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Grocery prices not yet near peak

6/16/2022
Grocery store prices won’t get better in the near term and have yet to peak at its highest levels, according to Mark Vitner, a senior economist at Wells Fargo. Meat, seafood and bread all …

Important water project endures supply chain, …

6/16/2022
One of Peoria’s most expensive and most important projects continues to endure supply chain issues.

Adjustable-rate mortgages becoming more popular

5/22/2022
Less affordable housing is pushing potential buyers toward buying alternatives such as adjustable-rate mortgages, according to a local economist. More homebuyers are opting to get into …

Economist: Supply Chain issues improving

4/29/2022
Supply chain issues in the U.S. are improving and once-clogged ports are less congested than in previous months, according to Mark Vitner, a senior economist at Wells Fargo. In October, supply …

Homebuyers maximize buying power in fringe areas

4/26/2022
How far away from the metro area are homebuyers willing to go to get a deal on a house? One Valley expert says homebuyers might have to look at fringe areas or create a larger household to afford …

Housing costs primary reason for Phoenix inflation …

4/20/2022
Phoenix inflation exploding is primarily because of rising housing costs around the Valley, according to an economist from Wells Fargo. According to February numbers from U.S. Bureau of Labor …

Interest rate hikes make homebuying tougher

3/18/2022
A local housing analyst says he expects interest rates to rise for the rest of the calendar year to help battle inflation costs from food to gas prices. But that means it could make it tougher to …

Ducey won’t suspend 18 cent per gallon gas tax

3/15/2022
PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey is not interested in suspending the state’s 18-cent-a-gallon gasoline tax to help Arizonans weather higher prices even though it would save each the average Arizonan more than $100 a year.

Gas pump prices slamming Phoenix-area businesses

3/8/2022
Local businesses are having to think on the fly and adapt to skyrocketing gas prices as costs set an all-time high earlier this week. President Joe Biden didn’t mince words about gas …

Wild car market leaves Valley residents reeling

2/15/2022
Some Valley residents say they are having mixed results when it comes to buying and selling vehicles these days. The pandemic has left the market topsy-turvy with once-depreciating vehicles rising in …

Phoenix saw 9.7% inflation in 2021, outstripping …

1/14/2022
WASHINGTON — Consumer prices rose by an average of 7% in U.S. cities last year, the steepest rise in decades, and they grew even faster in the Phoenix metro area, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Contest winners light up Litchfield Park neighborhoods

12/22/2020
Litchfield Park’s annual Christmas in the Park celebration wrapped up with the announcement of winning entries in the event’s holiday home decorating contest.