Here's something interesting for first-time home buyers in Arizona. Progressive Insurance offers a first-time homebuyer assistance initiative called UpPayment®. Here are the highlights for the 2026 program: Up to $13,500in down payment assistance for eligible first-time homebuyers. Available to at l

An overhaul of mall near Phoenix could boost Arizona's standing as a soccer hub Fiesta shopping center in Mesa joins other mixed-use redevelopments Fiesta Mall was a major shopping center in Mesa, Arizona, for decades. Since closing, the 80-acre site now sits vacant. The new vision for redeveloping

Pending Home Sales Jump 10% From a Year Ago to Highest Level Since 2022 Published on May 14th, 2026 by Dana Anderson     Sale prices are rising as homebuying demand strengthens.  U.S. pending homes sales jumped 9.6% year over year to their highest level since September 2022, on a seasonally adjusted