Christine Stanwood is a weekend evening anchor and reporter.
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and the City of Phoenix presented their Work Study Session on affordable housing on Tuesday. “It’s an issue we’re tracking on all fronts,' Gallego said. “Housing and homelessness was our top priority and today will be a chance to see some of the great investments we have made.'“We set a goal about five years ago to create or preserve 50,000 housing units by 2030 and today we’re at 48,391 affordable and market rate housing units,” Gallego said.
“Housing has been and continues to be one of the highest priorities for me the city council and our city,” Gallego said.Whether it’s through federal, local or private dollars, the City of Phoenix is touting its recent efforts.For example: The city is turning former hotels into permanent affordable housing units for seniors or preserving current units.In the City of Phoenix’s report, they say from 2019 to 2022, median rent increased by 47%.Median sales prices increased by 56%.
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