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The Scottsdale Area Association of Realtors® (SAAR) recently released its monthly Market Data Report, which highlights key metrics for residential real estate inventory in the Phoenix metro area

The City of Chandler is preparing to welcome the newest venue to its downtown, the Downtown Stage. The City and the Downtown Chandler Community Partnership (DCCP) will host an unveiling event at 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 24, at the new stage located on Commonwealth Street, east of Arizona Avenue.

A 96,000 SF manufacturing building at 6615 W. Boston St. in Chandler sold for $5,875,000 or $61.20 per SF. Lee & Associates Principal Matt McDougall represented the buyer, Evergreen Industrial Properties, LLC of Oakland, CA. The seller was Schneider-Chandler, LLC of Phoenix and was represented by Jones Lang LaSalle.

A U.S. District Court judge in North Dakota late yesterday issued a temporary injunction against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers’ Waters of the U.S rule, calling it “exceptionally expansive.” The ruling blocks implementation of the rule in 13 states that requested the injunction, including Arizona, a day before it was set to take effect

Attorney General Mark Brnovich today announced the settlement of a consumer fraud lawsuit against Go Green Today, LLC (“Go Green”), an Arizona-based solar company that allegedly made thousands of unwanted telephone calls to consumers on the FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry (DNC). In addition to making unsolicited telemarketing calls, Go Green also violated the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act (ACFA) in the marketing and sale of solar products. Under the consent judgment, up to $55,000 in restitution will be paid to victims.

The Scottsdale Area Association of Realtors® (SAAR) recently released its monthly Market Data Report, which highlights key metrics for residential real estate inventory.

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich today joined Attorneys General in 15 other states to request the EPA immediately stay Section 111(d) of the Obama administration’s finalized “Clean Power Plan.” A stay is a legal procedure that will ensure Arizonans will not be forced to suffer serious harm until the courts have had an opportunity to review the rule’s legality

Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema sent a letter to United States Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell about the Forest Service’s Notice of Intent to round up and impound horses on the Mesa Ranger District of the Tonto National Forest

U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announced final “Clean Power Plan” rule seeking to dramatically reduce carbon emissions from power plants

On Thursday, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced a Senate bill similar to Congressman Gosar’s Local Zoning and Property Rights Protection Act, H.R. H.R. 1995, which would prohibit the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from implementing a new regulation known as Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH)

U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after being joined by 34 members of the House in formally requesting the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources hold a hearing on H.R. 2663, the Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015

Congressman Ruben Gallego signed on as an original co-sponsor of the Equality Act - a comprehensive non-discrimination bill that would provide protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals from discrimination in housing, work, jury service, credit, education, federal funding, and public accommodations.

U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after formally requesting, along with 17 other members of Congress, that the House Judiciary Committee hold a hearing on the Congressman’s sponsored legislation, H.R. 1995, the Local Zoning and Property Rights Protection Act

The House of Representatives today unanimously passed U.S. Representative Martha McSally’s legislation to improve the management and accountability of new border technology projects. The Border Security Technology Accountability Act, H.R. 1634, follows numerous reports showing Department of Homeland Security acquisition programs are a “high-risk” for waste, fraud, and abuse and is Rep. McSally’s second bill to pass the House.

U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., is pleased to announced that the Kayenta Airport on the Navajo Nation will receive a $442,551 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The grant, disbursed by the Federal Aviation Administration, will fund the construction of a 1,440-square-foot snow removal equipment building.

U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released a statement following a rally on the West lawn of the U.S. Capitol building in opposition to a bipartisan land exchange which paves the way for the development of the largest copper mine in North America

Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema joined a bipartisan majority to pass H.R. 3038, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II. She released the following statement after the vote

On Thursday, July 9, 2015, Metro East Valley Holdings, LLC, a joint venture between Tempe based Metro Commercial Properties, Inc., and a private REIT managed by Principal Real Estate Investors, Des Moines, IA, completed the purchase of 21.5 acres of land fronting the US 60 Superstition Freeway in Mesa, Arizona, for a planned four building light industrial developmen

For the past few months, SAAR has been reporting an increasingly “hot” market. The number of homes actively listed for sale has been steadily declining for five months now, while number of home sold has been increasing each month. This heavy demand and low inventory continues to nudge home prices higher. In addition, REALTORS® are reporting frequent multiple-offer situations, especially on homes under $300k.

U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a new regulation today known as Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH