Hey, Hank and Rachel. I was wondering if you could tell me where you got the stat that Arizona needs more than a quarter million new homes. I know Tom Simplot wrote in an op-ed last year that the state is short by 280,000 homes, but after a lot of searching I've never been able to find any report, source, or methodology for how he came to that number. Everything else I've seen indicates that 280,000 is an extreme overestimate. Thanks
Happy birthday Rachel! I would sing happy birthday to you - but my singing would not be in keeping with celebrating your day. I hope you have fun plans, certainly more than watching our legislators at work.
Hey, Hank and Rachel. I was wondering if you could tell me where you got the stat that Arizona needs more than a quarter million new homes. I know Tom Simplot wrote in an op-ed last year that the state is short by 280,000 homes, but after a lot of searching I've never been able to find any report, source, or methodology for how he came to that number. Everything else I've seen indicates that 280,000 is an extreme overestimate. Thanks
Hey Scott, that came from Reagor's piece though she also didn't cite any methodology for that number. https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/real-estate/catherine-reagor/2023/02/12/arizonas-housing-shortage-fixes-fights/69848898007/
Thanks, I hadn't seen that article. I assume she's getting that number from this, which is where I first saw it: https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2022/07/21/arizona-cities-cant-complain-lack-affordable-housing/10009734002/
There's no methodology mentioned there, either, and I can't find any reports or studies from Dept. of Housing that support that number.
Happy birthday Rachel! I would sing happy birthday to you - but my singing would not be in keeping with celebrating your day. I hope you have fun plans, certainly more than watching our legislators at work.