Adam D. Martinez | Chairman of Real Estate Litigation Department Question: I am a broker and represent the owner of a commercial building in a lease transaction. The owner is a married couple. However, the wife is a neurosurgeon and I have never met her before. The husband is the only person I have worked with regarding the lease and …
Jordan Rose and Court Rich from Rose Law Group moderate real estate all-star panels at Belfiore Real Estate Market Watch
By David McGlothlin | AZBigMedia Heading into 2017, housing market experts share cautious optimism about the future of Arizona’s residential market, which they discussed in front of a sellout crowd of nearly 700 people at the eighth annual AZ Dealmakers event today. The theme for this year’s event — put on by Belfiore Real Estate Consulting, Rose Law Group and various sponsors — …
Real Estate Q & A: The mortgage debt relief act is dead, now what?
By Adam D. Martinez | Chairman of Real Estate Litigation Department Question: I read an article you wrote in 2010 about foreclosures and short sales. I work on a foreclosure defense project and I was wondering what will happen now that the Mortgage Debt Relief Act of has expired. Will borrowers have any other relief from mortgage debt forgiveness counting …
Real Estate Q & A: Can I force my co-owner to sell a property?
Adam D. Martinez | Chairman of Real Estate Litigation Department Question: My partner and I have several real estate investments in Arizona. One of those investments is a 16-unit apartment complex. My partner and I own it in equal shares as tenants-in-common (his choice). We each contributed an equal amount of cash to purchase the property and we each divide …
Why a trust doesn’t always avoid probate for real estate
Adam D. Martinez | Chairman of Real Estate Litigation Department Question: My parents owned a few investment properties before they passed away. They created a trust so that I would not have to go through probate. They even gave me a copy of the trust which states that the investment properties are part of the trust. However, I just signed …
Real Estate Q&A: Should we add our daughter to home titles to avoid probate?
Adam D. Martinez | Chairman of Real Estate Litigation Department Question: My husband and I own a home in North Scottsdale. We also own a condo in Ahwatukee that we currently rent. Our wills state that if both my husband and I pass away, our homes go to our daughter. However, we understand that a will does not avoid probate. …
Real Estate Q&A: Homeowner does not have to remove encroaching wall
By Adam D. Martinez, Esq. Chair of Rose Law Group Real Estate Litigation Question: We own a home at the base of Mummy Mountain in Paradise Valley, Arizona. We purchased it from my parents 3 years ago. Prior to us, my parents owned the home for 9 years. Recently, my new neighbor told me that a short stone wall dividing …
Casa Grande in Pinal County is the new home of a 500-acre, $700 million, 2,000-employee automotive manufacturer
(Note: Rose Law Group represents Landowners who helped make this project a reality.) By Eric Jay Toll | Phoenix Business Journal Menlo Park, California-based Lucid Motors will build an electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Casa Grande and has plans to build its luxury electric vehicles for first sale in 2018. It is gearing up to compete with Mercedes, Audi and …
Congress hears appeals to fix dysfunctional appraisal system; Adam Martinez, Chairman of Rose Law Group real estate litigation department provides insight
By Jann Swanson | Mortgage News Daily The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance recently held a hearing on “Modernizing Appraisals: A Regulatory Review and the Future of the Industry.” According to the committee memorandum, the hearing was called to “Examine the appraisal industry since the creation of the Appraisal Subcommittee in 1989, review the Dodd-Frank Act’s impact …
Jennifer Hall, Rose Law Group senior project manager, appointed Vice-Chair of the Paradise Valley Village Planning Committee
The Paradise Valley Village Planning Committee appointed Jennifer hall, Rose Law Group senior project manager, to Vice-Chair on Monday. Hall has extensive experience working with municipalities and communities throughout Arizona, concerning land use issues, rezoning, redevelopment and development projects. “I’m absolutely thrilled to accept this position,” Hall said. “I’ve had the privilege to serve on the PV VPC for the …
