Elliott D. Pollack CEO, Elliott D. Pollack and Company   The election of Donald Trump has changed the outlook of the economy. The current stagnation narrative appears to be coming to an end. It’s axiomatic that different policies will have different results. While it is too early to be certain how Trump’s proposed economic policies… Read more

P.R. ‘Randy’ Cooney President, The Success Institute Publisher, Arizona Journal of Real Estate & Business   Those who have been in real estate in Arizona for many years may recall a residential purchase contract that was one page. It included the property address, names of buyers/sellers, price, earnest money, down payment, loan amount and a… Read more

Tina Lapp President, Hondros College of Business 2016-2017 President, Real Estate Educators Association (REEA)   Real estate has always been a dynamic, ever-changing industry essentially due to the primary drivers that navigate its direction: U.S. and state-level economics combined with the trends of population groups. Over the past two decades, the speed of change in… Read more

Jeff Fleetham Director, Registrar of Contractors   In the state of Arizona, real estate agents are licensed to better protect the public; the same holds true for contractors. An individual working unlicensed as a real estate agent negatively impacts the livelihood of licensed agents, posing untold financial and safety risks for the public. Similarly, construction… Read more

Lin Leclair, EA President, National Association of Tax Professionals, Arizona Chapter   Two new tax laws signed into legislation in 2016 by Arizona Governor Doug Ducey increased and expanded Arizona’s “dollar for dollar” tax credits. This allows many Arizona residents to significantly reduce or even eliminate the normal income taxes that they would pay to… Read more