Homeowner Advocacy Organizations

• Homeowners Against Deficient Dwellings
  A consumer protection group for homeowners and home buyers

• Homeowners for Better Building
  Uniting homeowners to protect the family dreams of today and tomorrow

• The Homeowners Consumer Center
  The Homeowners Consumer Center is part of Americas Watchdog, a national consumer advocacy group focused on consumer protection and corporate fair play.

• National Consumer Law Center
  America's foremost advocate for low-income consumer justice, and its leading expert on low-income consumer issues.

Public Resources for Consumers

• Superfund Sites Where You Live Or Might Move?
  A Superfund site is an uncontrolled or abandoned place where hazardous waste is located, possibly affecting local ecosystems or people. This site allows you to search by street, city, zip code and other search fields

• Registered Sex Offender Directory
  Family Watchdog is a free service that allows you to see where registered sexual offenders live and work around you.

• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
  Drywall Information Center. CPSC has received about 1,311 reports from residents in 26 states and the District of Columbia who believe their health symptoms or the corrosion of certain metal components in their homes are related to the presence of drywall produced in China. State and local authorities have also received similar reports.

• Federal Trade Commission
  Consumer information on mortgages and real estate

• US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development: Homebuying Guide
  The homebuying process can seem complicated, but if you take things step-by-step, you will soon be holding the keys to your own home!

• Foreclosure Resources for Customers
  If you are having difficulty making your mortgage payment, one of the most important things you can do is seek assistance. The following resources provide information and links to agencies and organizations that may be able to help you.

• Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
  Arizona air quality forecasts and "high pollution advisories" available here. Advisories indicate that either air quality is poor or may become so during the forecast period.

• Arizona Department of Real Estate -- Subdivision Public Reports
  Database containing copies of Subdivision Public Reports for State of Arizona. Contains important consumer disclosures about Arizona residential developments and subdivisions.

• Better Business Bureau
  Database of complaints about this business on file with the BBB.

Mortgage Information for Consumers

• Center for Responsible Lending
  The Center for Responsible Lending is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and policy organization dedicated to protecting homeownership and family wealth by working to eliminate abusive financial practices.

• Federal Trade Commission -- Mortgage Resources
  Mortgage Payments Sending You Reeling? Here’s What to Do

• Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)
  RESPA is about closing costs and settlement procedures. RESPA requires that consumers receive disclosures at various times in the transaction and outlaws kickbacks that increase the cost of settlement services. RESPA is a HUD consumer protection statute designed to help homebuyers be better shoppers in the home buying process, and is enforced by HUD.

Consumer Publications

• Pissed Consumer - Pulte Homes
  Consumer reports, complaints and reviews of Pulte Homes

• Consumer Reports
  Non-profit publication dedicated to providing consumers with reliable information about products and services.

Homeowner Websites

• pultehomesblog.com
  This is one homeowner’s journey of a brand new Pulte Home. You will hear the good, the bad and the ugly.

• Shining Rock - The Real Story
  Dedicated to revealing the facts you won't hear from the sales pitches of Pulte or Shining Rock Development