How COVID can affect your contract, feat. RLG attorneys Dan Gauthier and Olen Lenets

Arizona Commerce Authority Catch Rose Law Group attorneys Dan Gauthier and Olen Lenets on Arizona Commerce Authority’s “Small Business Bootcamp” webinar tomorrow at 9am as they talk force majeure and other contractual matters that have come to the legal forefront during the pandemic crisis. This session will help you identify stipulations in your contract that would qualify COVID-19 as a force majeure clause, potentially excusing binding performance obligations. …

Don’t miss Rose Law Group’s New Economy (Virtual) Power Lunch… Friday at noon!

Don’t Miss Rose Law Group’s New Economy (Virtual) Power Lunch…this Friday at noon! Are you ready for episode 12 of our weekly power lunch? Because we have something pretty cool in store. This past Friday forum participants voted overwhelmingly in favor of having RLG’s virtual power lunch continue throughout the summer! With that in mind — and as a small tribute …

Chandler tech firm expands iBuying model

Brian Bair – Founder and CEO of Offerpad (Disclosure: RLG represents Offerpad.) By Angela Gonzales | Phoenix Business Journal Chandler-based Offerpad is moving beyond direct purchasing and now can help seller’s list their homes publicly on the open market. Brian Bair, founder and CEO of Offerpad, said the iBuyer side of the business has been successful for Offerpad. Read the …

How a tax benefit for developers could backfire in pandemic; RLG Partner and Transactional Department Director Cameron Carter comments

By Paul Sullivan | New York Times Something remarkable is percolating in the commercial real estate market: Investors may end up losing millions in tax savings on gains from the sale of their properties because of the coronavirus pandemic. Like-kind real estate exchanges, also known as 1031 exchanges (after the provision in the Internal Revenue Code), allow investors to sell a …

Rose Law Group’s New Economy (Virtual) Power Lunch Season 1 Episode 11

Rose Law Group hosted the eleventh episode of The New Economy (Virtual) Power Lunch today. RLG Founder and President Jordan Rose and RLG Co-Founder and Partner Court Rich engaged with another panel of local leaders who shared their insights on COVID-19’s impact on our state. This week our panel featured some of the best and brightest in the homebuilding, real estate development and local government …

Buyer Beware: The ‘AS-IS’ Clause and Warranty Disclaimer

By Rose Law Group Law Clerk Peter Furlow and Rose Law Group Partner Cameron Carter The condition of a property is often a focal point in the negotiation of a sales transaction. Buyers usually want certain assurances or warranties regarding the condition of the property. Sellers, on the other hand, want to limit their liability regarding the condition of the property. Perhaps the …

iBuying giant tweaks model to pursue listings

(Disclosure: RLG represents Offerpad.) Realtor Magazine | National Association of Realtors Offerpad, one of the nation’s largest iBuyers, is expanding its services beyond instant cash offers on homes to also give sellers an opportunity to list homes publicly. The firm announced Monday the launch of its Real Estate Solutions Center, which includes concierge services for getting homes ready to list on …

Waiting for distressed Valley multifamily deals? Nothing to see here, at least not yet

Twitter By Angela Gonzales | Phoenix Business Journal Out-of-state investors circling the Valley that are waiting to swoop in and buy distressed multifamily units in the region may be waiting a while. Cameron Carter, a partner at Phoenix-based Rose Law Group who is heading up a new practice group focused on strategic due diligence and opportunistic acquisitions, said he’s expecting some distress …

Home prices continue rising in O-Zones; Dan Gauthier, RLG transactional attorney handling many Opportunity Zone investments, comments

AZ Business Magazine | AZBigMedia ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database and first property data provider of Data-as-a-Service (DaaS), today released its first-quarter 2020 special report analyzing qualified Opportunity Zones established by Congress in the Tax Cuts and Jobs act of 2017 (see full methodology below). In this report, ATTOM looked at about 3,000 zones with …

COVID-19 and Real Estate: ‘I think this will forever change our industry’

By Mike Sunnucks | Rose Law Group Reporter The impacts of COVID-19 are prompting some revolutionary changes to the home building and real estate industries. That is according to two top industry CEOs — Taylor Morrison Homes Chair, President and CEO Sheryl Palmer and Meritage Homes Chairman and CEO Steven Hilton. Palmer and Hilton talked about how COVID-19 is propelling …