ARIZONA: issues compared.
The same problem has different severity and different solutions in different states. Here is how ARIZONA compares with its neighbors in each category, and what can be learned from others' experience.
The median U.S. home price has risen 47% since 2019. 30% of renters spend >50% of income on housing. 20 states passed zoning reforms in 2021–2023.
Arizona: prices up 43% over 5 years, yet SB 1117 was passed — one of the most progressive zoning reforms in the western U.S.
By-right development near transit was adopted. Question: will subsidies be enough for the bottom 50% AMI?
The most severe crisis, the most laws. The problem: slow implementation, resistance from municipalities.
The first state to abolish exclusive single-zone zoning (2019). A working model for AZ.
High supply lowers prices, but without tenant protections vulnerable groups remain unprotected.
A tourism economy distorts the market. An acute housing shortage for service workers.
A mountain price premium + inflow from CA. The new zoning reform followed the OR model.
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