WATCH! Housing crisis in the making? Top industry experts offer predictions on Valley residential market; Jordan Rose on panel of experts hosted by Business Journal

WATCH HERE By Angela Gonzales | Phoenix Business Journal The skyrocketing growth in the Valley’s residential real estate market is expected to continue through 2021, as homebuilders furiously buy land to build more homes to keep up with insatiable demand. The Phoenix Business Journal recently invited some of the Valley’s top real estate experts for a recent panel discussion on …

Number of Immigrant construction workers hits record high; a key to economic ‘bounce back,’ says Darius Amiri, chair of Rose Law Group immigration law department

By Natalia Siniavskaia | Eye On Housing According to the most recent American Community Survey (ACS), the number of immigrant workers in construction approached 2.8 million in 2019, the highest level recorded by the ACS. Immigrant workers now account for 24% of the construction workforce, slightly below the 2016 record high share of 24.4%. The share of immigrants is higher …

Supreme Court dismisses case related to Trump era ‘public charge’ rule; welcome news for many immigrants, says Rose Law Group Immigration Chair Darius Amiri

By Ariane de Vogue and Priscilla Alvarez | CNN The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a case concerning a controversial Trump-era rule that makes it more difficult for immigrants to obtain legal status if they use certain public benefits, such as Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers, in response to a Justice Department request. The new filing is the latest …

Court Rich, Rose Law Group co-founder and renewable energy department director, weighs in on bill to strip AZ regulators of power to make clean-energy rules

By Ryan Randazzo | Arizona Republic Lawmakers moved Wednesday to strip the Arizona Corporation Commission of its power to make rules about clean energy in the state, following regulators’ move to require electric companies to get all of their energy from carbon-free sources by 2050. The House voted 31-28 on House Bill 2248 on Wednesday, with one member not voting. …

Governor Ducey appoints Rose Law Group partner to Maricopa Superior Court

David McDowell Has Been With The Rose Law Group Since 2014 By Rose Law Group Reporter (SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) David McDowell,the Director of the Litigation Department at Rose Law Group pc, as well as a partner in the firm, has been selected by Arizona Governor Doug Ducey to serve as a Maricopa County Superior Court Judge. McDowell practiced law in Oregon and Washington …

Dreamers again eligible for popular FHA loans; ‘welcome news,” says Darius Amiri, chair of Rose Law Group immigration law department

By Victoria Harker | Chamber Business News It just got easier and more affordable for Dreamers to buy a home. Recipients of the federal DACA program, known as Dreamers, can once again apply for FHA loans, according to the Federal Housing Administration. The program was closed to recipients for three years under the Trump administration. Recently, the FHA reversed that …

Why one bank takes marijuana dispensaries’ cash; Adam Trenk, Rose Law Group partner and cannabis department director, weighs in

By Andy Blye | Phoenix Business Journal Pawn shops, casinos and money services firms are all cash-intensive businesses. Reliance on cash means that banks working with these customers have to put more resources toward regulatory compliance, and thus, some institutions opt out of working with them. The same goes for marijuana dispensaries; the volume of cash and the fact that …

Opportunities abound in AZ’s budding $1B legal marijuana industry; Adam Trenk, Rose Law Group partner and cannabis department director, comments on the industry’s growth

By Angela Gonzales | Phoenix Business Journal What started as a fledgling medical marijuana industry in 2010 has flowered into a sector that generates more than $1 billion in annual sales in Arizona. And it’s going to keep growing, well, like a weed, experts say. Read the full subscription story from the Phoenix Business Journal. “The growth of this industry is …

It’s time for AZ tax appeal season

By Staff Reporter | Rose Law Group Reporter If you own property in Arizona, you probably recently received the county assessor’s 2022 tax year notices of value. If you did not, you should any day. Property owners have 60 days from the date the notices were mailed to file an administrative appeal of the valuation of the property. The clock …