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Conservation Easements Pros and Cons: Keep Ohio Cool and Green

The Robert Weiler Company

And, surprisingly, one way to beat the heat may involve a unique land protection vehicle known as a conservation easement. While these 8 sustainability trends drive the commercial real estate industry , the importance of a conservation easement cannot be underscored. Here, we explore conservation easements pros and cons.

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Conservation Easement in Ohio: A Guide to Protecting Our Treasured Land

The Robert Weiler Company

The importance of a fully modern open space preservation vehicle – a conservation easement in Ohio – cannot be better summarized than by our 26th President. Theodore Roosevelt, one of the nation’s original land protectionists, embodied the power and beauty of a conservation easement in the following quote: “Here is your country.

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Opinion: Title insurance is vital to protecting the American dream

Housing Wire

Through the American Land Title Association and state associations, the industry continues to develop new tools to help consumers understand the role title insurance plays in the closing, the benefits of title insurance and how to shop for title insurance. That is why we take pains to explain the process.

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Buyer agency: a crucial historical shift in real estate

Housing Wire

Let’s delve into the potential negative consequences of diminishing or eliminating buyer representation, underscoring why this development matters more than ever in today’s real estate market. The unintended consequences of eliminating buyer agency 1.

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Purchasing & Developing Land - Part 1 - Finding Land to Purchase

Eppraisal

This series will look at locating the right land; navigating through the purchasing process; engaging a lender to finance the purchase; developing the land in compliance with federal, state and local laws; and re-selling the improved property at  the right time. Any easements to worry about? A noisy highway? -

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How to Spot Drainage Issues

Hank Miller Team

Remember; headwalls, culverts, swales and similar systems likely have easements in place for maintenance. Developers use "down and away" as well. Most have a percentage limit for each lot; roofs, streets, driveways, hardscapes, decks.water cannot permeate these materials so runoff develops. Down and away.

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Purchasing & Developing Land - Part 2 - The Process of Purchasing Land

Eppraisal

Factors that affect sales price were noted in the previous installment: the presence of easements; distance to utility connections; and environmental circumstances, for example. A land appraiser must calculate valuation as much on the buyer's intentions for the land as on the characteristics of the property itself.