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The Land Acquisition Manager assists in identifying new land acquisition opportunities that align ... developers, attorneys, land planners, and personal relationships, which may lead to an opportunity.

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Land Acquisition Manager

Portland, OR ยท On-site

$120K - $140K/yr (+ commission)

Develop and maintain strong relationships with landowners, residential developers, brokers, and ... Resilient when deals don't go as planned * Open to constructive feedback * A strong and thoughtful ...

Land Acquisition Intern

Irvine, CA ยท On-site +1

$19 - $20/hr

... planning, proforma underwriting, transaction support, and due diligence. The intern will gain ... About the Company City Ventures is a fully integrated residential and mixed-use developer and ...

Forestar's vision is to be the nation's leading residential lot developer. The Company's strategic ... Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and ...

Forestar's vision is to be the nation's leading residential lot developer. The Company's strategic ... Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and ...

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Land Acquisition Manager

Imperial, PA โ€ข On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 4 days ago


Job description

Position Overview:

The Land Acquisition Manager will be responsible for identifying land to be acquired for single family and multifamily projects within the Pennsylvania region. The Land Manager will work independently to negotiate land acquisitions, perform land use and financial analysis, and negotiate purchase agreements. The successful candidate will also participate in due including diligence, concept land planning, environmental, engineering, and entitlements. -

The Land Acquisition Manager will be deal oriented and understand the dynamics and challenges of the Central Ohio land market in the current real estate climate.

Reporting Relationships:

  • Report to the Director of Land Acquisition

Duties and Responsibilities: -

Develop a broad understanding of the market including the competition, house types/ sizes, price points, and sales absorptions for each county within the region.

  • Evaluate land deals and work with Division management to determine the appropriate land price, product, house price, house cost, and deal structure to maximize profits.
  • Manage the underwriting process for land acquisition opportunities, including the prepa ration of deal specific competitive market analysis studies, preparing financial reports for acquisition opportunities to present to senior management (including proforma assump tions, proformas, profit and loss statements, cash flows, balance sheets, ROI, etc.).
  • Manage and establish homeowners associations for existing assets and new acquisi tions and coordinate all HOA related activities with external HOA attorneys and HOA management companies.
  • Responsible for management and assembling Green Books by preparing executive summaries, marketing summaries, area maps, aerial photos, lot/ land competitive mar ket analysis, demographic analysis, financial narratives, pricing proformas, community P&L statements, and cash flow statements and assembling the Green Books for corpo rate submittal.
  • Work with consultants to estimate potential development costs for a project to determine land value offers and project viability based on retail market values for various areas in and around the PA market.
  • Work with the Division team to prepare monthly closing approvals and wire requests.

Required Education and Knowledge:

  • A Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Urban Planning, or Business. A Master's De gree would be a plus
  • Working knowledge of engineering design and required permitting related to the various stages of new home construction and be able to communicate effectively with engineers, lawyers, property owners and municipal staff at a high level.

Desired Experience:

  • A minimum of 2 years of experience in residential construction/real estate, Single and/or Multi-Family Land Acquisitions
  • Experience in Land Acquisitions, Planning and Development the unique obstacles inherent in the PA Market.

Skills and Abilities:

  • Highly organized with exceptional analytical skills and understanding of complex financial analysis
  • Strong oral and written communication skills

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