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Business Entities For Licensed Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons
May 20, 2015
Written by: Mike Denious Certified Real Estate Specialist Attorney, Stoops, Denious, Wilson & Murray, PLC BROKER ENTITIES Real estate brokers may conduct business as a self-employed broker (sole proprietorship), corporation, general or limited partnership, or limited liability partnership or limited liability company. There are no restrictions on ownership of the entity by licensed versus… Read more
The Reality of “Big Deal” Commissions
May 20, 2015
Written By: Greg Valladao Senior Director of Investment Sales, Cushman & Wakefield Over the past six months, Phoenix metro has seen repeated headlines announcing large commercial transactions including the sale of Camelback Esplanade III for $74.3M and Domus Apartments for $51.6M. As commissioned real estate professionals, our first inclination may be to speculate… Read more
A Night To Remember
May 20, 2015
Written By: P.R. Randy Cooney Publisher, Arizona Journal of Real Estate & Business On May 5th as in Cinco De Mayo, many from the Arizona real estate industry came together to honor nominees for the 1st Annual Industry Awards hosted by this Journal. The evening mimicked the excitement of recognized award events, such as… Read more
Residential Real Estate Team Of The Year 2015
May 5, 2015
The Hill Group Residential Real Estate Team Of The Year 2015 Why did you choose a career to form a residential real estate team? Kirsten and I didn’t start out in real estate with the idea of building a team; we started our real estate team as a natural process. Once we joined together… Read more
Residential Real Estate Rookie Of The Year 2015
May 5, 2015
Carli Hill Residential Real Estate Rookie Of The Year 2015 Why did you choose a career as a real estate agent? I’ve always had a personal interest in investment properties. I thought if I had my real estate license I would suddenly be privy to information only available to those in the industry. Now… Read more
Commercial Managing Director Of The Year 2015
May 5, 2015
Bob Mulhern Commercial Managing Director Of The Year 2015 Why did you choose a career as a commercial leader? I chose commercial real estate because it provides the opportunity to work with talented, proactive, achievement- minded professionals who generally are grateful and generous by nature. These are the kind of people who I like… Read more
Commercial Real Estate Broker Of The Year 2015
May 5, 2015
Mike Haenal Commercial Real Estate Broker Of The Year 2015 Why did you choose a career as a commercial real estate broker? I knew I didn’t want to continue to deliver Pizza for Domino’s. My Dad was in the commercial real estate business and my Mom was a residential broker, so I knew enough… Read more
Mortgage Broker Of The Year 2015
May 5, 2015
Brian Yampolsky Mortgage Broker Of The Year 2015 Why did you choose a career as a mortgage broker? After graduating from the University of Arizona, I worked as a REALTOR® for 2 years and quickly learned I wasn’t a very good REALTOR®. I was interested in the financing side of real estate and enjoyed… Read more
Mortgage Loan Originator Of The Year 2015
May 5, 2015
Paul Volpe Mortgage Loan Originator Of The Year 2015 Why did you choose a career as a mortgage loan originator? The career actually chose me. I was a Pre-Veterinarian major at the University of Arizona (U of A) in 1998. My brother, Jon Volpe, asked me if I would work for him; I realized… Read more
Real Estate Broker Of The Year 2015
May 5, 2015
Martha Appel Real Estate Broker Of The Year 2015 Why did you choose a career as a residential real estate broker? I didn’t choose a real estate career; it chose me. After graduating from college, I immediately started looking for a job, but quickly found that my Math Degree was not opening many doors…. Read more