Metro Phoenix rents lead U.S. again for biggest increases, low-income families hit hardest (Arizona Republic)
Metro Phoenix rents lead U.S. again for biggest increases, low-income families hit hardest Author: Catherine Reagor, Arizona Republic | Click here to view original article Metro Phoenix is again leading the U.S. for rising rents with the biggest increases hitting people with the lowest incomes. After dipping in some Valley cities during May and June, apartment rents rebounded in July, according to new data. Last month’s increase is [...]
Nonprofits answer call for affordable housing
North Central News, the voice of the north central Phoenix community, published its July issue today with a cover story addressing the metro area’s desperate need for affordable housing. NCN was also there for the opening of UMOM’s 19West affordable apartment complex and included it in today’s story. We appreciate NCN for bringing attention to this important issue. When Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego [...]
Arizona ranks 46th for childhood well-being: affordable housing is a pressure point.
(Courtesy Cronkite News Service) By Tim Royan, Cronkite News PHOENIX (Cronkite) – Arizona scrapes along the bottom of the nation in children’s well-being, ranking 46th in 2019 Kids Count data released Monday. Lack of affordable housing emerged as a pressure point. Arizona dropped one place from last year in the annual report on states. But child advocates often have called out Arizona for [...]