“Location, location, location,” has long been a real estate mantra. Once a property has been identified in a market with enough growth and demand, the next step is entitlement and permitting.

Even before entering the entitlement and permitting process, there is a lot of work to create new housing. What follows is a brief sketch of the development process in the United States. In general, ...

Entitlement is a key concept in Six Sigma and process improvement. It is typically considered when selecting a project. Entitlement is defined as the best performance you can reasonably achieve with ...

Go on, take the money and run. That was the temptation facing Thomas Agius, owner of a development property in Echo Park, after a two-year ordeal entitling it for a 32-unit multifamily development. A ...

For U.S. homebuilders and their land development partners, 2025 is turning out to be a year of tight margins and tighter nerves. Mortgage rates hovering around 7% for 30-year fixed loans, paired with ...