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Taxes for streetlights will drop for about 27,000 properties in special districts
June 22, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Property taxes that keep streetlights lit around 27,000 homes and businesses will drop next year, after the City Council voted June 16 to roll back funds being held in reserve for the city’s 355 separate streetlight tax districts.
Phoenix Gets Grant to Fund “Green” YouthBuild Projects
June 17, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The city of Phoenix will receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor that will fund the...
Council set to lower property tax rate after budget approval
June 11, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – The city’s share of local property tax bills, now about 11 percent, is expected to dip lower under a 2009-10 city budget and budget-related measures recently adopted by the City Council.
SAHBA Training Materials to Acosta
June 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Southern Arizona Home Builders Association (SAHBA) announced today a donation of $2,000 in training materials to the Fred G. Acosta Job Corps. The educational kits, called “Sed de Saber,” are focused on helping Hispanic students learn about career opportunities in the home building industry through strong job, communications, and safety skills.
Free Fair Housing Workshop
June 5, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Learn about fair housing practices and laws at a free three-hour workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, June 18, at the Broadway Heritage Neighborhood Resource Center, 2405 E. Broadway Road.
Cost of new home includes almost 13% in fees, taxes
April 07, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Impact fees and surcharges make up 12.8% of the sales price of a new home in the Tucson region, according to data compiled by the Southern Arizona Home Builders Association. The average total of impact fees and surcharges for a 2,100 square foot home was $27,587 last year. As of February, the median price for a new home was $214,364, according to John Strobeck, of Bright Future Business Consultants.
National Standards Set for Green Home Certification
April 03, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The nation’s first consensus for residential green building standards has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The ICC 700-2008 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) provides a flexible third-party rating system for green home certification, the Southern Arizona Home Builders Association (SAHBA) Green Build Council announced
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Available
March 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Qualified Phoenix residents may be eligible to participate in the city of Phoenix Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
NAHB, Arizona Home Builders File Suit Over Santa Cruz Decision
March 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The nation’s home builders are challenging a Dec. 8 federal regulatory ruling that an Arizona riverbed fed by sewers and storm runoff is a “traditional navigable water” – a decision with far-reaching implications for home buyers and property owners for miles around.
Household Utility Help Available
March 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Qualified Phoenix residents may be eligible to participate in the city of Phoenix Utility Repair and Replacement Program.
Tax Credits Boost Incentives for Green Remodeling
WASHINGTON - February 19, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Expanded tax credits for energy-efficient home improvements in the new economic stimulus package puts more money in consumers' pockets by providing financial incentive for home owners to go green on their renovation projects in 2009 and 2010.
Grijalva: Ailing Arizona needs unity
February 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Arizona and the nation are suffering an economic crisis. We have seen our neighborhoods, schools and roads decline. Our daily newspapers and TV news broadcasts report large numbers of layoffs, foreclosures, education cuts and a rising number of uninsured people.
Phoenix Residents Can Remove Lead Hazards From Homes With Free Cleaners
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.
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."
Guidance for Homebuilders, Subsequent Owners and Lenders
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Hines Acquires Renaissance Square in Phoenix
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.
Solstice Adds Ski-In, Ski-Out Chalet in the Swiss Alps to its Luxury Collection
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 of the world's premier ski destinations
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
As containment progresses on the August Fire continued through the day, some of the assigned resources were detailed to assist with initial attack on a new start, the November Fire. Two air tankers and 2 helicopters were able to get a wet line around the perimeter of the November Fire and stop the spread as a fire crew and 2 engines were diverted to begin the suppression efforts.
Arizona State Parks
On Saturday, November 3rd, Alamo Lake State Park will host "A Night under the Stars" to celebrate State Parks' 50th Anniversary.
