Kurt Wachholz
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Understanding the Declarant Control Period: What We Now Know
Understanding the Declarant Control Period: What We Now Know What three articles and one Knowledge Series session taught us—and where the conversation goes next Over the past several weeks, we’ve spent a fair amount of time talking about Declarant Control. We started with a basic question: What is a Declarant? From there, we looked at…
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Stewardship
Why Every Community Needs Independent Stewardship Understanding what we share, caring for it responsibly, and preparing for what comes next Throughout our first Knowledge Series, we have spent a fair amount of time looking backwards. We considered how planned communities mature, what it means to own property within one, and how decisions made years…
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What Is a PUD, and Why Does It Matter
When people describe Coosaw Point, they often talk about its character. The open space. The homes. The streetscapes. The density. The feeling that this community is intentionally designed rather than simply built. Those qualities didn’t happen by accident. They began years before the first home was ever constructed. One of the most important reasons Coosaw…
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Buying a Home Is Only the Beginning
Buying a Home Is Only the Beginning Closing day changes more than your address. It changes your relationship with a place. For months, the focus has been on finding the right home. You compare neighborhoods, walk through houses, review inspections, negotiate contracts, and eventually sit down at a closing table where, after a great deal…
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Every Great Community Grows Up
Communities are often viewed as if they exist in a single moment in time. They don’t. Like businesses, nonprofits, and even families, communities evolve. They grow, they mature, and eventually they assume responsibilities that simply didn’t exist when they began. Understanding where a community sits in that evolution provides important context for many of the…