Is there a first time home buyer tax credit in Arizona? No federal or state credit you can claim on a 2026 purchase, but the MCC, the $10,000 IRA rule and points deductions are real. What applies to you. Pillar Mortgage Group.
Buying your first home in Glendale, AZ? The 2026 Maricopa County FHA limit is $557,750 and Glendale's September 2026 median sale price was $424,798. Loans, cash needed, USDA status and local help. Pillar Mortgage Group.
Mortgage wire fraud in Arizona: how closing scams work, the one phone call that stops them, and what to do in the first hour if you already sent money. Built for Phoenix and Scottsdale buyers. Pillar Mortgage Group.
Buying your first home in Tempe? The 2026 Maricopa County FHA limit is $557,750 and the September 2026 Tempe median sale price was $474,274. Loans, local help, USDA status and the steps that matter. Pillar Mortgage Group.
Loan contingency in Arizona: how the deadline protects your earnest money, a sample 30 day timeline, what a low appraisal does to your cash, and how to ask for an extension. Pillar Mortgage Group.
Buying a house during the holidays in Arizona: the 2026 dates that stall funding and recording, how a December closing changes prepaid interest, and how to protect your lock. Pillar Mortgage Group.
Straight answers on buying, refinancing, and selling a home in Scottsdale, Phoenix, and across Arizona, from Blake Hermann, Director of Lending at Pillar Mortgage Group (NMLS #2271358).