If you are a commercial real estate professional, understanding the nuances of commercial zoning laws can help you maintain compliance. It can also help you deliver more strategic investments and leverage your projects for higher returns. Here is what you should know about commercial zoning laws in the US.

If you're in the land brokerage business, you better be ready to develop relationships—not just with buyers and sellers, but with surveyors, environmental consultants, municipal planners, utility companies, architects, engineers, lawyers, insurance agents, and a whole bunch of other folks who can make or break your deal.