Desert hills community aims for ultra exclusive buyers near Carefree
The Boulders project near Scottsdale plans 120 desert contemporary homes on leased land priced around 68 000 each. Buyers seek maintenance freedom and open space in a six foot restricted build zone to preserve natural desert. Many purchasers are professionals seeking winter or semi permanent homes.
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Scottsdale
United States
Lionel Hahne
Boulders
Carefree
Hahne
Hugh Downs
Open house Property tax relief signals from polls and court
James Woodard reports on rising property taxes and signs of relief. A Urban Observatory study of 4,300 people across 10 cities shows residents favor sales tax increases over property tax hikes. A California Supreme Court ruling finds public school financing based on property taxes unconstitutional, possibly heading to the U.S. Supreme Court and affecting other states.
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James Woodard Copley
Urban Observatory Program
National League of Cities
Department of Urban Development and Health, Education and Welfare
Hawaii
Lending reform gains support as S and L powers expand
Chicago leader John A. Stastny of the National Association of Home Builders tells the Senate panel that housing financing benefits justify changes to federal law. He urges striking Section 104 of the Housing Institutions Modernization Act of 1971 which would let savings and loan associations invest in land and develop housing, arguing it risks warehousing land and conflicts with their core moneylending purpose.
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Savings and Loan Associations
John A. Stastny
Chicago
National Association of Home Builders
Housing Institutions Modernization
Senate
Housing and Urban Affairs
record housing boom forecast by savings association leader
Ross Blakely president of the National League of Insured Savings Associations predicted a 1972 housing boom with two million housing starts and up to 2.7 million including mobile homes. He cited $8 billion in future financing commitments and heavy savings flows as drivers, noting tie-in arrangements as improper restraint of trade.
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Ross M. Blakely
National League of Insured Savings Associations
Blakely
For Savings and Loan Associations
Montreal
United States
Savings and Loans
The Lakes Earns National Builders Award
The Lakes a 322 acre Tempe community by Diversified Properties Inc won a grand NAHB award for design and building merit in all housing ranges. Judges praised its balance and environment with the October Journal of Homebuilding Gold Nugget program notes.
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the Lakes
Diversified Propertes Inc
Tempe
National Association of Home Builders
NAHB
Journal of Homebuilding
Journal
Pacific Coast Builders Conference
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Arnold R. Weber
Cost of Living Council
Andrew Carnegie
J.M. Woodard
P.O. Box
Santa Barbara
Calif
Scottsdale Daily Progress
S&l
Gotcha
Camelview
Arizona Bank
Camelback
70Th Street
Progress
Paul Brown
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