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The U.S. typical home value rose 0.8% to $368,720, with mortgage rate hikes slowing growth and some price declines. In the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro, home values vary widely: the most expensive city has a typical value of $3.52 million, up 11.9% in a year and 78.6%...

Arizona offers various first-time homebuyer programs providing down payment and closing cost assistance, including statewide options like Home Plus and Arizona Is Home, which target rural areas. Local programs in Flagstaff, Maricopa County, Phoenix, and Pima County...

A housing report found homeownership is increasingly an inherited advantage, with children of homeowners often building more housing wealth than children of renters. Down payment help, gifted equity, and inherited property are playing a bigger role, making family...

A new US analysis found nearly nine in 10 homebuyers paid more than necessary because they did not secure the most competitive mortgage offer. The typical borrower spent >$3.3K extra each yr, and over a 30-yr loan that gap reached ~$78K in added mortgage costs...

Phoenix landed in the riskier group for 2026 flipping, with avg. home values around $450K-$480K before renovation costs even entered the budget. Yearly appreciation was near flat at ~0%, while more flippers chased the same inventory, pushing as-is prices higher and...

The Phoenix housing market is in a stalemate, with the largest year-over-year decline in active inventory but still high inventory levels and longer selling times. May saw 6,941 closed sales, down 3%, and a slight dip in active inventory to 22,436 homes. The median...