Site Planning
Does Lot Width Matter? In every market, you need to focus on the lot size to make sure it is...
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Marketing Terms
What is Absorption? As noted before, our industry tends to have some terms that may seem to be a bit...
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Site Planning
Acres - Gross vs. Net? In the process of site planning, financial analysis, and land development, one of the main...
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Entitlement Documents
What Is A Development Agreement? When you are trying to obtain entitlements for a project, you typically will have some...
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Site Planning
Why Is Parking Such A Factor? More and more, particularly with infill projects, the parking requirements from the local jurisdiction...
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Land Transactions
How Do Option Contracts Work? In a previous post, we talked about option contracts as they relate to longer escrow...
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Land Transactions
Why Are Escrow Periods So Long? In most real estate transactions, escrow opens when the purchase agreement is fully executed...
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Cost Categories
What Makes Up Finance Costs? In a previous post, we talked about indirect and soft costs related to construction. One...
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Cost Categories
What Are Indirects? Keep in mind that terminology can vary from region to region, but one of the more common...
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Wet Utilities
Sizing Water and Sewer Laterals? Within new developments, the water and sewer lines are placed in trenches underneath the new...
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Making Land Offers
What Is Preliminary Underwriting? We like to think of “underwriting” as the analysis and vetting of a prospective project –...
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Local Jurisdictions
Does City Or County Approve Your Project? One of the first steps in an entitlement project is to make the...
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The Permit Process
What Are Construction Drawings? In a previous post, we talked about the entitlement process and the approvals by the political...
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The Entitlement Process
Why Does It Take So Long? Entitlements are essentially the government approvals for proposed projects, with these approvals being voted...
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Entitlement Conditions
What Are Affordable Housing Requirements? In more affluent and expensive housing markets, it is often common that a local jurisdiction...
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Site Planning
Land Planner vs Civil Engineer? In the creation of grading and site improvement plans, the effort usually requires the services...
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Architectural Plans
The Role of Structural Engineers? In last week's post, we talked about the various design phases of architecture. The final...
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Architectural Plans
Phases of Architectural Design? In looking at a scope of work for an architect, you might see the scope refer...
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Finding Land Opportunities
The Role of Land Brokers? It seems that the role of a land broker can vary from market to market,...
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