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An eviction hearing takes place virtually in the courtroom of Judge Ronald Newman at the Pima County Consolidated Justice Court on Aug. 11, 2021.

Tucson mayor and council vote to extend eviction moratorium on city-owned housing units

The moratorium will now expire in June 2022.

Items scattered about at a homeless encampment near Golf Links Road in Tucson.

Pima County seeks volunteers for annual street count

The data will help the county provide services to those experiencing homelessness.

Pima County continues emergency eviction legal aid

The County Supervisors voted to extend the program through the new year.

A housing subdivision under construction in Tucson off Silverbell Road. December 2020.

Housing prices in Tucson likely to keep climbing in 2022

Affordable housing stock is likely to continue growing smaller.

Housing units going in near First and Fort Lowell in Tucson, July 2018.

The rising cost and need for housing in Arizona

This week, The Buzz examines some of the factors behind the continued rise in housing costs.

City to take comment on affordable housing plan

The plan includes federal funding and plans for the coming city budget.

Pima County scrambles to house families as evictions steadily rise

Evictions are beginning to increase after the end of the CDC's moratorium.

The nonprofit Step Up Bisbee-Naco recently renovated this house, as part of a program to create more workforce housing in Bisbee.

Bisbee nonprofit creates program to help city employees find homes

The program is two and a half years old and inspired by a HUD program.

Low inventory means Tucson is still a seller's market in 2018, according to realtors.

City department takes input on housing affordability plan

The Housing and Community Development Department will hold two meetings to take public comment.

Peter Norbeck, 79, stands in front of his casita and woodworking desk on October 1st, 2021.

Affordable senior housing gets harder to find with pandemic

As the housing market tightens, seniors with specific needs have an especially hard time finding a suitable home.

Tucson City Hall seen from El Presidio Plaza.

Tucson city council approves ordinance for more casitas

The new code will go into effect next month.

City of Tucson announces leader of Housing First effort

The Housing First model tries to get people experiencing homelessness into housing before it attends to their other needs.

Dan Millis is a homeowner in the Blenman-Elm neighborhood of Tucson. He stands in front of a guest house in his backyard on October 5th, 2021 that he hopes to replace with a casita.

Tucson develops plan to allow for more casitas

The city will take public comment on Tuesday, October 19th, 2021.

Deer dancer statue outside of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's administration building.

House subcommittee hears bill featuring Old Pascua

The bill, introduced by Rep. Raúl Grijalva, would take the tribally owned lands and put them into trust for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe — making way for a third Pascua Yaqui casino.

More than one-third of households in Tucson are considered housing cost burdened.

City offers landlords extra incentive to take Title 8 vouchers

The City of Tucson is using federal CARES Act funds towards the incentive.

Martha Staten and Cindie Wolfe are agents with Long Reality and regular amateur cooks at the Primavera Foundation events. They normally come with five of their colleagues, but the group scaled back this year for the socially distanced event.

Housing services organizations struggle to keep up with extraordinary demand

Organizations in Tucson are working to keep up with higher demand for services, while the pandemic prevents them from fundraising in person as often as before. They say the eviction moratorium will likely add to the strain.

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