“Arizona has a shortage of 270,000 houses”

SB 1162 housing need deficiency: 126,800 units

  • Objective was to use consistent data sources and a standardized, repeatable method for all cities, using the most current publicly available data.

  • Respects AZ OEO state population and housing estimates for the base year.

  • Outreach and coordination with ADOH, the State Demographer, MPOs and cities. Additionally, with bill’s sponsor, AZ Multifamily Housing Association (MFHA).

  • Expert input provided by Dr. Arthur Nelson, Professor Emeritus, University of Arizona and Jeff Tayman, Retired Research Director and Lecturer Emeritus, UCSD.

Myth: “Arizona stopped building homes”

Annual housing construction has increased 5-fold since 2011

As the construction of new housing has increased so has the demand for new housing. The real question is “affordability”,  since many of the construction projects are for “luxury apartments” with rents that might be priced out of means of many young professionals who are relocating into Arizona’s cities and towns for employment opportunities.

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