GAD Podcasts

As we pass the 100th day of the legislative session, I thought a quick update on bills the Governor has signed would be in order. I have only highlighted bills concerning private property rights, private […]

Last week HUD Santa Ana visited WeMAR. Nancy West and Tom Rose spent two mornings updating the WeMAR Task Force, Board of Director members and Arizona GADs (Government Affairs Directors) the processes and programs being […]

We are now to the point in the legislative session when bills are either progressing through the system or they are stalled and won’t see a floor vote. We are rapidly approaching 100 days and […]

I was watching CNBC the other day, reading business and industry blogs and newspaper articles and was fatigued by the recurrent theme of interest rate hikes by the Fed, or not, and the affect on […]

There have been a lot of changes in the lending space lately. Some from the courts, some from HUD, some from the CFPB and other regulators. HUD released two Mortgagee Letters in March 2019. Mortgagee […]

March 14th was my second day in Washington, D.C. as part of the City of Glendale and Glendale Chamber of Commerce visit to legislators. We started the morning of early with a visit and tour […]

Last week (March 11-15, 2019), I was in Washington, D.C. as part of the City of Glendale and Glendale Chamber of Commerce contingent representing business and the city to our elected officials. It was quite […]

There are a lot of big projects popping up in the West Valley. You see them everyday as you drive about, but there are a lot more on their way. This quick update looks at […]

WeMAR Government Affairs: We change the conversation. Listen as we describe what it is we do. It’s more than showing up at City Council meetings. In fact, we begin our conversation with City Councils, Legislators […]

By now most of you know the Legislature passed and the Governor signed the Arizona Drought Contingency Plan. Listen for a few quick highlights of the plan. Within 12 hours of the plan passing and […]