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In this episode of the ABI Multifamily Minute, John Kobierowski interviews Thomas Maynard, Vice President of Business Development for the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC).

The role of GPEC is to help plant the flag and show companies the many reasons why they should come to the metro-Phoenix area. Founded in 1989, GPEC was created to consolidate the strategy for the greater Phoenix area, and market the entire region. GPEC is a nonprofit and its services are completely free. 40% of GPEC funding comes from the cities themselves, and the remainder comes from the 180 companies that are members of organization, including law firms, banks, commercial real estate firms, developers, brokers, anybody who has the shared goal of growing the economic base of the region.

The organization helps companies understand demographic and population breakdown, what cities are growing, where the growth areas are within the region, and where the right talent can be found. Thomas’ role at GPEC is to walk companies through considerations like partnerships with educational institutions and economic incentives. As Phoenix continues to grow, GPEC is working hard to coordinate the efforts of cities, state, universities, and other parties to drive the continued economic development of greater Phoenix.  GPEC research and resources can be found at GPEC.org.

In this episode of the ABI Multifamily Minute, John Kobierowski interviews Howard Epstein, founder of the Arizona Housing Fund, on the challenges and complexities of Arizona's growing homeless problem. Last year 36,000 people in Arizona experienced homelessness (or 1 in 184 Arizonians) - this number has been increasing for six consecutive years. The Arizona Housing Fund gives equity grants to agencies & nonprofits that build housing for those that experience homelessness. Howard discusses how the fund is set up and managed, how one hundred cents of every dollar goes to the cause, and how you can help. Learn more at: https://arizonahousingfund.org/

In this episode of the ABI Multifamily Minute, John Kobierowski, Senior Managing Partner of ABI Multifamily, and Drew Ricciardi, Research Manager at ABI Multifamily, discuss the construction pipeline for under construction and planned multifamily properties, rent/occupancy trends, and shifting dynamics in development for property types, housing, retail, and transportation in the Phoenix Metro and other markets.

In this episode of the ABI Multifamily Minute, John Kobierowski, Senior Managing Partner of ABI Multifamily, and Devinder Khalsa, Chief Operating Officer of ABI Multifamily, discuss the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 and the state of the multifamily market in Phoenix and other metros.