The first round of election results released Tuesday night demonstrated the wide range of Phoenix-area voters’ willingness to fund public school districts through local tax measures.Twenty-three Maricopa County school districts sought voter approval for bonds, budget overrides or real estate sales.In Queen Creek, voters are set to reject the school district’s request for a bond…
GLENDALE, Ariz. – The ‘Snake Den’ is moving from Downtown Phoenix to the West Valley, as officials with the Arizona Rattlers announce that they will now be playing their home games at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale.”We’re anxious to continue to see them grow and thrive here in Glendale,” City Manager Kevin Phelps said.Phelps said…
PHOENIX − The confetti shot into the air at Chase Field has been swept up. The hundreds of champagne bottles sprayed throughout the visiting clubhouse has finally dried. The powerful cigar aroma has cleared the air. The World Series is over, and just up the street from Chase Field where the Texas Rangers celebrated deep into…
The Arizona Capitol on Friday afternoon was the site of an Israeli grassroots commemoration in honor of more than 200 people who have been held hostage in Gaza after the Oct. 7 attack on Israel that triggered the Israel-Hamas war.Hundreds of local attendees included cross-sections of the Jewish communities from Orthodox to Hasidic.Arizona Gov. Katie…
The Arizona State Land Department is projecting more than $300 million in land sales for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.That’s up from $292.1 million in revenue generated during fiscal 2023 — across 13 transactions totaling 5,580.09 acres, according to the department.Robyn Sahid, executive deputy commissioner of the state land trust, said she’s seeing…
Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript November 1, 2023Operator: Greetings, and welcome to the Meritage Homes’ Third Quarter 2023 Analyst Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A brief question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. It is…
The Phoenix metro housing market has been one of the hottest in the country the past few years as more and more companies begin or expand operations in Arizona. While it has been discussed at length that there is a housing shortage, I can assure you homebuilders are doing what they can to address the…
For the past 25 years, I have watched with great sadness as beautiful forest has burned, destroying homes, decimating communities and negatively impacting lives.Even after all these years, I ask myself what else I could have done to prevent this tragedy.My family spent four generations operating sawmills and working in the forests of Arizona, Utah…
Question: In a recent column, you said that if a seller and a buyer dispute the validity of a home’s sale, the standard Arizona Association of Realtors purchase contract requires mediation before a seller or buyer files a lawsuit. We bought a home in Phoenix that we loved, but during the 10-day inspection period, we…
Will the Diamondbacks make it to the World Series this year?That question still remained as tickets for Major League Baseball’s most celebrated tournament were expected to go on sale Monday morning.The D-Backs, behind 2-3 in the National League Championship Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, announced that if they end up taking the series win, they…