Navigating the wetlands

Article Abstract:

Real estate developers desiring to build on wetlands face a variety of federal, state and local laws that reflect the tension between development and conservation. In addition to gaining the approval of state and local authorities, real estate developers that hope to develop wetlands must gain approvals from federal agencies. The Clean Water Act requires that a developer of wetlands gain a Water Quality Certificate from the state authority, and a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers typically is required. Real estate developers can expect to wait from eight months to four years for an Army Corps of Engineers permit.

Laws, regulations and rules, Real estate development, Wetlands

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Dispute resolution in construction and real estate

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Arbitration is a cheaper and faster means of resolution for conflicts between the construction and real estate industries. The American Arbitration Assn (AAA) reports that it administered over 6,000 arbitrations for the construction industry in 1991. Arbitration entails that a dispute between parties be submitted to a neutral third party, who issues a binding decision. Other even cheaper and faster means of dispute resolution are mediation, the Dispute Resolution Board and the AAA's partnering service.

GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS, Construction industry, Usage, Services, Negotiation, mediation and arbitration, Real estate industry, Labor arbitration, American Arbitration Association

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How to stop development on the urban periphery

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Americans are increasing becoming alarmed at the fast pace at which their communities are being transformed by the over-development that they fear will affect the values of their homes. For most Americans such apprehensions are justifiable since their homes constitute the single largest investment they will ever undertake. However, such apprehensions are not always rational as there are no empirical evidence that home depreciation automatically follows development.

Real Estate, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing, Analysis, City planning, Urban planning

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