I like the idea of someone knowing that before they buy the property.

Me too, but....

Real estate purchasing always has been and always will be speculative. We try and discover all the risks prior to close, but there's often something that a seller either does not know, is not disclosing, or is not required to disclose.

Too, things change. The building moratorium ends, zoning changes made, and surprise! a 4 story 300 unit 'affordable' apartment complex gets approved on the property across the road and a rehab gets approved for the motel block away. Say goodby to your quiet neighborhood, goodby to street parking.

Billionaire buys a chunk of land and wants to build a private golf course whose normal maintenance chemicals would pollute streams that overflow periodically. That was one of Trump's 'wants.'

I say f*ck 'em. We need the waters of this planet more than we need golf courses and unregulated pig farms.

Trump has been backed by ranchers, farming groups and golf course operators, who claim the so-called “Water of the United States” (Wotus) rule impinged upon landowners’ rights.

theguardian.com - Trump clean water protections rule rollback