Arizona Mortgage and Home Selling Guides

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).

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Can Sellers Keep Security Cameras On During Showings?

Published on: 11/13/2026

Silent video on your own property is broadly legal here. Intercepting a conversation you are not present at is a class 5 felony under A.R.S. 13-3005. Post notice, kill the audio. Pillar Mortgage Group, NMLS #2700076

Should You Hire the Agent Who Sold Your Neighbor's House?

Published on: 11/13/2026

The agent who sold next door has your freshest comp and a warm buyer list. One sale is still not a track record. Here is how to test the claim before you sign anything. Pillar Mortgage Group, NMLS #2700076

What It Means When a Realtor Says They Have a Buyer for Your House

Published on: 11/12/2026

Sometimes the buyer is real. More often it is a prospecting line sold to agents as a template. Three questions separate the two, and none of them require you to sign anything. Pillar Mortgage Group, NMLS #2700076

Should You Replace the Light Fixtures Before Selling?

Published on: 11/12/2026

Replace five fixtures, not forty. Entry, dining, kitchen island, bath vanities and any brass left in a main room. Then fix every bulb in the house, which costs almost nothing and changes your photos. Pillar Mortgage Group, NMLS #2700076

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