-plexes, townhouses and cottage courts to be built in all residential areas citywide, with the exception of areas zoned “rural residential.” Tucson approves more expansive 'middle housing' than…...