Federal Land. BLM

[Nevada6077]

Idaho Montana Nevada other blm states!  Can’t believe what Cance said about vacant land!!!!

wgat is it good for … except building houses!

wow

there goes hunting except private land 

[Nevada6077]

On 10/1/2024 at 7:16 PM, Nevada6077 said:

Idaho Montana Nevada other blm states!  Can’t believe what Cance said about vacant land!!!!

wgat is it good for … except building houses!

wow

there goes hunting except private land 

JD Vance 

[NorthWestCowboy]

The issue of selling portions of federal lands in the west is much more nuanced.  There are federal lands near existing municipalities that can and should be considered for sale to help alleviate home building costs.  For sure this could be taken advantage of but also so oversight would be highly important.  The link below is an informative read.

 https://www.eenews.net/articles/build-housing-on-federal-land-both-harris-and-trump-are-in-favor/

Nicholas Irwin, the research director at the University of Nevada Las Vegas’ Lied Center for Real Estate, noted housing costs there are on the rise.

“This is a big issue all over the state,” Irwin said, pointing to research by the university that shows all but three of Nevada’s 17 counties have seen a 50 percent increase in house prices since 2018.

But it’s particularly concerning in Clark County, home to the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Nearly 90 percent of Clark County is federally owned land, mostly overseen by BLM.

Unless the federal government is willing to part with some of this land, the state is literally land locked. Irwin and other researchers estimate that Clark County will run out of land to build homes, commercial structures or anything else within the next eight years. That kind of constraint could further jack up prices.

“The issues that we face on housing and affordability are no different than the issues that California faces,” Irwin said. “It’s just that we have this added federal lands component that makes it much worse.”

[Billings]

On 10/4/2024 at 12:20 AM, NorthWestCowboy said:

The issue of selling portions of federal lands in the west is much more nuanced.  There are federal lands near existing municipalities that can and should be considered for sale to help alleviate home building costs.  For sure this could be taken advantage of but also so oversight would be highly important.  The link below is an informative read.

 https://www.eenews.net/articles/build-housing-on-federal-land-both-harris-and-trump-are-in-favor/

Nicholas Irwin, the research director at the University of Nevada Las Vegas’ Lied Center for Real Estate, noted housing costs there are on the rise.

 

“This is a big issue all over the state,” Irwin said, pointing to research by the university that shows all but three of Nevada’s 17 counties have seen a 50 percent increase in house prices since 2018.

But it’s particularly concerning in Clark County, home to the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Nearly 90 percent of Clark County is federally owned land, mostly overseen by BLM.

Unless the federal government is willing to part with some of this land, the state is literally land locked. Irwin and other researchers estimate that Clark County will run out of land to build homes, commercial structures or anything else within the next eight years. That kind of constraint could further jack up prices.

“The issues that we face on housing and affordability are no different than the issues that California faces,” Irwin said. “It’s just that we have this added federal lands component that makes it much worse.”

Meanwhile Minneapolis has eliminated single family housing zoning and allows up to a triplex in the area now.  Rents are falling and affordable housing production is increasing

[Nevada6077]

Oh no not a blue state

[mysfit]

You need more than a vacant plot of land to build.

You need things like water. Power. Geologic stability. An environmental assessment. We don't need more concrete islands choked up waterwaysbor fire hazards.

My problem with this if it's the orange shitgibbon and his big top, oversight WILL BE A JOKE. There won't be any. His plan is to drop it off the Feds and hand it to the states. As if the states have the necessary funding for it.

That's a disturbing trend I see in his plans: shutter it on the Federal level and drop it to the states. Stop and consider what kind of third world country we'll all be living in then.

 

[Old_SD_Dude]

The way this issue has been dealt with traditionally is through land swaps. A potential developer trades private inholdings surrounded by BLM land for a BLM parcel on the edge of an urban area. The developer gets developable land in exchange for remote land that is easier for BLM to manage. Win - win. I worked on a number of these type projects across the West over the years. 

[Billings]

On 10/25/2024 at 8:13 AM, Old_SD_Dude said:

The way this issue has been dealt with traditionally is through land swaps. A potential developer trades private inholdings surrounded by BLM land for a BLM parcel on the edge of an urban area. The developer gets developable land in exchange for remote land that is easier for BLM to manage. Win - win. I worked on a number of these type projects across the West over the years. 

yep.  But often they want a city to annex the land as well despite the city losing money on extending utilities, fire, police coverage, etc.