Arizona Purchase Contract

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Purchase Contract Guide

The purchase contract, from your side.

Most Arizona home sales use the Arizona REALTORS® Residential Resale Real Estate Purchase Contract (updated February 2026). When you accept an offer, it becomes a binding agreement with deadlines for you as well as the buyer. Here’s what matters most to sellers.

The Contract at a Glance

§	Section	What It Means for You
1	Property	Price, earnest money, closing date, and what conveys: fixtures, listed personal property and any leased items.
2	Financing	The buyer’s loan and appraisal contingencies, their Loan Status Update, and any closing-cost help you agree to give.
3	Title & Escrow	You convey title free of liens; your loans are paid off through escrow. Costs and prorations are split as agreed.
4	Disclosure	Your SPDS, insurance claims history, lead-based paint (pre-1978) and other disclosures, on set deadlines.
5	Warranties	You maintain the home in its current condition, and major systems must work at closing.
6	Due Diligence	The buyer’s inspection period, the BINSR and your response, and the final walkthrough.
7	Remedies	Cure notices, breach and earnest money, and mediation or arbitration.
8	Additional Terms	Days and deadlines, compensation, and any other terms.
9	Seller Acceptance	Your signature, the time to accept, and counter offers.

Your Deadlines After Acceptance

When	What You Do
Within 3 days	Deliver the SPDS and notice of any leased items, plus solar or well documents if they apply.
Within 5 days	Deliver the 5-year insurance claims history and, for homes built before 1978, lead-based paint information.
During the buyer’s inspection period	Give reasonable access for inspections and keep utilities on.
5 days after a BINSR	Respond to the buyer’s repair requests: agree, decline, or offer an alternative.
Before closing	Complete any agreed repairs with paid receipts, sign closing documents and allow the final walkthrough.
At closing	Deliver keys, remotes and codes, and leave the home clean and free of personal property and debris.

Your Protections

Earnest moneyIf the buyer breaches the contract, earnest money may be paid to you, as the contract provides.

Cure noticesIf the buyer misses a deadline, I can deliver a cure notice. If it isn’t cured in 3 days, you may cancel.

Loan Status UpdateThe buyer’s lender reports progress within 10 days, so financing problems surface early.

AppraisalIf the home appraises low, the buyer can cancel within 5 days. Otherwise the contingency is waived.

Seller Checklist

From acceptance to closing

• Read the entire contract and every addendum before signing
• Gather your SPDS, claims history and any HOA, solar or well documents
• Keep the home, pool and landscaping in the same condition
• Keep utilities on through closing
• Plan your move-out around the closing date
• Complete agreed repairs and keep paid receipts
• Confirm loan payoff information with escrow
• Leave keys, remotes, manuals and warranties for the buyer

Sample Forms

Blank Arizona REALTORS® samples for reference. We’ll complete the current version together.

Residential Resale Purchase ContractUpdated Feb 2026 · 11 pagesThe standard Arizona purchase contract.View sample (PDF) →

Cure Period NoticeUpdated Feb 2019 · 1 pageFormal notice giving the other party 3 days to cure.View sample (PDF) →

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General information only, not legal advice. Timelines shown are the contract defaults and may be changed by agreement.