There is a growing shortage of affordable housing in the U.S. The situation is even more severe in Arizona, which is the second-worst state in the country when it comes to affordable and available rental housing for “extremely low income” households.... Read more»
Tucsonans faced with the loss of a home can attend a free foreclosure prevention workshop March 10 hosted by U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva.... Read more»
An in-depth guide to how Santorum, Mitt Romney, Paul and Newt Gingrich say they would approach the foreclosure crisis as president, as well as an evaluation of their claims.... Read more»
Thanks to government-owned Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, most homeowners won’t qualify for a break on their mortgages.... Read more»
Allowing owners of foreclosed homes to remain as renters for at least a year would stabilize neighborhoods and minimize the fallout for families, a state lawmaker contends.... Read more»
Today on Buckmaster -It’s the Monday Political Face-off featuring Republican Bruce Ash and Pima County Democratic Party chair Jeff Rogers. Also, a newsmaker interview with Arizona State Rep. Vic Williams. Plus, a year-end update on the Tucson-area real estate scene from housing expert John Strobeck.... Read more»
House Appropriations chairman John Kavanagh made an appearance on a local radio station last week touting the news that our state’s budget situation won’t be nearly as dire next year as everyone thought it would be — and that this was done without raising revenues. Not quite.... Read more»1
Four years after the housing market collapse triggered a wave of defaults, the worst may be yet to come for homeowners, and minorities are most at risk, according to a new study.... Read more»1
As if Arizona didn’t have enough surplus property, the federal government said it wants to add more. The Obama administration last week announced 2,311 federal properties – including 94 in Arizona – that it has deemed “excess,” or not worth their value.... Read more»
It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we talk with Victoria Maizes, M.D., Head of the University of Arizona-based Center for Integrative Medicine. Plus, GOP City Council candidate Tyler Vogt, and housing analyst John Strobeck.... Read more»
The Census Bureau on Thursday confirmed what many Arizonans already knew: Over the last decade, the state built too many houses and didn’t fill enough of them.... Read more»
Foreclosures could be taking a toll on the physical and mental health of Arizonans, according to a new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research.... Read more»
With his company’s business up and inventory at a five-year low, Realtor Greg Hollman said the housing market in Arizona’s second-largest metropolitan area is thriving. But that assessment runs counter to a recent national news report that branded Tucson the nation’s sickest housing market.... Read more»1
In a new report , the FBI pats itself on the back for using “sophisticated investigative techniques” to target mortgage fraudsters. Not everyone is impressed. Consumer advocates say the FBI is turning a blind eye to misconduct by big banks.... Read more»
Earlier this week, the federal government put out a request for ideas on how to transform some of the roughly 250,000 government-owned foreclosed homes into rental properties.... Read more»
The wealth gap between whites and minorities in the U.S. is the widest it’s been in a quarter-century, with white households having 20 times the net worth of Hispanic and black households.... Read more»
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