Business Details
7 Years
experience
Expert Real Estate Consulting Services
We are professional consultants specializing in real estate consulting with a focus on place-based Target Market Analysis (TMA), Downtown Market Strategies, and Land Use Economics. Our clients include state agencies, communities, urban and town planners, and private developers and planning firms. We help demonstrate the economic viability of various plans and planning efforts while identifying the best uses for unique real estate projects. With over 35 years of business experience, our founder Sharon Woods, a certified Counselor of Real Estate (CRE), has worked with Fortune 500 corporations and provides expertise in commercial land use strategies. Our services span coast-to-coast, covering housing, retail, entertainment venues, recreational amenities, and economic growth strategies.We conduct supply-demand and gap studies for downtown districts, commercial corridors, specialty housing formats, and employment centers. Our approach combines extensive fieldwork, technical competency, and thoughtful analysis to develop sound solutions across the spectrum of land uses. We adhere to the highest ethical standards and codes of confidentiality, ensuring intelligent and objective real estate advice. Our work supports urban planning efforts and helps communities achieve sustainable development through data-driven insights. With a proven track record of award-winning projects and coast-to-coast expertise, we deliver measurable economic value to our clients.
Services
Target Market Analysis
Downtown Market Strategy
Retail Market Strategy
Residential Market Strategy
Economic Growth Strategy
Details
- Year established: 2019
Highlights and features
- We have 35+ years of experience in real estate consulting and urban strategies.
- Our founder is a certified Counselor of Real Estate (CRE) with Fortune 500 expertise.
- We provide coast-to-coast expertise from Alaska to Puerto Rico.
- Our customized Target Market Analyses address housing and retail viability nationwide.
- We adhere to the highest ethical standards and codes of confidentiality.
Associations and certifications
- Counselor of Real Estate (CRE)
Services
Target Market Analysis
Our Target Market Analysis identifies lifestyle preferences and housing demands across urban and suburban areas. We forecast market potential for missing housing formats like lofts, townhouses, and cottages. Our data-driven approach helps clients understand rent viability, location preferences, and square footage requirements for sustainable development.
Downtown Market Strategy
We develop Downtown Market Strategies through supply-demand and gap studies for urban districts. Our focus includes entertainment venues, restaurants, and placemaking amenities. We create merchant strategies to compete with big-box retailers and e-commerce while enhancing traditional downtown districts with tailored tenant solutions.
Retail Market Strategy
Our Retail Market Strategy analyzes shopper behavior and forecasts impacts of e-commerce on brick-and-mortar stores. We identify viable national chains and destination stores for commercial corridors. Our studies address big-box formats, anchor tenants, and mixed-use retail projects to optimize retail ecosystems.
Residential Market Strategy
We conduct residential supply-demand studies for specialty housing formats including student dormitories, retirement communities, and affordable housing. Our analyses align with HUD income thresholds and address market gaps caused by vacation homes. We forecast optimal unit sizes to maintain price affordability.
Economic Growth Strategy
Our Economic Growth Strategy identifies job-creating employers for business campuses and industrial parks. We focus on anchor institutions in healthcare, technology, and manufacturing sectors. Our gap studies support employment center development and help communities attract high-paying industries.
People
Sharon Woods
President & CEO
Sharon Woods, CRE, has 35+ years of real estate consulting experience with Fortune 500 firms. She specializes in commercial land use strategies and urban development. Her fieldwork spans all 50 states, and she serves as a faculty member with the Incremental Development Alliance.
Questions
What services does LandUseUSA specialize in?
We specialize in Target Market Analysis, Downtown Market Strategies, Retail and Residential Market Strategies, and Economic Growth Strategies for urban development.
Which geographic areas do you serve?
We provide coast-to-coast expertise from Alaska to Puerto Rico, with offices in Michigan and Florida, and clients nationwide.
What makes your market analysis unique?
We are the only firm customizing Target Market Analyses for both housing and retail, combining lifestyle preferences with economic viability studies.
How do you support downtown revitalization?
We conduct supply-demand studies, identify merchant strategies, and develop placemaking solutions to help downtowns compete with modern retail formats.
What credentials does your team hold?
Our founder is a certified Counselor of Real Estate (CRE) with decades of Fortune 500 experience and national urban development expertise.
