A right of way professional cannot overlook the importance of a good title search. Keri Dupey from HDR, Inc. joins Infrastructure Junkies to explain and review the significance of title searches, title reports and title examinations of property subject to condemnation or eminent domain.

This episode was generously sponsored by Pendulum Land Services, LLC, a DBE and SWaM certified right of way company headquartered in the mid-Atlantic area.

The popular Eminent Domain Podcast signed off after a successful six year run. The Eminent Domain Podcast's host, Texas attorney Clint Schumacher, joins the Infrastructure Junkies to reflect upon his show, his experiences, and all that he learned from being the pioneer podcast for the eminent domain industry. Listen in while Clint is on the business end of a rough cross examination!

This episode of Infrastructure Junkies was graciously sponsored by Blackbird Right of Way, LLC, providing expert relocation services under the Uniform Relocation Act across the United States.

Christina Thoreson, Anthony Alderman and Ross Greene return to Infrastructure Junkies for more! Will eminent domain and right of way appraisers be replaced by artificial intelligence ( "AI" )? Can AI supplement or improve appraisal methodology? Wouldn't the use of AI remove inherent human bias in testimony? The group also discusses the sales comparison approach in appraisal and how it too can be manipulated, manipulation of highest and best use, appraisal of convenience stores and gas stations, and the role of a broker in eminent domain cases.

And listen on when Christina, Anthony and Ross receive their "bar names" to use at social functions!

This episode was generously made possible by Blackbird Right of Way, LLC which provides expert relocation services across the country.

Infrastructure Junkies invited two of their favorite real estate appraisers, Christina Thoreson and Anthony Alderman, to discuss a variety of hot appraisal topics encountered in right of way acquisitions and eminent domain cases. Attorney Ross Greene (Mr. "chicken sacrificing voodoo" himself) infuses the conversation with more than his fair share of cynical color commentary. Easements - types and effects on value. Is there really such thing as permanent damage by a temporary easement? Why is the cost approach so distrusted by some attorneys? And what about the "cap rate"?

And listen in on the round table discussion about Billy Squier's hot new single!

This episode was generously sponsored by Blackbird Right of Way, LLC.

Shant Boyajian of Nossaman, LLP joins the Infrastructure Junkies to update listeners on the progress of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Has this funding caused the dramatic boom in the right of way industry as predicted? What projects are being funded and how? Have there been any surprises? Is this just the beginning or is the money running out? And what's next for the right of way industry? Listen in for answers to these questions and more about the largest influx of infrastructure funding we've ever seen!

Eminent domain can seem oppressive and unfair. The American system of compulsory acquisition features constitutional restrictions and obligations, as well as numerous duties imposed on condemning authorities and rights conferred upon impacted landowners. Our right of way acquisition process has come a long way, yet imperfections persist. Do we have the best system in the world? Is it fair enough? Are there loopholes that still need to be closed, and is there more that we should be doing to protect our citizens? Texas eminent domain attorney Sejin Brooks joins Infrastructure Junkies to offer his insights into what's broken within the systems of right of way acquisition, eminent domain and the Uniform Relocation Act.

Renowned Author Howard Mansfield returns to Infrastructure Junkies to discuss two more chapters of his book, The Habit of Turning the World Upside Down.  In this Season 4 finale, Howard tackles "The Last Medieval Claim" by recounting some of the earliest battles for American soil which occurred in the courts across the ocean, and involved people who never set foot in North America.

Then the conversation turns to "The Pipeline in the Neighborhood" where the human effects of a massive infrastructure project are once again examined.  

This episode of Infrastructure Junkies is generously made possible by Blackbird Right of Way, LLC, experts in the Uniform Relocation Act benefitting projects all over the United States.

Dominion Energy Senior Counsel Karla Carter joins Infrastructure Junkies to discuss the complicated history of heirs property issues.  What exactly is "heirs property"? What are the effects--both intended and unintended--on certain segments of the American population?  What are our obligations to heirs property in the right of way context?  

When condemning agencies encounter parcels of property which were inherited by its currents owners--often passing intestate and without the benefit of a will--the easiest option is sometimes to simply proceed to condemnation.  Karla Carter explains why this has become an issue of social and environmental justice and how the abuse of partition suits has been utilized to deprive certain segments of the population of their land.  In fact, heirs property is the leading involuntary loss of African American property in the United States.

Listen in and you will understand why heirs property is so much more than a land title issue.

For more information on the subject, go to https://farmlandaccess.org/heirs-property/ 

This episode was generously sponsored by Pendulum Land Services, LLC.