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Incentives Won’t Be Enough to Keep Buyers in the Game as Housing Shortage Grows

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June home sales fell 31%, and that number dropped even further in July, according to preliminary data from John Burns Real Estate Consulting. As a result, builders are applying for fewer construction permits, and 87% are planning to slow down their pace of construction in the year ahead. New-Home Sales.

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize

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This year’s finalists in the Policy & Regulatory Reform category include organizations focused on addressing historically lengthy processes, such as accelerating permitting and connecting LMI individuals to housing opportunities.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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Entered By: Greater Phoenix Economic Council. The winner of our top award emerged from a collaborative effort between Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), DMB Associates, Salt River Project (SRP), Maricopa County and the City of Mesa. Mesa also processed the required permits expeditiously.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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1 home builder in building permits and construction value, scaring off every large-volume, multistate production operation that dared enter Ivory’s Wasatch Mountain lair. 1 home builder in terms of building permits and construction value and reaching the milestone, in 2019, of 20,000 homes sold (right). Photos: courtesy Ivory Homes.

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The Desert Comfort Idea Home: a True Desert Oasis

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But the Desert Comfort Idea Home , a high-performance, net-zero–energy custom home built in the Sonoran Desert north of Phoenix, the latest in a series of Idea Homes produced by Pro Builder , is very real … and it delivers all of the comforts a desert oasis promises.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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AZ Fast Grant: Up to $7,500 grant to pay for consulting services to advance Arizona-based technology companies. Naval Air Facility in Goodyear, now known as Phoenix/Goodyear Airport, was designated as an MRZ. Human Resource consulting on Arizona’s labor laws. Arizona Innovation Challenge: $3 million awarded annually ($1.5

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