Author: Jim Kasten

Buckeye Mayor Confirms City Will Have Sufficient Water for its Growth

March 2, 2023

On Jan 20, 2023, the Arizona Department of Water Resources released the Hassayampa Groundwater Model that showed a 4.4 million acre feet (maf) deficit of water for the projected development in the West Valley. On Jan 29, 2023 Governor Hobbs reaffirmed the report and stated the West Valley would not be able to support the … Continued

Hobbs reveals West Valley current water supply cannot support planned development

January 29, 2023

By Jim Kasten

Courtney Holmes – ABC 15 – https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2023/01/11/hobbs-far-west-valley-water-supply-not-enough.html

Dry: A Weekly Western Drought Digest

January 29, 2023

By Jim Kasten

Delaney Nelson – Circle of Blue – https://www.circleofblue.org/the-drying-american-west/

Arizona’s Future Water Shock

January 29, 2023

By Jim Kasten

Keith Schneider – Circle of Blue – https://www.circleofblue.org/2022/wef/arizonas-future-water-shock/

Do We Have Sufficient Water to Support the Projected Huge Population Growth in the West Valley?

October 13, 2022

By Jim Kasten

On Sept. 16, 2022, the West Valley Commercial Real Estate Group (WVCREG) addressed this with an in-depth presentation by Sarah Porter, the Director of ASU’s Kly Center for Water Policy. The presentation was not just an overview – but it highlighted the complicated nature of our water situation, the very smart and dedicated personnel that … Continued

Online Commercial Real Estate Lending Marketplace

March 25, 2021

By Jim Kasten

We’ve known Mitch Ginsberg and Eric Little with CommLoan for four years. They are quality and dedicated individuals with a great team and our agents have used CommLoan to help their clients. CommLoan collects the essential loan criteria and sends this to many possible lenders. This often creates a competition between the lenders resulting in … Continued

2020-Q4 Phoenix Apartment Owners Newsletter

March 21, 2021

By Jim Kasten

2021 New Metro Phoenix Apartment Construction Projected to Double In 2021 2.7% Rent Growth from Q3 2020 Metro Phoenix Apartment Vacancy at Historic Low Level (4.5%) Strong Rebound in Number of 4th Quarter Metro Phoenix Apartment Sales Enjoy your Cash Flow – Be aware of potentially adverse policies from the new administration Download The Latest … Continued

Metro Phoenix: One Of The Few US Metros To Lead In Positive Absorption

March 10, 2021

By Jim Kasten