Arizona’s new deed fraud law, House Bill 2080, takes full effect in early September 2026. It raises property fraud to a class 4 felony, requires notary thumbprints on real-property documents, and expands the Affidavit of Legal Value to include buyer and seller phone numbers. Every Arizona county assessor must run a deed alert system by January 1, 2027. Here is what real estate agents in Phoenix need to know, and what to tell sellers before their next listing.

Yes. Under the Arizona REALTORS Residential Resale Real Estate Purchase Contract revised in February 2026, a seller concession can be applied to any of the buyer’s costs allowed by the buyer’s lender, including fees for buyer broker services. The concession must be written as a general credit, and both buyer and seller must consent in writing when the credit will fund the buyer’s broker.

Maricopa Title Alert is a free County Recorder service that emails or texts you within hours of any document recorded under your name. Enrollment takes under two minutes. Here is the step-by-step walkthrough Arizona agents should share with every seller and past client.

Arizona’s December 2025 ADRE rule revisions and March 2026 Substantive Policy Statement reshape every Arizona real estate agent’s compliance checklist for 2026. Here’s a six-point breakdown — calendar-day reporting, AI-assisted advertising rules, broker accountability, fingerprint clearance updates, and more — plus a five-step checklist you can run this week.

Arizona’s planned-community HOA foreclosure threshold reset on September 26, 2025. Under SB 1494, planned communities cannot foreclose until the delinquency reaches $10,000 or the owner has been delinquent for 18 months. Here’s what Arizona real estate agents need to know about HOA liens at closing in 2026.