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Recession-Proof Ground Leases Are an Overlooked $2.5 Trillion Asset Class

Propmodo

Yet, there are plenty of instances in which the land and the building are owned separately, with the building owner occupying the property under a ground lease agreement with the landowner. The addressable market for ground leases in the United States totals $2.5

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How to Handle the Weird Stuff: Appraisal Methods from an Experienced Florida Appraiser

McKissock

Example: Land lease. In a large development of approximately 300 houses, four of them were on a 99-year land lease with 55 years remaining. Reason was it was the last portion of the block of land, and the owner wouldn’t sell, but did agree to the land lease.

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Flood Plains, High Winds, and Leased Land: Your Guide to Buying a House in Palm Springs

HomeLight

You’ll have to navigate land leases, HOA requirements , and stiff competition from other buyers set on purchasing your picture-perfect property. If you’re taking out a loan to buy a house on leased land, lenders will require the lease to extend five years beyond the loan’s term.

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Housing coalition publishes recommendations for GSEs’ ‘Duty to Serve’ plans

Housing Wire

The GSEs should “increase certain loan purchases” in Duty to Serve markets; develop new and accessible loan products and programs; and evaluate new business partnership opportunities. Better loan products to serve “high-needs rural regions” should also be developed.

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First Team High Desert Agent Rob St. Onge Closes Historic Commercial Transaction at $14.7 Million!

First Team Real Estate

Originally starting as a land lease, Rob went to the city to discuss potential truck parking and discovered the property was in the wrong zone designation for this use. What started out as a $5 Million listing was quickly bid up by several interested developers to a final price of $7.35

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Housing Affordability Task Force Report: My Two Cents (Pt2)

Toronto Realty Blog

Do you think that if and when a development enters their world, that they don’t like, that they will not reach out to city councilors? ” Clearly, this recommendation is attempting to remove the politicizing of developments and let projects pass or fail based on merit, not NIMBY’sim. ” 16. Yes, absolutely.

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6 of the Best Retirement Communities in Idaho

HomeLight

This land-lease development offers single-family, one-story houses ranging from 1,400 to 1,800 square feet with two or three bedrooms, one or two bathrooms, and two or three-car garages. About: Golden Spike Estates is a 55+ land-lease community with spectacular mountain views. Location: Boise, Idaho.