An historic downtown Tucson hotel turned office has now been redeveloped into homes. Local developers bought the former Glenwood Hotel, 343 S. Scott Ave. in the Armory Park Neighborhood, for $1.1 ...

CEO of Habitat for Humanity Tucson, Charlie Buchanan, tells me over 200 families applied for the Habitat homeownership program with only 20-to-30 spots available.

For Star subscribers: Average new home prices have held steady under $500,000 in Tucson with smaller lots, fewer amenities and homebuilder financing programs contributing to cost reductions.

Benz is just one of many people turning to tiny homes to help solve Tucson’s affordable housing crisis. Tiny homes are small structures under 400 square feet with a bathroom and kitchen.