Yearly Archives: 2020

20 | 10 | 2020

Arizona Leads Nation In Homeownership Growth

Arizona is adding homeowners faster than any state in the nation, a sign of continued growing economic momentum in the state. The state’s quarter-over-quarter homeowner rate change increased by 7.7 percentage points in Q2 2020, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the best in the nation.

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13 | 10 | 2020

Home-building permits booming again in Maricopa

It’s been more than a decade since Maricopa saw the number of new home-building permits it racked up in September. The total of 229 was due to builders coming into several subdivisions, with D.R. Horton leading the way. While topping 200 is an impressive feat and a sign of the housing comeback for Maricopa, it puts into perspective the city’s construction heyday.

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13 | 10 | 2020

Arizona leads West in income growth

Arizona’s median household income rose by 15.2% over the latest three-year recording period, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. That was the highest growth among western and mountain states, and higher than Texas and Florida. The Census data, which compares income growth averaged between 2014-2016 and 2017-2019, indicates that the median household income in Arizona rose by more than $8,600.

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