Why Land Sellers Need Due Diligence Too
Due diligence is usually discussed from the buyer’s perspective. Before buying land, a buyer may investigate zoning, soils, wetlands, access, utilities, title, subdivision potential, and…
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What Should You Know About Your Land Before You List It?
Selling a house is relatively straightforward. Before listing, you might make repairs, clean up the property, review comparable sales, and decide on an asking price….
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A Developer Contacted Me About My Land in Northern Virginia. What Should I Do?
An unsolicited call, letter, or email from a developer can take a landowner by surprise. You may have owned the property for decades and not…
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Is My Property Better Suited for Conservation Than Development?
How Landowners Can Think About Competing Uses Before Deciding What Their Land Is Worth When landowners think about maximizing the value of their property, development…
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Can Wetlands Increase Property Value?
When an Environmental Constraint Can Also Create an Opportunity Wetlands are usually discussed as a constraint on land value. They can reduce buildable area, complicate…
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Can My Property Become a Mitigation Bank?
What Makes Land Suitable for Wetland or Stream Mitigation Banking? Once landowners learn how mitigation banking works, one question naturally follows: Could my property become…
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Who Regulates Mitigation Banking?
Understanding the Agencies That Oversee Wetland and Stream Mitigation Many mitigation banks are developed and operated by private companies that restore wetlands and streams, generate…
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Why Developers Buy Credits Instead of Restoring Wetlands Themselves
How Mitigation Banking Reduces Risk, Complexity, and Uncertainty When a development project impacts wetlands or streams, the developer may be required to provide compensatory mitigation….
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How Mitigation Credits Work
Understanding the Environmental Currency That Supports Conservation and Responsible Development Developers buy them, mitigation banks sell them, and regulatory agencies approve them. But what exactly…
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What Is a Stream Mitigation Bank?
How Restoring Streams Creates Environmental Credits While Improving Watersheds Stream mitigation banks and wetland mitigation banks are closely related concepts, but they are not the…