Banks are neglecting foreclosed homes in minority neighborhoods compared to those in white communities, according to a housing advocacy group.... Read more»
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A grant from the the Department of Housing and Urban Development hopes to help Tucson’s low-income families eliminate lead hazards in their homes over the next three years.... Read more»
Reducing mortgages would help keep hundreds of thousands of families in their homes, save Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae money and help taxpayers, the mortgage giants said.... Read more»
Since construction peaked in 2006, Phoenix and Lake Havasu have posted the largest construction job losses in the country.... Read more»
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»
The Pima County Community Land Trust will offer prospective buyers information about its Affordable Homeownership Program at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Pima County Housing Center, 801 W. Congress.... Read more»
Thanks to government-owned Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, most homeowners won’t qualify for a break on their mortgages.... Read more»
The director of engineering for a Phoenix-based manufactured-home company told Congress on Wednesday that a federal agency’s inefficient handling of regulations has contributed to an 80 percent drop in construction in his industry since 2000.... Read more»
A Tucson man was indicted on charges of wire fraud and money laundering in an alleged real estate investment scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced.... Read more»
Today on Buckmaster - We start things off with a conversation with Victoria Maizes, M.D., Head of UA-based Center for Integrative Medicine. Next, Certified Financial Planner Shelly Fishman has the Tuesday Money Maker Report. Then, it’s a newsmaker interview with State Senator Ron Gould who discusses the renewed push for guns on Arizona campuses. Plus, Tucson Realty and Trust’s Hank Amos has the year-end look at Tucson’s commercial real estate picture.... Read more»
In the growing rural areas of Arizona, many home buyers learn too late that they aren’t assured an adequate supply of water, a state lawmaker contends.... Read more»
A professor emeritus at Arizona State University has tangled with officials in Superior, Globe and Hayden over buildings he owns that are falling apart and a blight on their communities, the towns’ leaders have said.... 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»
The Better Business Bureau is warning property owners of mailers that offer to provide real estate deeds for much more than what the county recorder charges.... 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
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