LAND BANKING
Holland & Knight represents institutional capital sources, private investment partners, and public and private homebuilders in connection with homebuilder finance (land banking) transactions throughout the U.S. This off-balance sheet financing model for residential real estate development projects again has surged in popularity since the Great Recession. Our lawyers are at the forefront of all aspects of land banking transactions: negotiating and documenting finished-lot and development land banking transactions, as well as the financing of land banking facilities and land banking joint ventures. They have a deep understanding of the relationship-based nature of such transactions, whether stand-alone deals or portfolio transactions.
Through decades of working with clients on both sides of the table, our real estate attorneys understand the structuring behind this unique transaction type, along with the market terms and trends. Further, they tie into our complement of real estate lawyers versed in land development who can assist with public financing, entitlements and other subject matters that impact large-scale residential master-planned developments.
AT A GLANCE MARKET LEADER
Holland & Knight’s Land Banking Team is called upon for its experience and knowledge of market terms and trends.
OUR CLIENTS
range from land bankers and homebuilders to investors and master developers.
HIGHLY RESPONSIVE
to market changes, and we creatively adapt as circumstances demand.
Since 2021, the team has closed approximately $5.2 billion in land banking deals, with over 56,000 homes to be developed.
WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT OUR FIRM
2026 The Best Lawyers in America Guide
170 real estate lawyers recognized | noted in the areas of Leisure and Hospitality Law, Real Estate Law, Environmental Law, and Land Use and Zoning Law
INNOVATIVE by offering cutting-edge counsel on evolving issues affecting every aspect of the real estate industry.
2025 The Legal 500 United States Guide Recognized as top-tier nationwide for Land Use/Zoning
Recommended for Real Estate, Real Estate –Construction (including Construction Litigation) and Real Estate – Finance
Real Estate lawyers highlighted as Leading Lawyers
2025 Chambers USA Guide
39 real estate and land use attorneys recognized Lawyers recognized in the areas of Real Estate, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Real Estate: Finance and Leisure & Hospitality, Real Estate: Mainly Dirt
2025 Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" Guide
Holland & Knight received national first-tier rankings for Real Estate Law and Land Use and Zoning Law and metropolitan first-tier rankings for practices in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York, Orlando, San Francisco, Tampa and Washington, D.C.
