MREJ Land Development Conference

8:00 AM Opportunities for Commercial Land Development

• New opportunities for development is happening in urban core right now

• What types of projects are in consideration for land development?

• What are the challenges with land development vs. redevelopment?

• Who is active in the market place and what is their risk tolerance and expected returns

• When or will there be a next big wave of land development or is it a thing of the past

9:00 AM Residential Land Update and Opportunities

• Evaluating land prices: Where they were, Where they are at and Where are they going

• Evaluating bank owned lots and what is left 

• What are the builders buying and why

• How are land deals structured today and how is it different from the boom

• What future opportunities exist

• Current and Future Project spotlights and updates

10:00 AM Break

10:10 AM What Developers Need to Know about Watershed Districts

• How Watershed Districts are Formed & Regulated

• Significant Policy Changes over the past 5 Years

• New Policy Changes on the Horizon

• Timing & Process to get projects approved and completed

• What Developers & Property Owners Need to know

11:00 AM Shovel Ready Sites

• Certified shovel-ready sites can give your community that competitive edge.

• Key legal, technical and regulatory tasks of developing these sites are already complete. 

• Insights to help you understand how site selectors do their work and how to build effective relationships with them.

•Taking the time, expense, unpredictability and risk out of development. 

•Location selection takes on different approaches depending on the situation