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Owning Land in California: Pros & Cons
Famous for its tourist attractions, recreational advantages, wine-growing regions, incredible weather and easy access to beaches, mountains and land to roam, California is an oasis for homeowners, families and ranchers. These attributes, combined with year-round sunshine, geographic variability and fertile soils that support popular, high-value commodities, also make California a landowner’s dream. Of course, no place is perfect. Land ownership in California, like land ownership in any other state, comes with pros and cons.
Clark Company | A Ranch Real Estate Brokerage - March 24, 2021
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Spring 2021 Land & Lifestyle Trends
Our snapshot of the latest goods, gear and more for land aficionados.
LANDscape: Spring 2021
From the pages of the Spring 2021 issue of LAND magazine, here’s our selection of intriguing properties featured on the Land.com Network.
Western Heritage Consulting & Engineering: Standing Alone in the Field
To serve its clients’ needs, WH Companies has multiple divisions throughout the West. Western Heritage Consulting & Engineering handles the natural resource engineering, while WURX LLC is the expert for construction. While most of the company’s projects are located in the American West, Western Heritage has a global capacity.
Featured Listing: Lakes of Danbury
There are few recreational properties that have the potential for income that can compare to the Lakes of Danbury. The vaunted name still carries a real cachet in the sporting world around the country, and the right buyer can take advantage of its historic potential.
Featured Listing: Lake Creek Ranch
Lake Creek Ranch contains all of the desirable ingredients of a classic Hill Country property: expansive meadows, wide valleys and towering mountains with breathtaking views.
Farming for Stories
Farmers have been working full-time and writing for centuries; meet present-day farmer-writers Wendy Swore, Adam Nordell and his wife, Johanna Davis.
Texas Land Markets: Fourth Quarter 2020
Research economist Dr. Charles Gilliland reports on Texas land markets for the fourth quarter of 2020.
Texas Two-Step: Spring 2021
From the pages of the Winter 2020 issue of Texas LAND magazine, here’s our selection of two intriguing properties featured on the Land.com Network.
Spring 2021 Texas Land & Lifestyle Trends
Unique items curated especially for the discriminating Texas land aficionado.
Featured Listing: Glensprings Ranch
Memory is the meaning of Glensprings Ranch. It’s been both the setting and the main character for enriching the moments that family has together, in the quiet, outside the city-noise. The home was built to embrace the land, to enhance and honor the silence. Here, you’re never lonely as the longhorns graze nearby, but ever quiet, ever nourished. You and that great oak can both grow stronger with your feet in the same spring water. Sleep comes easy when the nights are still, the great windows let in the night air, and the soreness in your muscles reminds you of all the good-living you have shared in just one day.
Barndo Basics
Also known as a barn house or barndo, a barndominium is a dual- or multi-purpose structure that encompasses living space and a barn, workshop, or other workspaces under a single roof. Barndos are popular as no-frills buildings on recreational properties—complete with living quarters, a kitchen and even room for a few all-terrain vehicles and tractors.
Phillip Mason Hunt: I am a Land Specialist
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Banking on Land
While statistics aren’t available yet for 2020, anecdotally it was a record-breaking year.
“2020 was as busy as any year I remember—and 2021 doesn’t show any signs of slowing down,” Bownds said.
Currently, inventory is tight. Buyers are anxiously waiting to purchase a suitable property when it becomes available. In several instances, Bownds has sold multi-million-dollar ranches before he’s even had a chance to have photos taken. A limited inventory means that buyers don’t have the luxury of long deliberations.
Conservation Legacy: Adapting and Overcoming
While many organizations scrambled to create an online presence, the Conservation Legacy team drew from its extensive experience of delivering digital education. TWA has been using the Internet and videoconferencing to reach students across Texas since 2007.
Rae Powell: I am a Land Specialist
Snapshots of land specialists’ lives
How to Create Saved Searches in the Property Control Center
Learn how to save your searches in the Property Control Center.
A Look Back at 2020
In 2020, here’s how we paved the way for land professionals to achieve even more success.
Top 7 News & Advice Articles of 2020
Whether land sellers are browsing the latest content on our site, or searching for specific resources, our catalog of land news and advice provides an extensive amount of knowledge, information, and great reads. Check out 2020’s most popular articles.
