SWD real estate responsibilities also support the Army and Air Force, and we serve as DoD’s real estate agent for all Armed Forces Recruiting activities. We acquire or dispose of land or buildings, and timber. There was more than $3 million in timber sales last fiscal year. SWD issues and manages outgrants on military installations and for civil projects, the most common for leases for concessions like marinas or resorts, or those for public parks, agricultural and grazing use, and easements for roads.
A significant portion of our real estate program includes coordinating, valuing and approving real estate acquired by non-federal sponsors on cost-shared projects.
The division offers full realty services to other federal agencies as well as state and local water resource interests. Our professional real estate staff includes planners, appraisers, attorneys, cartographers, and acquisition and management specialists with experience in the laws, regulations and policies that govern real estate transactions.