Fulton Homes lets you buy a home on your phone

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Fulton Homes AZBigMedia Fulton Homes has been a pioneer in web technology for homebuilders in Arizona and throughout the country. The first version of their website, which was designed for the homebuyer, was launched in 1998. Their latest version is their sixth and was launched last month. For this version, Fulton Homes IT department, headed …

Windrose master-planned community celebrates opening

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Sunbelt Holdings on other projects  AZBigMedia Master planned community developer Sunbelt Holdings will unveil its new Windrose residential community in Litchfield Park with a “Fiesta in the Park” grand opening celebration on Saturday, Jan. 13 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The grand opening event will be held in the main Windrose community park and is …

The new tax law provision. As it applies to family law; Kaine Fisher, Rose Law Group Partner and Director of Family Law, comments

Rose Law Group Reporter For taxpayers who sign divorce agreements after December 31, 2018, alimony will no longer be deductible by the payor or taxable to the recipient. For existing agreements that are modified after that date, the parties may expressly choose to adopt this new rule. If they do not, alimony on agreements entered into before December 31, 2018, …

Scottsdale dips into sober home regulations through new spacing requirements; Rose Law Group litigator Evan Bolick says zoning is critical for these homes

By Terrance Thornton | Scottsdale Independent As the opioid epidemic tightens its grip on the nation’s beleaguered, an unintended consequence of the road to recovery is hitting a little too close to home for some. Over the last decade the undertones of American drug addiction — the friend who pops the occasional pill or the buddy who has one too …

Private equity firm acquires 146 acres in Phoenix West Valley

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Quyp Development Plans 90 single-family homes on one site, a golf course occupies the other. Builder Private equity firm Virtua Partners announced Wednesday that it has acquired two properties totaling 146 acres located in the West Valley of Phoenix. Bennett Meadows is a 28 acre infill residential property located on the northwest corner of Sarival Avenue …

Regulatory overkill is driving biggest Canada home builder south

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Mattamy Homes Builder Oh Canada! A mix of utopian idealism and bureaucratic buffoonery is driving the country’s largest home builder south of the border. Bloomberg.com reports: Mattamy Homes Ltd., North-America’s largest private residential homebuilder, is boosting investments in the U.S. as regulatory excess sends land prices — and frustration — skyrocketing in Ontario, chief executive officer Peter …

Scottsdale City Council approves legal protest text amendment; ‘wise’ decision, says Thomas Galvin, land-use, regulatory and water attorney at Rose Law Group

Scottsdale Independent In response to how legal protests are addressed when filed by neighboring property owners, Scottsdale City Council adopted an ordinance amending the text approving the zoning ordinance. Approved upon consent at a Dec. 5 meeting, the zoning ordinance outlines rules and requirements for the application of a legal protest by property owners near a rezoning request, according to …

Getting educated – Equine Science

At Scottsdale Community College By Adam M. Trenk, Esq. A strong education, either formally in the classroom or informally through real-world experience, is the only reliable predictor of a person’s success. Working in the equestrian industry is no different. The greater your wealth of experiences and knowledge working with and around horses, the more likely you are to achieve your …

Real Estate Q & A: What can a property owner do if a neighbor blocks an easement?

Adam D. Martinez | Chairman of Real Estate Litigation Department Question:  I own a property in Marana, Arizona, which includes a small airplane hangar, and an easement for “existing roads,” one of which I have used for many years as a private airstrip for taking off and landing small aircraft. The easement passes through my neighbor’s property on both sides. Recently, …

Trump, real estate investors get late-added perk in tax bill; Rose Law Group Partner and Transactional Dept. Director, Cameron Carter, comments

Late revision supplies break based on investments in property Corker, who dropped opposition, says he wasn’t aware of change By Lynnly Browning and Benjamin Bain | Bloomberg Lawmakers scrambling to lock up Republican support for the tax reform bill added a complicated provision late in the process — one that would provide a multimillion-dollar windfall to real estate investors such …