predevelopment
- a word derived from development.
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Each process, of course, also takes time, during which developers pay additional holding costs on predevelopment loans, all the while inflation pushes up the cost of materials and wages.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Hecla Mining added 3.7% after the silver miner reported fourth-quarter profit and revenue above analysts’ estimates and said it would double its exploration and predevelopment spending to $55 million in 2026.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
And when an analysis revealed low-income housing developers were having trouble getting predevelopment financing, Lift to Rise set out to create a funding mechanism to help get projects off the ground.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Mark Gamba, D-Milwaukie, proposed $20 million from the state to cover predevelopment fees for affordable housing projects on church-owned land.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2023
Canceling the project also could require the state to reimburse the Transurban team up to $50 million of its predevelopment costs, according to an agreement signed last year.
From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2022
