May 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — NOL Group, parent company of global shipping leader APL, today identified an office building in Phoenix, Arizona...

May 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Scottsdale this week is publishing a Truth in Taxation notice, as required by Arizona state law, which deals solely with the city’s primary property tax levy. The city’s “combined” (primary and secondary) property tax rate is expected to remain unchanged next year.

May 7, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The city of Phoenix Neighborhood Service Department is offering grants to improve the energy efficiency of low-income households, through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program. A household of four can earn up to $44,100 annually, and qualify for the program.

May 1, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Learn about fair housing practices and laws at a free three-hour workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, at Burton Barr Central Library, 1221 N. Central Ave. This workshop will offer ADRE-authorized fair housing REALTOR® re-licensing credit and is presented in partnership with the Southwest Fair Housing Council.

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.

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

April 01, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Learn about fair housing practices and laws at a free three-hour workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, at Burton Barr Central Library, 1221 N. Central Ave. This workshop will offer ADRE-authorized fair housing REALTOR® re-licensing credit and is presented in partnership with the Southwest Fair Housing Council

Washington, D.C. - March 30, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva announces that the State of Arizona will receive over $28 million for Arizona airports by way of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan (ARRA).

March 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Qualified Phoenix residents may be eligible to participate in the city of Phoenix Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

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.

March 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Qualified Phoenix residents may be eligible to participate in the city of Phoenix Utility Repair and Replacement Program.

Phoenix, AZ - March 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Potential homebuyers may qualify for $15,000 in down payment and closing cost assistance to help buy an affordable foreclosed single family home, townhouse or condominium in the city of Phoenix

March 11, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — SAHBA Builder Magazine, working in partnership with Arizona Lithographers, has been certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a “green” publication.

SAN FRANCISCO - March 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Pro Properties, Inc., one of Phoenix’s largest property management companies, was fined $7,500 for violating federal lead-based paint disclosure requirements at numerous apartment buildings in the Phoenix area.

March 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Southern Arizona Home Builders Association's quarterly "Builder Magazine" is now a certified "green" publication. The magazine is being published using energy offsets. The wind-power offset is equal to reducing air emissions by about 1,157 pounds, SAHBA said

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.

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.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 03, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva announced today that more than $12 million in Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) grants have been awarded to fund three projects in Pima and Maricopa counties.

January 29, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Tucson Association of Realtors is seeking businesses that specialize in environmentally friendly products or services to be part of a “Green Show” at the Southern Arizona Home Builders Association Spring Home & Patio Show, planned for April 3-5 at the Tucson Convention Center.

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.