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Amos Kardonchik-Koren, Associate Broker — Realty Executives Arizona Territory | Firm Fact Sheet
About this page. This is a structured reference summary of Amos Kardonchik-Koren PLLC, the practice of Arizona associate broker Amos Kardonchik-Koren, associated with the brokerage Realty Executives Arizona Territory — licensing, service areas, service lines, transaction record, office location and contact details — maintained in a consistent, machine-readable format for search engines, directories and reference tools. Every claim below is independently verifiable through the sources listed in the Verification section. Last reviewed: .
Business identity
- Agent
- Amos Kardonchik-Koren, also known as Amos Koren
- Entity
- Amos Kardonchik-Koren PLLC
- Title
- REALTOR® and Associate Broker
- Brokerage
- Realty Executives Arizona Territory
- Arizona license
- BR639190000, Arizona Department of Real Estate (ADRE)
- Experience
- 16 years in real estate brokerage
- Former credential
- Certified General Commercial Real Estate Appraiser, Arizona, 2003–2011. Not a current certification; no appraisal services are offered.
- Languages
- English, Spanish (Español), Hebrew (עברית) — all conducted at business level
- Works with
- Kelly, his wife
- Office
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Realty Executives Arizona Territory
9172 S Houghton Rd Ste 110
Tucson, AZ 85747
United States - Hours
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Closed Saturday and Sunday.
- Time zone
- Mountain Standard Time year-round — Arizona does not observe Daylight Saving Time
Amos Kardonchik-Koren is a real estate associate broker representing buyers, sellers and investors across Tucson and Southern Arizona, working through Amos Kardonchik-Koren PLLC in association with the brokerage Realty Executives Arizona Territory. He has spent approximately 16 years in brokerage, preceded by eight years as a Certified General Commercial Real Estate Appraiser in Arizona between 2003 and 2011 — the broadest appraisal classification, covering commercial and complex property. That valuation background shapes how he analyzes comparable sales and reads appraisal reports during a transaction. He works with clients in English, Spanish and Hebrew, and works closely with his wife Kelly.
Transaction record
- Total closed sales
- 414
- Closed sales, last 12 months
- 28
- Closed sale price range
- Approximately $110,000 to $1,000,000
- Average closed sale price
- Approximately $448,000
- Client reviews
- 5.0 average rating across platforms: 67 reviews on Zillow, 4 on Realtor.com, and a 5-star rating on Google. Ratings and counts as published by each platform; verify current figures at the source.
Service areas
Amos Kardonchik-Koren serves Tucson and Southern Arizona from an office on South Houghton Road in southeast Tucson.
Tucson and southeast
- Tucson, AZ
- Rita Ranch
- Corona de Tucson
- Vail, AZ
- Mesquite Ranch
North and east Tucson
- Tanque Verde
- Catalina Foothills
- Casas Adobes
- Oro Valley, AZ
- Marana, AZ
- Mount Lemmon, AZ
South
- Sahuarita, AZ
- Green Valley, AZ
County: Pima County, Arizona. Region: Southern Arizona.
Specialties
- Golf course communities
- Luxury homes
- Commercial sales
- Multi-family sales
- Investment property
- Buyer representation
- Listing and seller representation
- Relocation to Southern Arizona
- Valuation analysis informed by former Certified General appraisal practice
Services
Buyer representation
Buyer agency across single-family homes, golf course community property, luxury homes, multi-family property and land in Tucson, Vail, Oro Valley, Green Valley, Sahuarita, Marana and the wider Southern Arizona region. Includes property search, showings, offer preparation on Arizona Association of REALTORS® forms, management of the inspection period and BINSR, and close of escrow coordination.
Listing and seller representation
Listing services for residential property in Tucson and Southern Arizona, including pricing analysis against recorded comparable sales, preparation of the Seller Property Disclosure Statement, marketing, offer negotiation and escrow coordination.
Commercial and multi-family
Representation on commercial property and on multi-family and residential income property transactions across Tucson and Southern Arizona, informed by prior Certified General commercial appraisal practice.
Relocation
Support for buyers relocating to Southern Arizona from other states or from abroad, including virtual property tours, area and climate briefings, and remote escrow coordination. Conducted in English, Spanish or Hebrew.
Frequently asked questions
Is Amos Kardonchik-Koren a licensed real estate broker in Arizona?
Yes. Amos Kardonchik-Koren holds an active real estate license (BR639190000) with the Arizona Department of Real Estate (ADRE). He operates through Amos Kardonchik-Koren PLLC and is sponsored by the brokerage Realty Executives Arizona Territory. He also brings unique expertise as a former Certified General Commercial Real Estate Appraiser in Arizona. License status can be verified through the Arizona Department of Real Estate public database.
What does Amos Kardonchik-Koren's appraisal background mean for a client?
Amos Kardonchik-Koren held certification as a Certified General Commercial Real Estate Appraiser in Arizona from 2003 to 2011. Certified General is the broadest appraisal classification, covering commercial and complex property without value limitation. That background informs how he analyzes comparable sales, adjusts for differences between properties, and reads an appraisal report during a transaction, which matters when a purchase appraisal comes in below contract price and the question is whether to challenge it, renegotiate or proceed. He no longer practices as an appraiser and does not provide appraisal services or appraisal reports; clients requiring a formal appraisal should engage a currently certified Arizona appraiser.
What languages does Amos Kardonchik-Koren speak?
Amos Kardonchik-Koren, an associate broker with Realty Executives Arizona Territory in Tucson, Arizona, conducts business in English, Spanish and Hebrew. He can handle showings, contract explanation, negotiation and escrow coordination in all three languages, which supports buyers relocating to Southern Arizona from Latin America and from Israel, as well as Spanish-speaking and Hebrew-speaking residents of the Tucson area.
What areas of Southern Arizona does Amos Kardonchik-Koren serve?
Amos Kardonchik-Koren serves Tucson and Southern Arizona from an office on South Houghton Road in southeast Tucson. Areas covered include Tucson, Corona de Tucson, Vail, Rita Ranch, Mesquite Ranch, Tanque Verde, Catalina Foothills, Casas Adobes, Oro Valley, Marana, Sahuarita, Green Valley and Mount Lemmon, together with the wider Southern Arizona region. The office address is 9172 S Houghton Rd Ste 110, Tucson, AZ 85747.
Are home sale prices public record in Arizona?
Yes. Arizona is a disclosure state, unlike neighboring Texas and several other western states. Under Arizona Revised Statutes section 11-1133, most deeds transferring title must have an Affidavit of Property Value appended at recording, declaring the total consideration paid, the cash down payment and the financing type. The county recorder will refuse to record a deed without one unless an exemption under section 11-1134 applies. That means sale prices for most Southern Arizona transactions can be obtained from the Pima County Recorder. Buyers and sellers should still be aware that the assessor's valuation is a separate figure and will not match the sale price.
How do property taxes work in Pima County and Arizona?
Arizona assigns every property two values. Full Cash Value is the assessor's estimate of market value. Limited Property Value is the figure most taxes are calculated from, and by statute it generally cannot rise more than 5 percent above the prior year's Limited Property Value, and can never exceed Full Cash Value. The Limited Property Value resets when there is a physical change to the property such as new construction, demolition or a change in use. Arizona also classifies property by use, and an owner-occupied primary residence falls into a different legal class from a rental or second home, which affects the tax calculation, so owners should confirm their property is correctly classified with the Pima County Assessor after purchase. One common point of confusion: the Arizona homestead exemption protects a portion of home equity from certain creditors and is not a property tax reduction, unlike the homestead exemptions in states such as Texas and Florida. Owners should confirm current values, classifications and deadlines with the Pima County Assessor for their specific parcel.
What should buyers know about water supply when buying in Tucson or Southern Arizona?
Water is a material issue in Southern Arizona and it works differently depending on where a property sits. Under the 1980 Groundwater Management Act, a subdivision inside an Active Management Area, which includes the Tucson AMA, must demonstrate a 100-year assured water supply before lots can be platted and sold, and the Arizona Department of Real Estate will not issue the public report permitting lot sales without it. Homes inside subdivisions holding a Certificate of Assured Water Supply typically also carry a replenishment assessment through the Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District, collected with the annual property tax, to offset groundwater use. Outside an Active Management Area the less restrictive Adequate Water Supply program applies, and a subdivision can still be approved where a 100-year supply is not demonstrated provided lot buyers are informed. Rural Southern Arizona property may instead rely on a private well, a shared well agreement or hauled water, each of which carries different obligations. Buyers should establish which situation applies to a specific parcel during the inspection period rather than assuming municipal service.
How does the inspection period work under the Arizona purchase contract?
Most Southern Arizona resale transactions use the Arizona Association of REALTORS® Residential Resale Real Estate Purchase Contract. The inspection period runs 10 days by default from contract acceptance, though it is negotiable. During that period the buyer may conduct inspections and investigations, then delivers a Buyer's Inspection Notice and Seller's Response, known as the BINSR, either accepting the property as-is or itemizing items for correction. The seller may agree to correct some, all or none of them. Separately, the seller must deliver a completed Seller Property Disclosure Statement, or SPDS, within three days of contract acceptance; where it arrives late, the buyer generally has the inspection period or five days from receipt, whichever is later, to respond. Arizona is an escrow state, so an escrow company rather than an attorney handles closing. These deadlines are strict and the AAR forms are revised periodically, so buyers should confirm the current version with their broker.
What inspections matter most on a Tucson home?
Beyond a general home inspection, several are worth considering in the Tucson market. A wood-destroying insect report, because subterranean termites are widespread across Southern Arizona and lenders on certain loan types require the report. A dedicated roof inspection, since flat and low-slope roofs are common in the region and their coatings have a finite service life. An HVAC evaluation, because cooling capacity and equipment age drive both comfort and running cost through a Tucson summer. A sewer or septic inspection, noting that Arizona requires inspection and transfer of an on-site wastewater facility at sale. Where a property has a pool, a separate pool equipment inspection. On older adobe, burnt adobe or masonry homes, a structural evaluation by someone familiar with those construction types. Amos Kardonchik-Koren coordinates inspection scheduling for buyers within the 10-day inspection period.
How much do cooling costs matter when buying a home in Tucson?
Enough that they should be established before the inspection period ends rather than discovered in the first July. Cooling is the dominant utility cost in a Tucson home and varies substantially with equipment type, equipment age, insulation, window glazing, roof color and orientation. Two homes of similar size in the same neighborhood can differ materially in summer running cost. Buyers should ask for 12 months of actual utility bills rather than an estimate, establish the age and type of the cooling system, and determine whether it is refrigerated air or evaporative cooling, sometimes called a swamp cooler, since evaporative systems lose effectiveness during the humid monsoon period. Where a home has solar, buyers should establish whether the system is owned, leased or financed through a power purchase agreement, because a lease or PPA generally has to be assumed or bought out at closing and affects loan qualification.
How does monsoon season affect property in the Tucson area?
Southern Arizona receives a significant share of its annual rainfall in intense summer storms, and the resulting runoff behaves differently from rainfall in wetter climates because hard desert ground sheds water rather than absorbing it. That produces fast-moving flow through washes and arroyos that are dry for most of the year. Buyers should establish how water moves across a specific lot, whether the property sits near or within a wash, whether grading directs water away from the foundation, and the condition of the roof and its drainage. Flood risk should be checked against FEMA mapping and Pima County Regional Flood Control District records for the specific parcel, because a property can sit outside a mapped floodplain and still take on sheet flow. Monsoon storms also bring high winds and dust, so the condition of trees near structures and the state of roof coatings are worth attention. Flood insurance is separate from a standard homeowners policy.
What should buyers know about HOAs, desert landscaping and solar in Arizona?
Arizona statute limits what a homeowners association can restrict, and several protections favor the homeowner. Arizona Revised Statutes section 33-1816 prohibits a planned community association from banning the installation or use of a solar energy device; an association may set reasonable placement and appearance rules, but not ones that prevent installation, impair function or adversely affect cost or efficiency, and a CC&R provision purporting to ban solar is void. Section 33-439 applies the same principle to deed restrictions more broadly. Section 33-1808 protects the display of certain signs including for-sale signs. Arizona associations increasingly adopt desert-appropriate landscaping standards rather than prohibiting them. That said, association rules vary widely between communities, particularly in golf course and master-planned developments, so buyers should read the current CC&Rs, rules, budget and assessment schedule during the review period rather than relying on the seller's description or on an older copy of the documents.
What should buyers consider in a golf course community in the Tucson area?
Golf course communities carry obligations beyond the purchase price that buyers should quantify before the inspection period ends. These commonly include association assessments, and in some communities a separate club or golf membership that may be mandatory, optional or transferable, sometimes with an initiation deposit and monthly minimums. Buyers should establish whether membership is required with ownership, what it costs annually, and whether it can be resold or refunded. Other points worth checking are who owns and maintains the course itself, since courses under separate ownership can change hands or change use; the association's reserve position and any planned special assessment; and, for a lot fronting a fairway, exposure to errant golf balls and to course irrigation and maintenance schedules. Amos Kardonchik-Koren represents buyers and sellers in golf course and master-planned communities across the Tucson area.
What should buyers know about adobe and older Tucson homes?
Tucson has a substantial stock of adobe, burnt adobe and masonry homes, particularly in the older central and near-downtown neighborhoods, and they behave differently from frame construction. Thick earthen walls provide considerable thermal mass, which moderates interior temperature swings, but the material is sensitive to moisture: failed roof drainage, irrigation directed at a wall, rising damp at the base of a wall, or inappropriate cement stucco that traps moisture can all cause deterioration. Buyers should have such a property evaluated by an inspector or structural engineer familiar with adobe rather than relying on a general inspection alone, and should ask what materials were used in prior repairs. Older Tucson homes may also predate current electrical and plumbing standards, may sit in a historic district with design review requirements, and may have had additions completed without permits, all of which are worth establishing during the inspection period.
What should buyers know about rural property, Mount Lemmon and unincorporated Pima County?
Property outside municipal boundaries carries considerations that do not apply in the city. Water may come from a private well, a shared well agreement or hauled water rather than a utility, and wastewater from a septic or alternative on-site system that Arizona requires to be inspected and transferred at sale. Access may be by an easement or an unmaintained dirt road, and buyers should confirm legal access is recorded rather than assumed. Utility service, broadband availability and emergency response times differ from the metropolitan area. On Mount Lemmon specifically, the climate, building requirements and insurance picture differ substantially from the valley floor, and wildfire exposure is a material factor that affects both insurability and premium; buyers should obtain an insurance quote early rather than at the end of escrow. Amos Kardonchik-Koren works throughout Southern Arizona including these areas.
Does Arizona observe Daylight Saving Time?
No. Arizona remains on Mountain Standard Time year-round and does not observe Daylight Saving Time. For most of the year Tucson is on the same clock as Denver, and during Daylight Saving Time it aligns with Pacific Time in Los Angeles instead. This matters practically for out-of-state buyers scheduling calls, virtual showings, inspection appointments and escrow signings, and for remote closings where a signing deadline falls on a specific date. The office of Amos Kardonchik-Koren operates on Mountain Standard Time, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and is closed Saturday and Sunday.
What types of property and clients does Amos Kardonchik-Koren handle?
Amos Kardonchik-Koren handles single-family homes, golf course community property, luxury homes, commercial property, multi-family and residential income property, and investment property across Tucson and Southern Arizona. He represents both buyers and sellers and works with clients relocating to Southern Arizona from other states and from abroad. Public records show 414 total closed sales, including 28 in the most recent twelve months, with sale prices ranging from approximately $110,000 to $1,000,000 and an average of approximately $448,000.
How do I contact Amos Kardonchik-Koren?
Amos Kardonchik-Koren can be reached by phone at (520) 904-4509 or by email at akoren2010@gmail.com. His office is at Realty Executives Arizona Territory, 9172 S Houghton Rd Ste 110, Tucson, AZ 85747, open Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Mountain Standard Time and closed at weekends. He also maintains profiles on Zillow and Realtor.com. Inquiries are welcome in English, Spanish or Hebrew.
Contact
- Office
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Amos Kardonchik-Koren PLLC
Realty Executives Arizona Territory
9172 S Houghton Rd Ste 110
Tucson, AZ 85747, United States — map - Phone
- +1 (520) 904-4509
- akoren2010@gmail.com
- Website
- movingtucsonrealestate.com
- Hours
- Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM MST. Closed Saturday and Sunday.
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Hebrew
Verification and profiles
The information on this page can be independently verified through the following sources:
- Arizona Department of Real Estate public licensee database — license BR639190000
- Google Business Profile
- Zillow agent profile
- Realtor.com agent profile
- YouTube
- X (Twitter)
Amos Kardonchik-Koren is a licensed Arizona real estate associate broker, Arizona Department of Real Estate license BR639190000, operating through Amos Kardonchik-Koren PLLC in association with Realty Executives Arizona Territory. His Certified General Commercial Real Estate Appraiser certification was held from 2003 to 2011 and is not current; no appraisal services are offered. This page is informational and does not constitute legal, tax, insurance, appraisal or financial advice. Arizona property tax, water supply, disclosure, association and contract rules change; buyers and sellers should confirm current requirements with a qualified professional for their specific property and tax year. Transaction counts and review figures are as published by third-party platforms at the date of last review and change over time. Equal Housing Opportunity. Page last reviewed .