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The imbalance created by high demand and low supply continues to be the dominating factor in the greater Phoenix housing market, according to Mike Orr, director of the Center for Real Estate Theory and Practice at the W. P. Carey School of Business.

Graduation is a proud day at a university, for students, family and the school. Today we introduce you to the May 2012 Outstanding Graduating Senior.

The "big danger" facing Europe today is not the collapse of the Eurozone, but the drift toward a more centralized fiscal union, according to Nobel Prize Laureate and Regents Professor Edward C. Prescott. He spoke at an executive forum held June 9 at the Shanghai National Accounting Institute.

Phoenix home prices continued to rise in April, up 25 percent over last year, although the number of homes sold declined. A change in the mix of homes for sale and continuing tight supply is contributing to the increase in price.

The key message at the Economic Outlook Luncheon was: Plan for long-term improvement in the economy.

How confident are you that you understand background facts on economic issues? Every year at our Economic Outlook Luncheon, we challenge our guests to test their economic acumen, specifically as it applies to the state of Arizona.

Professor Dennis Hoffman, director of the L. William Seidman Research Institute at the W. P. Carey School, gave an analysis of the state’s budget situation. He says taxes on individuals are relatively low in Arizona, and the public pensions are generally solvent.

In the Phoenix resale home market, supply is tight – especially for lower-priced properties -- and prices are on the rise, said Mike Orr, director of the Center for Real Estate Theory and Practice at the W. P. Carey School.

Job Growth, Arizona EcoomyArizona is adding jobs at a rate that puts the state in the top 10 for job growth, but full economic recovery is still ahead, according to Lee McPheters, economist and director of the JPMorgan Chase Economic Outlook Center at the W. P. Carey School of Business.

For some Americans, the Affordable Care Act - sometimes referred to as Obamacare - was supposed to fix all of the healthcare industry’s problems. It hasn’t, explained Gail Wilensky, who delivered the 2012 Mark McKenna Lecture.