SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · ARIZONA
HomeSmart franchise in Arizona: what the public record shows
Franchisees of HomeSmart in Arizona have taken 7 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $522,842). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. HomeSmart has too few seasoned resolved loans nationally for a national ratio. Its latest FDD Item 20 state table reports 13 franchised outlets in Arizona (fiscal 2020) — about 0.17 per 100k residents.
Loans in AZ
7
Charged off (all years)
0 of 5
Loss ratio in AZ
—
Loss ratio nationally
—
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = AZ. Loss ratio = charge-offs among loans approved through FY2020 ÷ the charge-offs expected if each had defaulted at the national rate for franchise loans approved the same year; 1.0× is the same. Only charged-off and paid-in-full loans count. A ratio is shown at 30+ such loans; “not clear” marks a ratio chance alone could produce. The all-years count mixes every era and is evidence, not a rate to compare. Borrowers are matched to the brand by name and SBA franchise code; some matches may be wrong or missing.
Businesses in this industry
6,268
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
82.7
national 47.9
Versus the country
+73%
denser
Every business in HomeSmart's industry operating in Arizona — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across the brand-state cells in the loan data, denser markets have historically charged off less often than the thinnest (see the research page). A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.
Avg weekly wage, this industry
$1,731
Arizona, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$1,785
same industry, all states
Versus the country
-3%
cheaper to staff
What HomeSmart's industry actually pays workers in Arizona, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2025), employment-weighted across counties. This cost signal is independent of the FDD: a market can look demand-rich above and still carry a margin headwind here if local wages run hot for the sector.
| Fiscal year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 13 | 22 |
| 2019 | 13 | 22 |
| 2020 | 13 | 19 |
| System | Loans in AZ | Charged off (all years) | Loss ratio in AZ | Units in AZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Century 21 | 7 | 1 of 5 | — | — |
| RE/MAX | 6 | 2 of 5 | — | 49 |
| Property Management Inc. | 5 | — | — | 13 |
Other systems in HomeSmart's sector whose franchisees borrowed in Arizona. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.
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