The state may be getting an all-Republican Corporation Commission because of a last-minute move by the Arizona Association of Realtors to get a panel they think will be friendlier to their issues.

The moment Ben Bruce stepped into the living room of a new, 1,750-square-foot condo in Flagstaff, he knew he was home.

NEW YORK - The feeble U.S. housing market showed more frailty in October when home sales plummeted in 38 states, hitting Nevada, Arizona, Florida and California particularly hard, government data showed on Monday.

In the past year, real estate school instructor John Dyer has watched class enrollments dwindle, as agents struggling amid the stagnant housing market fled the business.

One in every 30 homes across Arizona received at least one foreclosure filing during the first half of the year, and there's more on the way as a substantial number of distressed homeowners run out of options, according to the latest foreclosure market report from RealtyTrac, an online marketplace for foreclosure properties.

Got a children or grandchildren who are at least 5 years old but not yet 8?

Special interests won the day in the race for the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) in 2012, and the Arizona public got legally swindled.

This measure, crafted by the Arizona Association of Realtors, would constitutionally prohibit any taxes or fees on the sale or transfer of real estate.

The Government Affairs Committee of the Scottsdale Area Association of Realtors is sponsoring a forum for residents to learn both the short-term (10 to 20 years) and the long-term (40 to 50 years) availability of water in Arizona.

Longtime Valley sportscaster Tom Dillon, who was the voice of Arizona State University for 20 years, died at his Phoenix home early Tuesday.

WASHINGTON - The slump in housing deepened in the final three months of last year with sales falling in 40 states and median home prices declining in nearly half of the metropolitan areas surveyed, a real estate trade group reported Thursday.

WASHINGTON - The slowdown in the once-sizzling housing market is spreading, with 28 states and the District of Columbia reporting spring sales declines, led by big drops in former boom areas of Arizona, Florida and California.

When Tom Fannin began selling real estate in the Valley the population of Phoenix was about 200,000 and the city measured about 17 square miles.

Authorities in Pinal County are installing lock boxes containing house keys on the doors of the elderly and people with special needs so emergency personnel can gain entry into the homes if needed.

 Scottsdale's mayoral and City Council candidates will gather for separate forums Thursday at City Hall sponsored by the Scottsdale Area Association of Realtors that will be televised by CityCable Channel 11.

The Arizona Association of Realtors is asking its members to report abandoned or poorly maintained pools to Maricopa County, an effort to reduce mosquito breeding sites during the West Nile virus season.

The run-off election for three available seats on the Chandler City Council has turned into a four-man race as far as money is concerned, campaign finance reports show.

An East Valley native, with a bachelors and masters from ASU, Ben Arredondo is committed to the preservation and improvement of our communities. His experience in teaching, coaching, and extensive community service as a school board member, ten years; county supervisor, two years; and Tempe councilman, sixteen years; have taught him it takes the cooperation of many to effect positive change. He has demonstrated leadership, bringing diverse people to action and positive results serving his constituents. Please check www.benarredondo.com. to see some of the varied community projects he helped complete.

The Republican Victory Fund (read Steve Pierce, AZ Realtors, and Western Growers) has spent a lot of money to attack Dr. Janie Hydrick, candidate for state senate from Legislative District 18, with three mailers that are completely devoid of facts. All three have the same basic text, and what is her great crime? Why, she’s a member (not the leader) of the Arizona Education Association, much the way your lawyer would be a member of the American Bar Association, or your doctor, the American Medical Association. Every statement on the fliers, except the spelling of Hydrick’s name, is unverified, (and unverifiable, since they’re innuendo, not facts).

Hoping to bury the idea forever, the Arizona Association of Realtors wants to bar the state from ever taxing the sale of homes.

Huge cracks in the land south of Queen Creek have exposed weaknesses in the law, lobbying groups and south East Valley residents say.

Huge cracks in the land south of Queen Creek have exposed weaknesses in the law, lobbying groups and south East Valley residents say.

Buyers are still taking advantage of our affordable housing and low interest rates.

Buyers are still taking advantage of our affordable housing and low interest rates.