Land Development E-Learning
Web and Audio Seminars

Land development is experiencing more setbacks and increased scrutiny due to the housing and finance issues that have been the centerpiece of the economic crisis in our country. In an effort to provide the most current information to our members and affiliates, NAHB's Land Development Committee is proud to offer a series of new web and audio seminars designed to keep our members informed of these changes. Whether your issues are impact fees, regulatory requirements or infrastructure tools, NAHB Land Development Committee provides the tools you need to stay ahead of the changes affecting land development and the housing industry. Please note that all webinars require Java software in order to run properly. If you do not have Java, please contact your IT administrator to have it installed on the system you will be using to view the presentation. 
 
Here you will find the upcoming NAHB Land Development webinars. Missed any? Pick a topic of interest below and replay!

 

Replay past webinars and view presentations from this series using the links below.

"Workforce Housing That Works: State and Local Solutions to Housing Affordability" was presented on  Monday, December 14 at 2:00pm EST.
 
This 90-minute webinar highlighted case studies and specific approaches that state and local governments have been using successfully to encourage housing affordability, drawing on an extensive report NAHB released in 2008.  This program also touched on current federal programs that can be linked to non-federal solutions.  The powerpoint presented on this topic can be viewed here and the password for webinar is Welcome1. 

 

Top Trends in Impact Fees
Click here and enter the password LandPlan1 to view the presentation. The password is case sensitive.

Impact Fees Presentation Materials
Impact Fee_Presentation, Webinar Questions Answered

Speakers: Thais Austin, Infrastructure and Public Finance Specialist, NAHB; Carter Froelich, Managing Principal, DPFG Consultants
Moderator: J. Michael Noonan, Division President, Rottlund Homes 

As a result of the increased demand for new and upgraded infrastructure systems, communities are increasingly turning to impact fees as a way to go forward on development projects while easing the perceived financial burden on these communities.


This presentation discusses the latest trends in impact fees and gives you the tools you need to shift the conversation to other financing mechanisms. Those who listen in to this free first-in-a-series webinar brought to you by NAHB’s Land Development Committee with support from NAHB Multifamily will:

1. Learn what impact fees are and how they affect companies and local jurisdictions
2. Understand how to avoid common administration and implementation problems in impact fee ordinances
3. Find out the common errors made when computing impact fees
4. Learn strategies used to argue for impact fee rollbacks
5. Discover the resources available from NAHB to deal with impact fees.

 

Storm Water Permitting Guide"How to Get Through the Stormwater Regulatory Maze: Understanding the Alphabet Soup of BMPs, LID, TMDLs and SWPPP Processes" was held on July 29.

 

Click here to view and listen to the presentation.

Stormwater Presentation Outline 

 

This webinar gives builders and land developers information they need to cut through the maze of overlapping, confusing, and cumbersome regulations so they can increase compliance and reduce their risk of enforcement action and high-dollar fines resulting from unscheduled inspections.

Speaker: Jennifer Hildebrand, CPESC, CPSWQ, of Weis Builders, a third-generation, family-owned builder of multifamily commercial and mixed-use projects. At Weis Builders, which has offices in Minnesota, Illinois, North Carolina and Texas, Hildebrand specializes in compliance issues, inspection programs, program design and site plan reviews.

Moderator: Chuck Ellison, Miller and Smith Homes.

 

 
"Repositioning Development Agreements and Project Financing to Address New Market Realities" was held on Monday, August, 17. 

Click here to view and listen to the presentation.

With banks hesitant to finance developments, equity investors seeking higher and quicker returns, municipalities hurting financially and developers still laboring under project agreements that were quickly assembled at the height of the market,  this webinar explored opportunities in land development that are beginning to emerge in today’s uncertain environment.

Speakers:

  • Carter Froelich, is the managing principal of Development Planning and Financing Group, Inc. (DPFG)'s Phoenix, Arizona office.
  • Eric Brown, is a principal with DPFG as well.  He is also the founder of Artisan Homes.  He has been called a "Guru" on Real Estate Trends by the Los Angeles Times.           

 "Understanding Infrastructure Finance Tools that are Successful Alternatives to Impact Fees" was held on  Thursday, September 24.

Click here to view and listen to the presentation.  Password is "Finance1"

During this webinar, national experts dissected the use of special district financing tools and explored the variations and potential of these tools on local projects.

 

Speakers: 

  • Toby Rittner, EDFP, Council of Development Finance Agencies
  • Ken Powell, Stone & Youngberg LLC

 

For more information about this item, please contact Debra Bassert at 800-368-5242 x8443 or via e-mail at dbassert@nahb.org.

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