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To continue our series to recap the Real Estate Investment Society’s “Challenges and Strategies for Property Development Today” workshop, and to follow Cody Vaughan-Birch‘s post on Development Incentives and Local Pro-Growth Policies, the second panel of professionals provided an overview of the current trends, challenges and strategies in property development from a legal and practical perspective.

Southwest Florida Real Estate:  Problem or Opportunity?

Steve Hartsell, a zoning and land use attorney with the Pavese Law Firm, summarized two circumstances where legal and practical strategies are needed:Continue Reading Practical Strategies for Dealing with Challenging Properties

The Real Estate Investment Society and Urban Land Institute conducted a workshop, “Challenges and Strategies for Property Development Today,” last Thursday morning in Fort Myers. Mary Gibbs, Lee County‘s Director of Community Development, got right to the point:

All properties today are challenging. Nothing’s easy anymore,” noting that property location, infrastructure availability, and objections from surrounding residents seem to be the most common constraints. 

Local governments are reacting to these economic and site-specific development difficulties by implementing changes and adopting more business friendly approaches to complex development issues that may delay or kill potential new projects.
 
Bonita Springs City Manager Carl Schwing joined Ms. Gibbs in a panel discussion regarding tactics and strategies local governments can utilize to help facilitate private development in a difficult economy. Both indicated that engaging in discussions with local government development staff 

Continue Reading Southwest Florida Officials Provide Insight on Development Incentives and Local Pro-Growth Policies