Home Price Gains Slow to Lowest Rate on Record in May, Says Realtor.com
Home prices rose slightly in May, but price growth slowed to the lowest rate on record since 2016, suggesting home prices may not see a new peak in 2023, according to the Realtor.com Monthly Housing Trends Report released today. Additionally, home inventory growth continues to slow and is declining in many metro areas across the country […]
Industrial Construction Update: Is The Market at Risk for Oversupply?
Cushman & Wakefield has released its new Industrial Construction report, showing demand losing speed as construction completions peak, setting the stage for a return to a more balanced market. The report press release is also attached. Throughout the current industrial expansion, which began in 2012, the pipeline has often struggled to keep pace with demand […]
Benefits Co. Names Two New Hires, Advancing One-on-One Model
Employee benefits consulting firm Strunk Insurance Group has announced two new hires in the recent months. Strunk has appointed Joe Marquez as their new Vice President of Employee Benefits and Holly Norton as Human Resources Business Consultant. In their roles, Marquez and Norton are responsible for advising perspective and current clients in Arizona and across […]
Boxing Fitness Franchise Opens Location in Scottsdale
Mayweather Boxing + Fitness – the best-in-class group fitness experience that combines immersive training with boxing legend Floyd Mayweather’s champion techniques, is thrilled to announce the re-opening of the brand’s first Scottsdale location. Located at 9220 E Via De Ventura, Suite 121, Mayweather Boxing + Fitness of Scottsdale successfully opened in April under new ownership. […]
Governor Hobbs Names New Chief of Staff
Governor Hobbs announced that Chad Campbell, former House Democratic Leader and longtime public affairs and policy consultant, will become chief of staff to the governor on Monday, June 5th. “As House Democratic Leader, Chad Campbell effectively led his caucus and worked across the aisle to get big things done for the State of Arizona,” said […]
More Arizona Starbucks Workers Are Unionizing
This week, workers at the Higley & Baseline Starbucks in Gilbert, Arizona, filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to unionize with Starbucks Workers United. The Higley & Baseline partners (employees) are joining a nationwide movement of hundreds of stores and thousands of baristas organizing for better working conditions. Workers at the […]
See Where the Phoenix Suns Rank on ‘The Smartest Fans in the NBA’ List
Every basketball fan throughout their years of supporting their team will have interacted with enough fans of rival teams, whether in person or on social media, to have certain preconceptions of those fanbases as a whole. Due to the fact that most of these are negative preconceptions, have you ever stopped and wondered which fanbase […]
Investor Home Purchases Fell a Record 49% YOY in the First Quarter, Says Report
Real estate investors purchased 48.6% fewer homes in the first quarter of 2023 than they did a year earlier as elevated interest rates along with declining rents and housing values ate into potential profits, according to a new report from Redfin, the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That’s the largest annual decline on record, and outpaced […]
Privacy Is Security: How Businesses Can Earn Trust while Handling Individual Data Online
To understand how intertwined online privacy and security have become, consider the humble company-issued laptop. The device might only be given to a new hire after he or she passes a series of mandatory security clearances. Some employees will be asked to provide a fingerprint or facial recognition to use their laptop at all. At […]
Developer Debuts First Multifamily Community in Gilbert’s Agritopia
StreetLights Residential’s newest luxury multifamily community in Arizona, The Tyler, is open. Located at 3150 E Ray Road in Gilbert, the community is part of the mixed-use Epicenter at Agritopia and offers 320 apartment homes ranging from studios to three bedrooms. This is the first project in Gilbert, and the fourth in Arizona for StreetLights, […]