Scottsdale’s 'otherness' undermines Valley livability

Because of the massive imbalance between supply and demand, nowhere in the Valley can make any legitimate claim of general affordability, causing metro Phoenix to be a consistent leader in rent growth in recent years.

Because of the massive imbalance between supply and demand, nowhere in the Valley can make any legitimate claim of general affordability, causing metro Phoenix to be a consistent leader in rent growth in recent years.

In this story published Dec. 7, 2021, on AZBEX:

Individuals like teachers and nurses and people who want to live in Scottsdale to be close to where they work, or where they go to school, are going to be unable to live in Scottsdale and will have to move because there’s not enough housing and it’s unaffordable. Unfortunately, this NIMBY activism is creating a long-term threat to Scottsdale and the ability for people of all walks of life and all income levels to live there.

– Mark Stapp, executive director of the Master of Real Estate Development program and Fred E. Taylor Professor in Real Estate