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Case Studies
The following case studies highlight collaborative and innovative efforts on the part of Arizona communities and organizations.
The Web of Housing Solutions
WEST & SOUTHEAST REALTORS OF THE VALLEY
Rounds Consulting Group
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The Web of Housing Solutions: Finance and Policy Considerations to Improve Housing Access and Affordability in Arizona
Prepared for West & Southeast Realtors of the Valley
Prepared by Rounds Consulting Group
This report was prepared by Rounds Consulting Group (“RCG”) for the West & SouthEast REALTORS of the Valley (“WeSERV”). The objective of the analysis is to provide insight into both financial and public policy solutions that will help to address the current lack of access to housing among low- and middle income wage earners in the state.
The following WeSERV analysis is intended to supplement, not supplant, the work already completed by various groups in the state as well as the research conducted at the direction of a legislative committee.
These previously completed reports provide a number of recommendations related to reducing government inefficiencies that may be negatively impacting housing affordability and should be further examined.
This analysis supplements the previous research by including a more detailed review of national and local housing affordability trends including the macroeconomic influences currently impacting housing affordability. This analysis outlines select public and private sector solutions, for further review and consideration, as they relate to improving housing access in the state.
The targeted individuals in this research include those that are currently homeless, low-income wage earners, those that require entry-level/basic workforce housing, and even middle-class families that may be struggling to access housing at an affordable level.
WeSERV is a member-driven, not-for-profit professional association of REALTORS® that exists to serve and provide resources and education to members in efforts to foster community and business growth. The association, led by an elected Board of Directors along with committee volunteers comprised of WeSERV members, works with the member service team to create a community of successful REALTORS dedicated to high standards, protecting private property rights, and effectively influencing public policy.
Economic and Fiscal Impacts of the State Route-30 Freeway
WEST & SOUTHEAST REALTORS OF THE VALLEY
Rounds Consulting Group
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Economic and Fiscal Impacts of the State Route-30 Freeway
Prepared for West & Southeast Realtors of the Valley
Prepared by Rounds Consulting Group
Investments that ensure adequate and quality infrastructure are among the most fundamental components for facilitating economic growth and the development of a region. While infrastructure investments can be costly, the benefits from efficiency gains in commercial transportation and the flow of people throughout a region can outweigh the costs significantly.
These transportation enhancements lead to additional population growth and new job opportunities. Increasing population and employment levels increase economic activity and the demand for real estate development, which generates additional tax revenues for state and local governments.
The proposed SR-30 freeway represents such an investment. Located approximately 5 miles south of the I-10, it will connect the South Mountain Freeway (L-202) with the Loop 303 Freeway (L-303). This report highlights how the SR-30 can advance the population and employment growth, and real estate development in the area surrounding the freeway.
To quantify how various levels of infrastructure investment in the SR-30 can affect the growth of the area, an economic model was developed. The model estimates the economic and fiscal impacts resulting from four different investment scenarios (i.e., baseline, moderate, aggressive, and constrained) over a 20-year period.
The impacts are defined in terms of jobs, labor income (i.e., the total wages and benefits paid to employees), economic output (i.e., the value of goods and services produced) and tax revenues (i.e., the sum of state and local revenues). The impacts are categorized as either construction impacts (i.e., the impacts occurring during the construction of the projected new homes and commercial buildings) over a 20-year period or on an annual basis after year 20 once the projected population and employment levels are realized.
The study area and impacts of the four scenarios are summarized below, followed by an analysis comparing the outcomes.
Linking and Leveraging Assets in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems to Address Challenges and Crises
CITY OF MESA + HUUB
Kauffman Foundation
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Linking and Leveraging Assets in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems to Address Challenges and Crises
Prepared for City of Mesa
Prepared by Kauffman Foundation
This brief tells the story of how organizations in two communities – Cook County, IL and Mesa, AZ – worked together to link and leverage assets across the entrepreneurial ecosystem to address the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Already active in entrepreneurial support work, Next Street in Chicago and CO+HOOTS in Phoenix saw the need created by the pandemic and realized that they alone could not meet the needs. Each organization worked with their communities to develop cross-sector collaborative projects that aligned public and private assets to help entrepreneurs adjust to and navigate a harsh climate when the economy went into freefall in 2020.
By identifying and addressing systemic gaps and barriers to knit a more cohesive environment and a more intentional support network, the entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) highlighted here illuminate the collective strength that can come when organizations work together to ensure coordinated use of collective assets and strengths to better serve the community.
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