Today’s News 8-25-2025

Phoenix metro dominates economic growth rankings for top 10 cities nationwide Eight cities in metro Phoenix are among the top 10 municipalities nationwide with the strongest economic growth. An Aug. 20 study released by Coworking Cafe shows the Valley saw an incomparable surge in economic growth between 2019 and 2023, with eight locations in the […]

Today’s News 8-22-2025

Phoenix, Dallas and Atlanta dominate development landscape for build-to-rent houses Once a niche segment of the housing market, build-to-rent developments of townhouses and single-family houses have rapidly gained traction across the United States, with the Sun Belt emerging as a clear epicenter of growth. Fueled by population growth and the availability of land in these […]

Today’s News 8-21-2025

Conflicting economic signals confound policymaking As data from July continues to roll out, the economic picture remains muddled. A softer-than-expected jobs report and large downward revisions for prior months signaled a slower hiring environment than was previously thought. While that raised hopes for a September interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve, a trio of […]

Today’s News 8-20-2025

Developer eyes Buckeye state land for mixed-use project A key chunk of land right next to a rapidly growing shopping corridor at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Verrado Way in Buckeye is going up for auction. Sunbelt Investment Holdings plans to bid in an upcoming auction for about 272 acres of vacant land — […]

Today’s News 8-19-2025

Metro Phoenix housing shortage hits 98,703 America’s housing shortage grew to an all-time high of 4.7 million units, according to a new Zillow® analysis of recently released Census data. This deepening housing deficit remains the prime driver of the nation’s housing affordability crisis. In Metro Phoenix, the housing shortage hit 98,703 in 2023, an analysis […]

Today’s News 8-18-2025

Phoenix’s skyline-changing Astra project pushed back amid financing delay The developer of a $650 million project to build Arizona’s tallest tower won’t break ground in 2025, after all. Originally projected to break ground during the second quarter, the project is getting pushed back to potentially break ground in downtown Phoenix by the back half of […]