The wires of the Interweb were buzzing this week with the arrival of 6,900-acre High Plains Ranch on the market. And looking at all this sprawling recreational ranch has to offer, why wouldn’t they? Currently owned by Colorado businessman and philanthropist Charlie Gallagher, the ranch includes a masterful five-bedroom log home located within the 19,000-acre Grand River Ranch […]
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Insight on the latest market trends in the land and rural real estate markets, including local and statewide trends compiled from the largest rural real estate comparable sales data source on Lands of America.
New Report: Hurricane Storm Surge Could Damage Almost 7 Million U.S. Homes
With the arrival of this year’s hurricane season, a new report from CoreLogic estimates that over 6.8 million U.S. homes are at risk of storm-surge damage. The 2016 Storm Surge Report calculates that damage could total $1.5 trillion in reconstruction costs for homes in at-risk areas along the Atlantic and Gulf Coast shorelines. Florida, Louisiana and […]
Lands of America May 2016 Land Market News & Trends
Here are the land-news trends and highlights from Lands of America in May 2016. Largest New Listing HUMBOLDT COUNTY | NEVADA | $9,100,000 | PROPERTY ID: 3250247 Listed on May 25, this new land listing includes 60,000 deeded acres located inside the perimeter of northern Nevada’s massive 26 Ranch, one of the state’s oldest and largest ranching operations. The acreage […]
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.
Lands of America April 2016 Land Market News & Trends
From a quarter-million-dollar working desert ranch in Arizona to the headline-grabbing listing of Sandow Lakes Ranch, here are your April land highlights.
Alcoa Inc. Lists Massive Sandow Lakes Ranch for Sale in Central Texas
Industrial manufacturing giant Alcoa Inc. listed its Texas land holdings for sale this week for $250 million, including what could be the state’s largest water rights deal. Sandow Lakes Ranch covers 33,800 acres and lies about 45 miles east of Austin. The property includes 14 lakes comprising 1,960 surface acres and almost 50,000 acre-feet of water; […]
Lands of America March 2016 Land News & Trends
Here are few of the stats and highlights from Lands of America in March 2016. Largest New Listing PECOS COUNTY | TEXAS | $28,316,340 | PROPERTY ID: 3063472 Comanche Trail Ranch’s 48,404 acres occupy a landscape that is quintessential Wild West country. Here, at elevations ranging between 3,321 to 4,724 feet, the rolling grasslands of the Chihuahuan Desert unfurl into pine-studded mesas and mountains. The […]
ElkQuest Hunting Operation Up for Sale for First Time
ElkQuest, the world-renowned elk-hunting operation near Durango, Colorado, is on the market for the first time in its history. In business for over 20 years, ElkQuest will be shuttering in 2016 following the loss of its 1,500-acre state lease. Colorado-based Hayden Outdoors is acting as the listing agent for this turnkey opportunity, with the ElkQuest hunting operation and breeding headquarters being […]
How to Survive a Tornado
Tornado safety is a matter of preparation and education. Here are some tips to help you plan for a tornado strike in your area.
Land Spotlight: Tiger Woods-Planned Layout Back on the Market
As the sporting world’s eyes turn to Augusta, Georgia, for the 80th running of the Masters golf tournament next week, a 795-acre parcel of land in North Carolina reminds us of one of its greatest ever champions, Tiger Woods. Some 150 miles directly north as the crow flies from the manicured fairways and famous bunkers of Augusta […]
Aerial Drone Footage and FAA Regulations: What You Need to Know
We all know the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words. This holds especially true when it comes to the online marketing of real estate, where property photos, videos and interactive tours are considered one of the best ways to capture a prospective customer’s attention. (Indeed, internal data from Apartments.com, a Lands […]
February 2016 Land Market Trends
Here are few of the stats and highlights from LandsofAmerica.com in February 2016. Largest New Listing CARBON COUNTY | WYOMING | $11,500,000 | PROPERTY ID: 3010527 While the sale of the massive Waggoner Ranch in Texas grabbed headlines last month, the 96,447-acre Continental Divide Ranch was the largest new land listing added to the website in February. Covering a single […]
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.
Celebrity Real Estate: Oprah Winfrey’s New SoCal Home
The new owner of 23-acre Seamair Farm is media tycoon Oprah Winfrey. Although news of the farm’s new owner only recently emerged, the sale went through toward the end of 2015 for a reported $29 million. The property, located close to Santa Barbara in the foothills of Southern California’s Santa Ynez Mountains, was put up for sale following the death of the […]
Texas’ Waggoner Ranch Officially Changes Hands
Judge approves sale of historic Waggoner Ranch in Texas to billionaire Stan Kroenke. The massive ranch covers over 500,000 acres.
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 […]
WOTUS Stay: What Does It Mean?
We can get bogged down in the validity of who has jurisdiction and the legal minutia or we can gaze beyond those arguments and take a look at what is truly at stake here.
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 […]
Faces of Rural America: Looking at the People Behind the Land
The 2012 Ag Census helps lenders understand producers as diverse as America.
Water Conservation in Texas
You don’t have to sit in a Texas coffee shop very long until the conservation turns to oil or water. Oil is discussed because we suddenly have a lot of it and as a result, the state is booming. Water becomes a topic due to its shortage, perpetuated by the continuing drought. WATER NEEDS Needs […]
