An Increasing Number of New Real Estate Funds Target Opportunity Zones

Article originally published by National Real Estate Investor on October 10, 2018 Real estate fund sponsors are lining up to capture private equity poised to flow into new Opportunity Zones created by the Tax Cut and Jobs Act. The basic premise behind the Opportunity Zones initiative was to offer incentives in the form of deferred and […]

Nikola Motor Co. to bring 2,000 jobs, $1B investment to Arizona

Article originally published by Arizona Central  on January 30, 2018. Nikola Motor Co. announced it will establish operations in Buckeye, jump-starting the development of the Douglas Ranch section on the north side of the city. Gov. Doug Ducey called it a “huge announcement” that will include a $1-billion capital investment, with 4,000 construction jobs, too. Read the full […]

Realtor.com: Phoenix will be No. 1 housing market in 2017

Article originally published by The Arizona Republic on December 1, 2016. Drum roll please…. The top housing market in the U.S. in 2017 will be metro Phoenix, according to a new realtor.com forecast. It’s about time. The Valley’s steady growth in sales and price increases, tighter new home market and short supply of foreclosures make it one […]

What the Rise of Phoenix’s Housing Says About the U.S. Economy

Article originally posted on Wall Street Journal on November 30, 2016. Phoenix’s battle-scarred housing market is expected to be the strongest in the country in 2017, another sign that the U.S. housing market is returning to full strength. The rapid rise of a market that housing analysts once thought might not recover for decades demonstrates the […]

Arizona, SW Region Economic Growth Eclipse Nation in Coming Year

Article originally posted on Phoenix Business Journal on September 18, 2016 The Southwest is expected to continue eclipsing the national economy in terms of economic growth and job creation over the next few years. That’s according to former Citibank CEO Eugene McQuade, who spoke at the annual Phoenix Business Journal-Salt River Project 2017 Economic Forecast, […]