Build-to-rent homes becoming popular in the Phoenix-area

Those who can afford a home of their own but enjoy a community way of living are leasing homes instead of buying, says several housing developers in Arizona.

Van Nuys apartment manager, landlord agree to give tenant struggling during pandemic extra time to pay rent

A young man in Van Nuys went to his landlord to ask for more time to pay the rent. He explained his dad, Luis Flores, was battling cancer and he lost his job. What happened next brought the son to tears.

Construction begins on affordable downtown Phoenix apartments
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The St. Ambrose apartments being built on 12th Street and Van Buren are expected to have rent prices 30% below the downtown Phoenix average. FOX 10 visits one of the apartments, which should be completed by 2022.

Landlords, tenants and courts learning to adapt amid COVID-19

Despite an order by the CDC and Governor Doug Ducey to temporarily stop evictions amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, evictions are still happening, including in parts of Maricopa County.

California law prioritizes people over corporate home-buyers

The bill is designed to keep corporations from snapping up homes and letting some fall into disrepair as they did during the Great Recession. The issue drew national attention a year ago when several homeless mothers calling themselves Moms 4 Housing moved into a vacant, corporate-owned house in West Oakland.

$8 million available for Mesa residents who need rent, utility bill assistance

As COVID-19 relief funding dries up in some places, Mesa's mayor says they have the money -- and lots of it -- available to those who need help the most.

Lumber shortage causing price rise, pushing cost of homes higher

Despite COVID-19, housing demand remains healthy. That, along with a lumber shortage, means homes are getting pricier.

Arizona landlords ask high court to invalidate eviction ban

The Arizona Multihousing Association, the Manufactured Housing Communities of Arizona and several individual property owners argued Ducey's eviction ban violates the state constitution’s separation of powers and its contract clause.