Feasibility, zoning and the business of land.
Notes from the Algoma team on feasibility studies, zoning analysis, GIS layers, market strategy and the way land gets bought.
Eight things changing in how land gets bought
Land acquisition is turning from a sequence of specialists into a single workflow. Eight shifts we're noticing across homebuilders, multifamily developers, brokers and land developers, and what they mean for the first look on a site.
California SB 79: What Developers Need to Know About the State's Biggest TOD Opportunity
On October 10, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 79 into law, what housing advocates are calling the most significant land use reform in California history. Here's what it does, which sites qualify, and what you can build.
Secondary Markets Are Hiding in Plain Sight
There's a category of deal you've never evaluated. Not because you looked at it and passed. Because you never looked at it at all.
The $50,000 Question You Shouldn't Have to Pay to Answer
Real estate developers have a dirty secret: we're gambling $50,000 just to find out if a site is worth pursuing.
Why It Takes 90 Days to Get to a "No" That Should Take 3 Days
The most expensive word in real estate development isn't "yes", it's "maybe." And our entire industry is built to manufacture maybes.
The Feasibility Catch-22: Needing Expert Analysis To Justify Expert Analysis
You've identified a promising site. Now you need architects, engineers, market analysts, contractors and attorneys just to find out whether it's worth their fees.
The 90-Day Sprint Through Molasses: Feasibility's Timeline Paradox
You have 90 days to make a million-dollar decision. Every professional you need measures time in months.
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