Yearly Archives: 2008

PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Housing has announced that it has received $683,060 to support the continuation of the state’s foreclosure prevention counseling efforts. The much -needed boost will enable an existing network of 13 community -based organizations across Arizona to provide continued assistance to homeowners in danger of foreclosure.

The Southern Arizona Home Builders Association's 37th annual Fall Home & Garden Show kicks off Friday, Oct. 10, at the Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., and continues through Sunday, Oct. 12.

September 19, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Have you ever wondered what happens to your garbage once it's picked up by the city? Do you know what kind of trees to plant at your home and where?

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 16, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is urging her Arizona colleagues in the Senate, John McCain and Jon Kyl, to support extending the solar investment tax credit for eight years.

September 4, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Learn about fair housing practices and laws at a free two-hour workshop from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at Phoenix City Hall, assembly room A, 200 W. Washington St.

Phoenix residents are encouraged to take advantage of the city's free, portable vacuum cleaners with special filters designed to remove lead particles in dust, paint and other home surfaces.

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."

PHOENIX - Governor Janet Napolitano announced today the latest effort in a series of state initiatives to better serve Arizona families facing foreclosure. Homeowners who are either delinquent on their mortgage or face foreclosure now have a new, dedicated 24/7 toll-free help line to reach a local Arizona foreclosure counselor: 1-877-448-1211.

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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 this size, ADOH had planned for this inevitability and existing projects and programs should not be affected by the FY2008 sweeps.

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PHOENIX – U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson today awarded the City of Phoenix Housing Department nearly $8.9 million to support the redevelopment of A.L. Krohn Homes public housing complex into an attractive mixed-income community

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PHOENIX, AZ (February 12, 2008) — Arizona-based VisitMyLuxuryHome.com today unveiled a new DVD Production Service for real estate professionals. The HomeDVD service allows realtors to supply prospective buyers with DVDs containing room-by-room tours of high-end homes in high definition, full motion video with live commentary by professional presenters

NEWPORT BEACH, CA– Freedom Realty Exchange (FRE.com), a real estate auction marketing website and part of the LFC Group of Companies, has just announced the launch of an online auction campaign to sell seven new homes and two residential lots in Bullhead City, Arizona, with minimum bids starting at only $1.

GOODYEAR, Ariz., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Local Real Estate Specialist, Brenda Kilhoffer, of the BK Family Homes Team at Keller Williams Professional Partners and Villas at Palm Valley will be hosting a free brunch and Investor Limo Tour of featured west valley investment properties.

Scottsdale, Arizona, January 24, 2008 -- According to Realty DataTrust, the apartment industry’s first up-to-date source for aggregated leasing data, average nationwide apartment rental rates increased 1.9% in 2007.

PHOENIX, AZ (January 15, 2008) — Arizona-based visitMyLuxuryHome.com today released a new Virtual Open House service enabling prospective buyers to receive room-by-room tours of high-end homes in high definition, full motion video with live commentary by professional presenters. Initially available exclusively in Arizona, the Virtual Open House is a compelling new way for buyers to quickly visit homes online.

Tucson, AZ – Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, along with the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco), announced today that more than $4.7 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants have been awarded to housing projects throughout Yuma, Pima and Maricopa counties, funding nine projects expected to generate 432 new affordable housing units.

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 venture between The Pauls Corporation and GE Asset Management.