Rare coalition urges limits on mortgage-related bank lawsuits
By Joe Light | Wall Street Journal Bankers, housing advocates team up in effort to ease mortgage access for borrowers with weaker credit A rare coalition of mortgage lenders and left-leaning consumer...
View Article$5M+ Deals – $36M+ total sales from Phoenix to Gilbert
Below are the deals that closed Wednesday, July 15, 2015 in Maricopa County over $5M according to the Maricopa County Recorder. Rose Law Group Reporter has not independently verified these...
View ArticleGoDaddy’s Parson goes golf coursing
By Parker Leavitt | The Arizona Republic GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons doesn’t shy away from name-dropping when making comparisons to his vision for a private golf club in the north Scottsdale desert....
View ArticleFHA announces additional steps to spur affordable housing development
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) published a notice providing guidance on the new Small Buildings Risk Sharing (SBRS) Initiative. SBRS invites new private sector high-capacity lenders to...
View ArticlePoll: Millennials interested in suburban homes, after all
By Dees Stribling | MHN Online The notion that millennials are going to eschew home buying as they get older may not be founded in fact. A new survey from the Collingwood Group shows 65 percent of the...
View ArticlePhoenix housing inventory has shrunk
Once the poster child for the housing crash, Phoenix is a hot market again. This time, however, it is not investors inhaling distressed properties, but owner-occupant buyers fueling robust sales, CNBC...
View ArticleHow Dodd-Frank changed housing, for good and bad
Diana Olick | CNBC The effect of loose lending during the last housing boom was abundantly clear: Nearly 8 million U.S. homes fell into foreclosure. The response was a slew of new lending rules under...
View ArticleBuilding permits boost housing outlook
Reuters U.S. housing starts rebounded strongly in June and building permits surged to a near eight-year high, pointing to a rapidly strengthening housing market. Groundbreaking increased 9.8 percent to...
View Article$5M+ Deals – $94M in apartments & $7.7M at Morrison Ranch
Below are the deals that closed Thursday, July 16, 2015 in Maricopa County over $5M according to the Maricopa County Recorder. Rose Law Group Reporter has not independently verified these transactions....
View ArticleGet Real – Estate, that is: Rose Law Group Reporter’s Top 10 Developments in...
If you’re in the Arizona real estate world, these are the top 10 stories you need to know about this week. This is a regular list we will bring you every week to keep you up to date on all the big news...
View ArticleAgents going all out to find home sellers
The Arizona Republic Real estate agent Matthew Coates posted a message on Facebook a few weeks ago encouraging friends to consider selling their metro Phoenix house because he was out of listings and...
View ArticleGilbert OKs 10-acre Higley Plaza project
Map credit- Andrews Design Group By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Following approval of a site plan modification by the Gilbert Design Review Board, developer Fortis Pecos hopes to begin...
View Article158-home development coming to Peoria
Map credit- SRC Bowman Consulting By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange The Empire Group will build 158 new single-family homes on a 40-acre site located at 103rd and Olive avenues in Peoria....
View Article6 key takeaways from June housing starts
By Trey Garrison | HousingWire Trulia’s Chief Economist, Selma Hepp, dug deeper beyond the top-line numbers in the June housing starts and permits, and she drew some compelling conclusions and...
View ArticleBidding wars return to home market
This time, the battles are prompted by too few homes offered for sale, not easy-to-get mortgages By Kris Hudson | Wall Street Journal Christina and Kevin Dirks have been searching for a house in the...
View Article$5M+ Deals – $12M land in Chandler
Below is the deal that closed Friday, July 17, 2015 in Maricopa County over $5M according to the Maricopa County Recorder. Rose Law Group Reporter has not independently verified these transactions....
View ArticleArizona economy moving at moderate pace; Tucson not the case
The Monday Morning Quarterback /A quick analysis of important economic data released over the past week By Elliott D. Pollack & Co. One of the most widely reviewed economic indicators, Real GDP,...
View Article$5M+ Deals – $47.8M Tempe office building
Below is the deal that closed Monday, July 21, 2015 in Maricopa County over $5M according to the Maricopa County Recorder. Rose Law Group Reporter has not independently verified these transactions....
View ArticleRanch to become UA veterinary school
DK Ranch is in Cornville, Arizona. By Angela Gonzales | Phoenix Business Journal The Steele Foundation has awarded a 45-acre ranch in Cornville to University of Arizona, which will use the property for...
View ArticleDog Days of Summer: Proposed canine park causes Surprise dispute
An existing dog park in Surprise By Garrett Mitchell |The Arizona Republic A years-long plan to develop a community park in one of Surprise’s largest housing developments faced resistance during a...
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