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3 home builders here make ‘top 3′ green list

Three homebuilders in the Tucson region have grabbed top honors for environmentally friendly “sustainable building design and construction” from Calvert, a diversified investment management firm that touts “sustainable and responsible investing.”

Governor and Legislature Agree on FY 2008 Budget

On April 17, the Arizona Legislature passed an amended FY 2008 budget, which Governor Napolitano then signed. The Department of Housing has been tapped for significant financial adjustments totaling $13.3 million in budget sweeps to three of our agency funds for the current fiscal year. While these sweeps pose significant cuts to an agency of […]

Guidance for Homebuilders, Subsequent Owners and Lenders

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Hines Acquires Renaissance Square in Phoenix

Holdings in Firm’s U.S. Core Office Fund Reach 24 Properties
PHOENIX, AZ, January 4, 2008 - The Phoenix office of Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today that a subsidiary of Hines U.S. Core Office Fund, L.P. (Core Fund) has acquired Renaissance Square, a two-building office complex totaling 965,508 square feet in Phoenix, from a joint […]

Solstice Adds Ski-In, Ski-Out Chalet in the Swiss Alps to its Luxury Collection

Only Destination Club to Offer Members a Home in Exclusive Verbier
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ — Solstice, the ultra-luxury leader in the $2 billion destination club industry, is adding to its expanding portfolio of luxury homes in the top 25 global elite travel destinations with a ski-in, ski-out chalet located in Verbier, Switzerland — one […]

Top-tier space left behind by Magnus

Mortgage market troubles give local tenants leverage
Among the relics left behind by failed mortgage lender First Magnus Financial Corp. is plenty of prime office space.

August Fire Burning in Prescott National Forest

Firefighters continue to battle the August Fire, which is now estimated at 630 acres and 80 percent contained.  

Arizona State Parks

Night under the Stars at Alamo Lake State Park on November 3rd
On Saturday, November 3rd, Alamo Lake State Park will host “A Night under the Stars” to celebrate State Parks’ 50th Anniversary.

ADEQ Director Owens Announces New Initiative to Help Arizona Schools Clean Up and Prevent Contamination from Leaking Underground Storage Tanks

PHOENIX – Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Director Steve
Owens announced today that ADEQ has launched an innovative initiative to help schools across Arizona clean up contamination from leaking underground storage tanks (USTs) on school property and prevent future leaks from USTs.

Tips for sealing the deal on troubled real estate

Termites, proximity to landfills, criminal activity and even the possibility of ghosts can spell doom for a real-estate sale.
Those problems present their share of hazards for real-estate agents as well, said Craig Runyon, an instructor at the Brodsky School of Real Estate.