Whether you are a Tucsonan or would like to become one, we welcome you to our website where you will find all kinds of useful information about Tucson and Southern Arizona.

We have tried to make this site extremely easy to use, with the information you want and need. For Buyers we have set up several pre-defined searches where your perfect new home or winter get-away may be only one or two clicks away! But that's not all. We have provided links to mortgage information and sites where you can arrange a mortgage online within a matter of minutes!

Arizona is unique in the way that real estate is practiced. If you have bought or sold homes in other states, you will find the experience very different here. Take a look at an overview of the home buying process in Arizona here .

Tucson is the second most commonly misspelled city name in the U.S., right behind Pittsburgh. The word comes from the Pima Indian words "shook-son" meaning "at the foot of Black Mountain." The city was christened St. Augustine de Tucson by the Spanish in 1775.

Arizona recognizes Buyer Agency, Seller Agency and Limited Dual Agency. How you are represented by your agent is of critical importance to you. The Arizona Department of Real Estate requires that you be informed about agency. Click here to see a sample Arizona Association of REALTORS® Real Estate Agency Disclosure and Election form .

The Arizona Department of Real Estate posts a Buyer Advisory on its web site Consumer Information page. This advisory covers just about everything you should be aware of in purchasing real property.

Tucson is the oldest city in Arizona often called the "Old Pueblo." During the days of Hollywood Westerns, Tucson was a frequent shooting location. Today Tucson is the home of Canyon Ranch, the number one rated spa in the world. As for movies, there is the Tucson film festival!

When considering Selling your home, you will want to achieve the highest possible net price in the time required to sell. For a roadmap to a successful sale, go to Seller's Info .

Agency in Arizona
Something every homebuyer should know

Back in the old days, say before 1985, all real-estate brokers and agents represented the Seller. When an agent showed you a property, she was doing so as the seller's agent. She owed the seller the duties of confidentiality, obedience, loyalty, disclosure, accounting, care and diligence, collectively known as fiduciary duties. A fiduciary is one who acts, in a legal role, in the best interests of another. You, as the buyer, were left to fend for yourself under the principle of Caveat Emptor , or Let the Buyer Beware.

Today, Arizona recognizes three kinds of agency:

• Buyer Agency in which the Buyer Agent represents the best interests of the buyer and owes fiduciary duty only to the buyer.
  
  
• Seller Agency in which the Listing Brokerage acts in the best interest of the seller and owes fiduciary duty only to the seller.
  
  
• Limited Dual Agency in which the same brokerage represents both buyer and seller (sometimes through one agent, often through two different agents). Obviously, neither buyer nor seller can enjoy full fiduciary representation. However, both must be treated with honesty and fairness.

Working with an Exclusive Buyer Agent gives you the benefit of fiduciary representation, which means your agent must place your best interests ahead of all others including her own.

Some advantages to you are:

• Stronger Negotiating
• Better Access to Listings and other data
• Knowledgeable Consulting
• Help with all Aspects of Buying
• Higher Degree of Protection

Whether buying or selling, you will want the knowledge, marketing expertise and negotiating power of Jim, Ann and Julia...the Real Henrys!