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Dive into the 2022 California Energy Code updates for residential buildings! Join the 2.5-hour online event to explore changes for single-family and multifamily projects.

How do you get the City Council to buy into your pavement preservation plan? Money is tight for almost everyone in Public Works. There are more projects to do than you'll ever have budget to get done. How can you get the City Council to agree to give you more money for your road projects? To steal one of my client's sayings, "People will support what they understand." When this Public Works Director approached his City Council to approve more budget for their pavement preservation program, he spent a significant amount of time outlining his vision for the program, creating financial projections, and just generally creating a presentation that would help his council understand what he was trying to accomplish and why. In this case, the prep paid off. Once The Council understood what he wanted to accomplish and why it was beneficial, he was granted a larger budget for preservation projects. Now, a million different things can factor into whether or not your budget request is approved. But helping the decision makers understand the "why" behind the request is a step towards getting what you're asking for, especially with a city's many competing priorities.

🎙 In this clip, Aldo C. from Toll Brothers sheds light on the challenges builders face in today's market. From land scarcity to navigating the complex entitlement process, the journey to bring people back into the market is filled with obstacles. 🏗️ Tune in for more insights! #RealEstateDevelopment #ChallengesInConstruction #TollBrothers

Big news! Infrastructure improvements like these can positively impact real estate values in surrounding areas. #nyc #realestate Book a call with me: https://lnkd.in/eeyqAsit

Hey Hamilton, it’s time for a serious conversation about our future. Our Long-Term Plan is now open for consultation, and we need your help. It’s easy to make claims about wasteful spending, pet projects, or unnecessary costs, but we need you to be specific about what you want Council to do less, or more, of. What do you love, or not, about the services we provide? And we need you to share your voice through our website – comments here won’t be considered for decision-making. Councils across the country are facing significant challenges – the situation we’re in is not unique. Inflation, interest and looking after the city’s $6 billion of assets – these are the things that drive costs, and rates, up. Read the Long-Term Plan, and give us your feedback ↓ https://hubs.ly/Q02pS29x0

ICYMI, Greenville City Council unanimously adopted the FY24/25 budget as provided to us for consideration by our City Manager. Highlighting some of the many areas that are funded based on Priorities set by City Council: -Increased funding to support Affordable and Workforce housing initiatives, $10.3M -Increased funding for Greenlink Transit to help expand select routes to provide 30-minute service, $12.3M -Increased investment in Public Safety facilities and equipment, $8.9M -Increased investment in neighborhoods through our Neighborhood Infrastructure Bond (II)and NStep Sidewalk program, $19M These are examples of the investments we are making to positively impact the quality of life for ALL Greenvillians. ALL this provided WITHOUT a millage (tax) increase for our property owners!

It’s that time again...what party will you be voting for on 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆? Enclosed are some of the key property pledges based on an article by Kingsley Napley: 𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗥: ♦️No rent controls (s.21 repossessions abolished). ♦️Update the national policy planning framework to address backlogs and delays. ♦️A new generation of towns (outside London). 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦: 🔷 Fast track the planning system for new homes on previously developed land in the 20 largest cities. 𝗟𝗜𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗦: 🟡 A new planning class for second homes and short term lets. 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗬: 🟩 Changing building regulations so all new homes meet ‘Passivhaus’ standards, a gold standard in energy efficiency. 🟩 A minimum EPC standard of C rating. Both the 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘀 and the 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 have emphasised the importance of large scale developments needing to be supported by new infrastructure. What is evident from all the parties is the acknowledgement of a housing crisis and therefore whoever you vote for, new houses will be built. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲? https://lnkd.in/d7eTzWHb

Listen to our CEO Tony Irwin talk red tape! While it's important to make sure builders and developers play by the rules, too much paperwork can slow and even potentially stop new housing development entirely. 👉 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gPr3pr5

Residential Flipping vs. Commercial Development 🔄🏗️ Should you flip or develop? Our new video breaks down the time, effort, and returns of residential flipping versus commercial development. 🏠🏢 For a deeper dive, check out our comprehensive guides and free tools here: [https://lnkd.in/d53FbHPm] #RealEstateFlipping #CommercialDevelopment #RealEstateInvestment