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What an Increase in All-Cash Sales Says About These Markets

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Atlanta and Tucson, Arizona, are also having a higher share of cash buyers. Then the next six top markets are all in Florida, including large cities like Miami, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. Some markets are seeing a much lower share of cash buyers, such as Denver; San Diego; Oakland, California; and Washington, D.C.

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Buyers Are Turning to Risky Adjustable-Rate Mortgages as Housing Prices Rise

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As home prices and mortgage rates surge to new highs, some buyers are turning to adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) as a cost-friendly but risky home financing option. When ARMs first came out, one of the huge advantages of getting one was that your rate could go down,” says Rocke Andrews, a mortgage broker with Lending Arizona in Tucson.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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To achieve that goal, they provide comprehensive assistance to existing businesses and those seeking to relocate, whether they are developing a business plan, looking for the best site, or searching for financing or other assistance. Buffalo Niagara Enterprise; Upstate SC Alliance; Tucson (AZ) Regional Economic Opportunities.

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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Some of the locations already are well-known for developing the next generation of technologies, such as Austin, home to Dell, Apple, Facebook and Google, and Tucson, with its hotbed of solar technology innovation. Tucson is the Sun King. Tucson has been identified as one of thirteen Solar America Cities by the U.S.

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State Focus – Utah: Consistently Excellent

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To this end Utah offers highly successful post-performance refundable tax credits—economic development tax increment financing (EDTIF) incentives—to companies that want to expand and those that would like to relocate to the state. The USBDC operates in partnership with the U.S.

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FEATURE STORY: Workforce Development Programs – The Recipe For Success

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Flowserve will be moving teams from its product, application and service engineering, as well as a portion of its finance organization, all providing support to other organizations around the globe. Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities, Inc. REGIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN ARIZONA. It’s been a very successful program.”.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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A Federal Empowerment Zone designation, two Urban Enterprise Zones, flexible financing and low business costs make Cumberland County competitive with all areas of the country. The Commerce Center also is conveniently located between the state’s two largest universities—Arizona State University in Tempe and the University of Arizona in Tucson.