The Yield

In a recorded session at the SVN SRD annual Lay of the Land Conference, Elaine Imbruglia of Modica & Associates and Susan L. Stephens of Stearns Weaver Miller discuss current wetlands and wildlife issues. They discuss environmental regulatory topics as it relates to commercial real estate such as State 404 Permitting, anticipated changes in federal wetland jurisdiction, status of gopher tortoise permitting and recipient sites.

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Dan Brooks is the adopted son of SVN SRD. Really he's the Property Manager & Facilities Director. He has served in various roles with the firm, starting as a market researcher, then drone pilot, and now serves as property manager. Dan discusses why it's important to have open lines of communication with clients and tenants.

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SVN SRD Senior Advisors Dean Saunders, Richard Dempsey, Bryant Peace, and Dusty Calderon are joined by Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson at our annual Lay of the Land Conference held in Lakeland, Florida. The panel reflects on the 2021 land real estate market and tries to make predictions for 2022. President Wilton Simpson discusses current state initiatives and what Floridians can expect to see in the near future.

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COO, Jonathan Barreras, sits down to discuss how the SVN SRD organizational structure and company culture help agents, both new and experienced, succeed in commercial and land real estate. In addition to being the company's unlicensed but practicing in-house therapist, expansion into the Orlando market is a key initiative for Jonathan in 2022.

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From our annual Lay of the Land Conference, the Estate and Trust Planning session covered tax policy updates from Washington and focused on pro-active steps landowners can take to save on taxes and smartly plan their estates.

CFO, Tyler Davis, lead discussions with Michael Minton, Chair of Dean Mead’s Agribusiness and Solar Energy Industry Team and Hugh Dailey, North Central Florida Market President of MIDFLORIDA Credit Union.

The panel had in-depth conversions on expiring tax deductions, Section 1031 exchanges, Estate Tax Rates and Exemptions, how to avoid probate & estate administration, and the Corporate Transparency Act. Those in attendance left with many takeaways to apply to their personal tax and estate situations.

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Dean Saunders, Founder & Managing Director at SVN SRD returns to explain where the idea of the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program originated. Linda learns the real story of Dean's office fire.

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Eric Ammon has been in commercial real estate his entire career. Eric shares some wild stories and experiences with a large insurance company where he worked as an investment property manager overseeing joint venture partnerships across the country and then eventually running the asset management department.

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A self-proclaimed numbers guy, Senior Advisor David Hungerford, sits down with Linda Schultz and discusses his path into commercial real estate. While he earned a degree from Linda's rival school, the real learning took place on the job and through professional organizations like CCIM.

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Advisor Jeremiah 'JT' Thompson discusses his work in gathering annual sales data that is included in the SVN SRD land report which continues to be the single source of verified Florida sales data used to evaluate market trends and land values. The data is presented each year at the Lay of the Land Conference. He also introduces Linda and Chad to the concept of carbon sequestration (capture) and how it's playing a larger role in land real estate.

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Lauren Smith has grown up in the business. Literally. Daughter to the Gary Ralston of SVN Saunders Ralston Dantzler, Lauren has made a name for herself and currently runs the Property Management division for the firm. She shares her approach on setting expectations with both owners and tenants.

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