by Rhett Loveman | Dec 16, 2024 | Insights
The Past and Present:Over the past two years, the US housing market has moved at a frenzied pace. The availability of new homes and resales alike have not kept up with demand. The same holds true for developed lots in residential communities. Demand has outpaced...
by Rhett Loveman | Dec 16, 2024 | Insights
Our previous article gave an overview of the entitlement process. Now we’ll explore entitlement holders and what constitutes a fully entitled site. Local Entitlement Holders Entitlements start at the municipal level with the crucial step of zoning. It’s the...
by Rhett Loveman | Dec 16, 2024 | Insights
The fourth quarter earnings for 2023 saw public homebuilders ending the year on a high note as strong sales dominated the headlines. There’s an expectation that 2024 might experience a continuation of the homebuying surge that concluded 2023 on a...
by Rhett Loveman | Dec 16, 2024 | Insights
The inclusion of manmade ditches and canals under WOTUS has been a longstanding debate and was governed by the subjective “significant nexus” test. The Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v....
by Rhett Loveman | Dec 16, 2024 | Insights
Traditional ModelA good development must start with the right piece of land. As any builder knows land is expensive to purchase, time consuming to entitle, and costly to develop. The variables involved in acquiring, entitling, and developing land are also complex and...
by Rhett Loveman | Dec 16, 2024 | Insights
Unlike general taxes that are paid by all residents for government services, impact fees are paid solely by developers as part of the development approval process. They’re used as a way for municipalities to offset the additional costs incurred by the development....
