The documents every Arizona buyer sees.
Arizona buyers review a standard set of documents before and during a purchase: a buyer-broker agreement, an agency disclosure, the Buyer Advisory, the market conditions advisory, and, once under contract, the seller’s property disclosure statement (SPDS). Chris recorded a short explainer for each so you can read them with confidence.
What documents do you sign when buying a house in Arizona?
Before showings and offers: the buyer-broker agreement and the agency relationship disclosure. With your offer: the Buyer Advisory, the market conditions advisory, the HOA addendum if applicable, and the home inspection notice. Under contract: you receive the seller’s property disclosure statement (SPDS) and review it during your inspection period.
Your document checklist
- Buyer-broker agreement
- Agency relationship disclosure
- Arizona Buyer Advisory
- Market conditions advisory
- HOA addendum (if applicable)
- Seller’s Property Disclosure Statement (SPDS)
The buyer-broker agreement.
Arizona buyers now sign a buyer-broker agreement with their agent before touring homes. Chris explains what that means for you and why it puts how your agent is paid on the table up front.
Read it before you sign, and ask your agent to walk you through the services and compensation it describes.
What is the SPDS in Arizona?
The Seller’s Property Disclosure Statement, which agents call the “spuds,” is a multi-page form the seller completes about what they know from owning the home. It covers items like past fires, mold, pets, and pest treatments. Buyers review it during the inspection period alongside their own inspection.
A company that never lived in the home may have little to disclose, which is one more reason to inspect carefully.
What is limited dual representation?
It is when one brokerage represents both the buyer and the seller in the same transaction. In Arizona that requires both parties’ written consent, using a form explained in the video below. Chris walks through what changes for you when that happens.
Every form, explained.
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Your questions, answered.
Do I have to sign a buyer-broker agreement in Arizona?
Yes. Buyers now sign a written agreement with their agent before touring homes. It describes the agent’s services and how the agent is compensated.
What is the Arizona Buyer Advisory?
A document that points buyers to the issues worth investigating before buying a home in Arizona. Chris explains it in the video on this page.
What does SPDS stand for?
Seller’s Property Disclosure Statement, the form the seller completes about what they know about the home.
What is a market conditions advisory?
A document that explains how changing market conditions can affect a purchase, so buyers go in with realistic expectations.
Keep learning.
The Arizona Home Buying Process
The Arizona home-buying process step by step, from pre-approval to keys, with Chris’s video for each step.
Read the guideStep 2 · OfferMaking an Offer on a Home in Arizona
How an offer comes together in Arizona: the pre-offer documents, earnest money, concessions, and multiple offers.
Read the guideHOA homesArizona HOA Fees Explained
HOA transfer fees, disclosure fees, and the HOA addendum explained before you buy in a planned community.
Read the guideStep 3 · Due diligenceThe Arizona Home Inspection Period
The 10-day inspection period, what the inspector checks, and how repair requests (the BINSR) work.
Read the guideAsk The Real Estate Guy.
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