Growth returning to Arizona economy, ASU index suggests The Arizona Business Conditions Index has moved into growth territory for the first time since November, indicating that growth, albeit small, is returning to the Arizona economy. The index, which
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Local businesses upbeat about 2008 Despite rising energy prices and ongoing global uncertainty, local businesses are cautiously optimistic about the national economy in 2008. That’s according to a new Valleywide business economic forecast by the
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Arizona job growth No. 2 in nation Arizona job growth slowed in July with the rest of the nation, but remains among the top growth economies, according to a Thursday report from the Department of Economic Security. The state lost fewer than expected jobs
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Foreclosures soar on outskirts More people on Valley's fringe losing homes Home buyers have long flocked to metropolitan Phoenix's farthest flung suburbs to get the most house for their buck. In the housing market, it's known as "drive
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Financing deals now haunt borrowers, but 'correction' no surprise to experts The fallout from the country's real-estate slump continues to reverberate in Arizona and across the nation as more homeowners and lenders turn to foreclosure to solve
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CNN: "Looking for Ways Out of the Subprime Mortgage Crisis," USA Today: "Neighborhood Finds Real Estate Loans Too Good to Be True" Washington Post: "Foreclosure Rate Hits Historic High" We've all seen the headlines. What
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Discuss: How’s the housing market in your area? ARIZONA HOMES REAL ESTATE - Sales of new homes fell in May for the fourth time in the past five months, providing further evidence of a continued slump in housing. The Commerce Department reported
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~~~~~~~~ Slowdown in real estate a blow, but not knockout The national chatter over the flailing home lending industry and its effect on the U.S. economy became more heated this week than an Anna Nicole Smith memorial service. With the jump in foreclosures,
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