Research economist Dr. Charles Gilliand reports on Texas land markets for the third quarter 2018.
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Articles, news and advice about the land and rural marketplace
Tracking the Trend in Land Values
Have you wondered what your land is worth? The only way to truly know its value is to have hard data on market trends. Fortunately, that kind of information is available thanks to a friendship forged over 50 years ago.
The Wild Side of Business: So You Want to Play the Wildlife Game?
Greg Simons’ quarterly column focuses on the enterprise aspects of wildlife-based recreation that takes place on private lands across the country.
Report: Texas Land Markets at the Beginning of 2017
Texas land prices reached a new high in the first quarter of 2017. However, deflated prices have essentially remained rather flat since 2015. These first quarter results indicate that current market dynamics reflect a more measured environment compared to the accelerated growth in 2013-14.
Opinion: 453 is better than 1031
Congress is looking into the idea of changing IRC Section 1031. There are options to a 1031 exchange and in some ways, even a better option than a 1031 itself. The answer can be found in IRC Section 453.
Texas 2016 Land Market Report
Following the robust price recovery from 2012 through 2013 when prices surged by 7 to 10.5 percent annually, Texas land markets seem to have taken a break.
Third Quarter Prices Rise: A Look at the Q3 2016 Land Market in Texas
By the end of the third quarter, Texas land markets had shaken off the drag inspired by low oil prices and challenging returns to agriculture to post a 4.6 percent increase over 2015 prices. At $2,554 per acre, 2016 markets saw prices reach historically high levels statewide. That third quarter increase indicated market trends moved […]
Off to the Races: A Look at the Q2 2016 Land Market in Texas
Despite continuing turmoil in the oil patch, Texas land markets managed to post a small price gain in the second quarter of 2016, moving up just short of 2.5 percent to $2,500 per acre from the 2015 year-end price of $2,441 per acre.
Second Wind for Texas Land Markets?: A Look at the Q4 2016 Land Market in Texas
Final year-end results indicate that 2015 Texas land market price trends slowed considerably.
2016 Looks to Be a Transition Year for Texas Land Markets
Since 2010, all segments of Texas land markets have prospered with rising prices and increasing interest.
Land Prices for 2016
According to our recent survey of land buyers and sellers, land prices in 2016 are on the rise in most states with the largest increases happening over the next 12 months. States throughout the South (with a few exceptions in Arizona and Louisiana) are expected to see price increases by both sellers and buyers. Many […]
The Lands of America 2016 Land Market Outlook Survey
The results are in from our 2016 Land Market Outlook survey. Nearly 1,000 land buyers, sellers, and brokers sent in their assessment of the current and future of land markets. Land buyers and sellers were in agreement for every question presented and remained optimistic as a whole towards the future of land markets. The questions […]
Spring 2015: Regional Land Value Report
A look a regional farm and land values for spring 2016
Farmland Values and Regional Marketplace Trends
With farmland values rising consistently over the past 10 years, and exploding in some us regions such as the corn belt and northern plains over the past five, this investment class has generated considerable interest, to say the least. There is a lot of speculation about where land values go from here. Given the diverse […]
