Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon garners fellowship with the Urban Land Institute’s Daniel Rose Center for Public Leadership in Land Use.
He joins the mayors of Nashville, Minneapolis and Philadelphia in the program designed to help city leaders build and sustain their cities.
“Mayor Gordon and his administration have demonstrated a commitment to sustainability through investments in planning, [...]

Chandler saw more new homes completed last month than in any month over the last year.
A total of 59 new single-family homes were completed in the city in September, compared to just 23 completed in August, according to housing and population estimates released Monday.
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According to the National Association of Realtors, pending home sales rose 6.4 percent, more than doubling gains in July. This was the seventh gain in a row. The growth is contributed to declining home prices, government stimulus programs and low mortgage rates.
In the West, pending sales rose 16 percent and home values in [...]

New national legislation calls for setting up a $200 million fund to help states prosecute mortgage and real estate fraud cases.
Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) is teaming with Charles Schumer (D-NY) to back the Fighting Real Estate Fraud Act of 2009, which would set up a grant program that local prosecutors, state attorney generals and Native [...]