What's Happening in Local Land Use | Q2 2026
Tracking three months of notable land use and zoning decisions with Shovels Decisions
Land & Development
Land acquisition, entitlement and development. Thesis Driven reports on land subdivision and lot splits, covered land strategies for holding dirt productively, rural and exurban land, site sourcing and selection tools, entitlement and permitting risk, infrastructure and utility constraints, and the returns available to operators who can move a parcel from raw ground to approved project.
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The Quest to Automate Real Estate Development
How close are we to machines doing a real estate developer's job?
Understanding Water Rights
Water rights are key to the American West. What are they, how do they work, and where might there be investment opportunities?
In Search of the Walkable Exurban Downtown
The WED is at the intersection of real estate's biggest macro trends. How do we find them and can we make more?
Making Money from Vacant Land
Exploring 13 different "Covered Land" strategies, or how investors monetize dirt
Lookalike Modeling in Real Estate
Could real estate investing benefit from borrowing a digital marketing mainstay?
The Business of Land Subdivision
Buy wholesale, sell retail: the lucrative world of land speculation, entitlement, and subdivision
Autonomous Vehicles Are Finally Here. Now What?
Time to dust off those real estate and labor market takes from 2017
On the New City in Solano County
California Forever has a big vision. The public rollout has been rocky. What is their path forward and what does it mean for new cities?
The Curious Case of Colony Ridge
Forty miles northeast of Houston, a new city is being built. This is the story of the strangest and fastest-growing residential development in the US today.
How Real Estate Investors and Operators Are Using Location Data
Location data has dramatically improved over the past decade. How is the real estate industry taking advantage of these new insights?