Online Articles
An Interview with Mike Fox, CEO of Scottsdale Museum of the West
January 21, 2015
Article Written By: Tricia Covert There are many Valley attractions the real estate community can highlight for visitors and residents that bring out the advantages of living in our beautiful city – the culture scene has become one of those attractions. With our Scottsdale campus situated in the Old Town Art District, I have… Read more
The Arizona Entity Restructuring Act: New Law To Increase Efficiency and Lower Cost For Arizona Businesses
January 21, 2015
By Christopher J. Charles, Esq. & special guest Andy G. Anderson, Esq. Many prudent real estate professionals form a business entity such as an LLC or PLLC for their business. On January 1, 2015, Arizona introduced a more business-friendly legal framework for entity restructuring transactions. Thanks to this new law, these transactions will be… Read more
Foreign Owners Selling U.S. Real Estate – Withholding Tax Provisions You Need to Know
January 21, 2015
By Douglas Kingston Sales of U.S. real estate owned by foreigners creates special tax considerations. U.S. or foreign buyers who purchase from foreign sellers should take note of tax documents that are applicable for these types of real estate transactions. Among the documents relevant to virtually every U.S. real estate transaction is a certification… Read more
2015 Real Estate Industry Changes
January 21, 2015
By Jim Sexton The Arizona REALTOR® leadership team attended the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Conference and Expo in New Orleans in November 2014. Arizona was well represented at the Conference with 51 Arizona REALTORS® serving as NAR Directors or Committee members totaling 70 appointments overall. As we navigate through the first quarter of… Read more
Insights to Home Inspection
January 21, 2015
By Sharon Wolf-Furman & Paul Furman With the new year underway, we continue to see many positive changes in our real estate industry. These positive changes also hold true in the home and termite inspection field. Occurances that took place in 2014, has set some standards as we navigate through 2015. With the foreclosure… Read more
Post-Possession Agreements
January 21, 2015
By Michael Denious In the issue before last, I posted an article regarding pre-possession occupancy agreements, which are agreements between a seller and buyer of property allowing the buyer to occupy the property prior to closing. I noted that one of the Department of Real Estate’s “Commissioner’s Rules” expressly requires real estate licensees not… Read more
This Only Happens to the “Other Guy”
January 21, 2015
By P.R. “Randy” Cooney Publisher of the Arizona Journal of Real Estate & Business It’s Saturday, December 20th 2014 and I’m up at 5:00 a.m., pretty standard. This particular day is a bit different than most – it’s my birthday. I’m feeling good about a lot of things, one of which is to be… Read more
Is It Important to Know About Tax Liens?
December 16, 2014
By: Barry Becker As we all know, virtually all property in the state of Arizona not owned by a government or charity, is subject to a property tax. Interestingly, many people fail to pay their property taxes on a timely basis. When those property taxes are not paid, the County sells liens to interested… Read more
An Interview With the Maricopa County Treasurer
December 15, 2014
Charles “Hos” Hoskins, Maricopa County Treasurer Article Written By: Tricia Covert When we think of an Arizona real estate investor, a specific image may come to mind: someone who purchases land, residential homes, commercial developments and other types of real property. Someone purchasing tax liens typically would not be considered part of that image…. Read more
Strategic Goal Setting in 2015
December 15, 2014
By Pamela Barker Avi Dan, recently contributed an article to Forbes on what will be important in 2015 for business planning. It’s a great article that I highly recommend reading. What struck me was this quote: “Transparency will become the most important tool of marketing. Consumers are going to continue to exert power and… Read more