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GLG Topic: Land Banking

Land Banking is the acquisition of unimproved land for the purpose of development or disposition at a future date. Land banking is common in the homebuilding industry and allows production homebuilders to secure off-balance-sheet options to purchase land tracts for eventual use in the fulfillment of single-family housing development pipelines.

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Leading Experts: Land Banking

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John Protopappas, President, FRASER FORBES COMPANY, LLCJohn Protopappas
President
FRASER FORBES COMPANY, LLC

John Protopappas is currently the President of Fraser Forbes Company, a land brokerage firm in the Washington DC metropolitan area representing clients such as KB Home, Centex, Beazer, D.R. Horton and Pulte Homes. As one of the founders and as President of Fraser Forbes, Mr. Protopappas brings over...


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...


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Study Groups: Land Banking(?)

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GLG NewsSM Analysis: Land Banking(?)

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HOMEBUILDING: DEPOSIT AND PREACQUISITION COSTS | 04-09-2007
Analysis of: Ryland Announces Preliminary Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2007 | www.marketwatch.com
Author: David Keller, Former Chief Financial Officer, Technical Olympic USA Inc.

  Recent slowdowns in the absorption of housing inventories have resulted in a series of earnings charges from writeoff. of land deposits, preacquisition costs, goodwill and other intangibles, and the creation of valuation reserves for land, work in process and finished homes. This article...

Homebuilding--The Hidden Cash Requirement | 07-10-2007
Analysis of: Rule of Thumb Hammered | online.wsj.com
Author: David Keller, Former Chief Financial Officer, Technical Olympic USA Inc.

Payment requirements under land option contracts are an important consideration when evaluating the cash flows of homebuilders.

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GLG InstituteSM Seminars: Land Banking(?)

 
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GLGi: Homebuilder Land Banking/Off Balance Sheet Financing
New York, 10-18-2007
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