By Mike Sunnucks | Rose Law Group Reporter Akram Abdallah has seen a 700 percent increase in sales for his online jewelry and fashion brand Nominal. The Tempe-based company specializes in inspirational jewelry and fashions. Abdallah said COVID-19 put a stop to Nominal’s appearance at trade shows and other industry events. But with consumers prompted to shop at home because of …
Rose Law Group’s New Economy (Virtual) Power Lunch…Season 1 Episode 9
Rose Law Group hosted the ninth episode of The New Economy (Virtual) Power Lunch yesterday. 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. The first panelist was John Carlson, the President of Mark-Taylor Residential. Carlson gave us the update on real estate as he …
COVID-19 Recovery: Some good news for housing but jobs, consumer rebound could take time
By Mike Sunnucks | Rose Law Group Reporter Veteran economist Elliott Pollack is impressed new home sales have only dropped 45 percent regionally since COVID-19 shutdown much of the economy. “Housing permits were supposed to be down 80 percent. They were only down 45 percent last month. That’s amazing considering nobody can get out of their house to buy a …
Healthy HVAC systems, staggered work schedules and glass work bubbles: Life during and after COVID
By Mike Sunnucks | Rose Law Group Reporter Jonathan Keyser said COVID-19 could have some big short-term impacts on workplaces and other businesses as tenants and landlords navigate reopening the economy. Keyser, who is founder and principal of Scottsdale-based tenant representation firm, talked about the short and long-term impacts of the Coronavirus during Rose Law Group’s New Economy (Virtual) Power Lunch on …
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 …
Belfiore: Silver Linings and ‘Credit Infections’ top housing outlook
By Mike Sunnucks | Rose Law Group Reporter Real estate expert Jim Belfiore projects new home sales to be down 45 percent to 50 percent in the second quarter compared to a year ago with COVID-19’s impact on the economy and real estate. Belfiore also expects to see a 30 percent drop in the third quarter new home sales followed …
Scottsdale attorney creates business in the middle of Covid-19 pandemic to protect public
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group Represents HealthyVerify Certification) By Angela Gonzales | The Phoenix Business Journal What started out as an attorney helping a client in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic turned into something much bigger: a movement to help certify healthy workplaces. After Jordan Rose helped convince Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey that Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona was an essential service and …
Goodwill might be a model for retailers
Goodwill reopened various West Valley April 13, with safety precautions including plexiglass at all registers and tape marking off 6 feet of distance for line. /Photo Courtesy: Goodwill/The Glendale Star (Disclosure: Rose Law Group Represents HealthyVerify Certification) By Claire Spinner | The Glendale Star As retail shops around the West Valley ponder reopening while following safety guidelines, there may be a …
Arizona company helping businesses prepare for a safe reopening
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents HealthyVerify Certification.) By Griselda Zetino | KTAR PHOENIX — Business owners who want advice on how to reopen safely now have a company they can turn to. It’s called Healthy Verify Certification. “We help you put together a plan for reopening that is going to reduce the chances that your employees or your customers get COVID-19 or any …
EXCLUSIVE: Government clears up what is forgivable for the SBA Paycheck Protection loan program, by RLG attorney Eric Hill
By Eric Hill, Attorney at Rose Law Group On Tuesday, the U.S. Small Business Administration [SBA] issued new guidance relating to the certification requirements of loans issued under the Paycheck Protection Program [PPP]. Forgivable loans issued under the PPP are intended to help small businesses weather the challenging economic landscape caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but recent confusion regarding loan certification requirements …