ARCHES Research
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ARCHES Whitepaper: Hispanic Co-Ethnicity in the Home Sales Process— Evidence from ArizonaReport | September 2026 New research explores the importance of ethnic social networks in local real estate markets and the role that ethnicity may play in access to homeownership among Hispanic households. … |
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ARCHES Policy Brief: Do Homes in Community Land Trusts Stay Affordable?Research Brief | September 2026 This two-page brief highlights recent ARCHES research findings that quantify the price discount, savings and growth value of Arizona Community Land Trust homes, a model intended to provide homeownership entry for low- to moderate-income… |
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Closing the Gap: Counselor Perspectives on Hispanic HomeownershipResearch Brief | July 2026 Learn how housing counselors across Arizona view the barriers to Hispanic homeownership and the policy opportunities to expand access to sustainable homeownership. |
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Collective Ownership of Manufactured Housing Communities: One Answer to Arizona’s Hispanic Homeownership Gap?Research Brief | May 2026 Learn how collective ownership models could help preserve affordable manufactured housing in Arizona. |
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Five Myths About Indoor Heat in Maricopa CountyResearch Brief | March 2026 This research brief from the Arizona Research Center for Housing and Economic Solutions (ARCHES) examines indoor heat as a growing public health and equity challenge in Maricopa County. |
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A Look at Arizona’s Construction Defect Liability LawInsight | November 2025 ARCHES brings together legislative and industry leaders to break down how construction defect liability is reshaping Arizona’s housing market. |
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Understanding Arizona’s New ADU Regulations: Impacts of HB 2720Research Brief | September 2025 Explore this detailed overview of the statewide legislation HB 2720 and its effects on Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) regulations across 16 Arizona cities. |
Research Pillars: Housing Security, Health, and Climate
ARCHES will advance knowledge and evidence-based solutions related to problems of housing security, climate, and health in the arid Southwest through research projects on 1) Housing Growth and Production, 2) Healthy Homes and Aging Communities, and 3) Housing Innovations for Resilience in the Arid Southwest.
ARCHES research will inform housing policy on affordability, access, and innovative design to support communities in the arid Southwest. Our guiding metaphor is the arch. We will build capacity to create community-engaged knowledge that generates evidence-based solutions to housing security, climate, and health issues by creating arches among AZ’s three regents universities – ASU, UA, and NAU – and HSI institutions across the Southwest, including UNM. ARCHES will bridge across academic research and communities, developing solutions that respond to their needs. The arch also represents our interdisciplinary and systems approach to research, which addresses interconnections among the three pillars and frames housing as an upstream solution to climate and health issues.