As conservation subdivisions lot sizes may not be quite as large as in conventional subdivisions, aren they harder to sell?
Studies point out that lots in conservation subdivisions sell faster than lots in conventional subdivisions. For example, lots on lakes and golf courses normally are a bit smaller and they are often the fastest selling real estate in our country. Randall Arendt, the nation’s foremost authority on conservation subdivisions and a member of LandChoices’ Advisory Group defines conservation subdivisions as “The golf course development without the golf course.” Lot sizes in conservation subdivisions vary in size determined by market demand and the area. In Sugar Creek Preserve, a conservation subdivision in southern Wisconsin, lot sizes range from 40,510 sq. ft. (.93 acres) to 187,448 SF (4.3 acres) with the average being 53,500 sq. ft. (1.3 acres). Other conservation subdivisions offer lot sizes of 1 acre, 3/4 acre, 1/2 acre. In urban settings, lots can be 1/4 acre. As most of the homes have views of open space, and access to these acres, the size of the yard becomes much less important.
