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Study Group: Land Option Contracts Experts: Homebuilders (US)(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 181

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics in real estate including: commercial property, residential property, corporate real estate, construction, design, contracting, real estate investment, real estate investment trusts, and residential and commercial real estate brokerages, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

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Carl Streck
Principal
Trinity Development Group

Carl Streck is Principal of Trinity Development Group in Tampa, Florida. Mr. Streck brings a wealth of experience gained from working in the development business from completing thousands of single and multi-family units in Florida. He has worked on numerous land banking deals with all of the top ten...

George Casey, Jr, Vice President & General Manager, DMB ASSOCIATES INCGeorge Casey, Jr
Vice President & General Manager
DMB ASSOCIATES INC

George Casey is a Vice President at DMB Associates, Inc. and is the General Manager at Verrado, a 9000 acre Master Planned Community near Phoenix, AZ. Previously, Mr. Casey was the President and the Chief Executive Officer at Christopherson Homes Inc, a Santa Rosa CA-based home building and development...

Bruce Lawson, Owner, Courtyard HomesBruce Lawson
Owner
Courtyard Homes

Bruce Lawson is the Owner of Courtyard Homes, a residential home builder in Southwest Florida. He has extensive background in consulting and operations and is an expert in strategy and execution. Previously, Mr. Lawson was a Project Manager and Chief Operating Officer at Malt Construction where he was...

Paul Burns, Owner, City InvestmentsPaul Burns
Owner
City Investments

Paul Burns is the Owner of City Investments based in Tempe, Arizona. Mr. Burns is experienced in the acquisition and development of residential and apartment communities, shopping centers, office buildings, and industrial parks. In addition, he has secured equity and debt financing for the development...

Gina Champion-Cain, Chief Executive Officer and President, American National InvestmentsGina Champion-Cain
Chief Executive Officer and President
American National Investments

Gina Champion-Cain is the Chief Executive officer and the President of American National Investments, Inc. She has extensive experience in land development, entitlements, land acquisition and disposition, repositioning and redevelopment of existing assets and urban infill development. She is specialized...

GLG NewsSMAnalyses by this Study Group's Experts(?)

Opinions and analyses expressed in GLG News are solely those of the author. See the Terms of Use for details.
Pass the Buck | 07-01-2008
Analysis of: Building costs a headache for developers | uk.reuters.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Life as a Developer has always been about who you know and what you know.Knowledge of building materials and cost are basic things developers need to survive. Things have changed a great deal the last 5-10 years. Most "new developers" and general contractors have never lifted a hammer or worn dirty...

Commercial Real Estate Recourse Financing | 06-23-2008
Author: Paul Burns, Owner, City Investments

There were names like Fox & Carskadon, McNeil and Consolidated Capital among the biggest income property acquisition syndicators in the 70’s and 80’s, but no more.  And no more are thousands of other syndicators of that era big and small, who generally fell by the wayside as they could not...

American Demographics | 06-23-2008
Analysis of: The American Dream Goes On | www.usnews.com
Author: Paul Burns, Owner, City Investments

The referenced article begins with the now usual doomsday message which many including this writer have now exhausted ad nauseam.  Three relatively short paragraphs later, the Editor-in-Chief wraps up the forgone conclusions neatly and attempts to move on to some new meat.  You can read the...

Hopw long wil our finacial institutions take to recover? | 06-16-2008
Analysis of: After $4.6 Billion in Losses Head Says FHA May Have To Shut Down | www.therealestatebloggers.com
Author: Paul Burns, Owner, City Investments

Three years after the change in the residential market, we have now come to the failure of the financial institutions which have supported the real estate backed consumer goods market of the recent past.  You might just as well have written the article about FNMA or FHLMC, as the same solvency...

Housing indicators to note | 06-09-2008
Analysis of: Housing woes won’t end soon … | www.usatoday.com
Author: Paul Burns, Owner, City Investments

When you read that the subject poll showed that 59% of those polled believed that now is a good time to buy, you realize that the American Dream is still a great big pad with a 6.000 pound SUV or two in the garage no matter what.  JUst like land developers and builders, if you will loan money,...

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