Congratulations to Brock Thompson with Tru Land Realty Group, Keller Williams, for his sale of the 7,276-acre Nortex Feedlot in Dallam County, Texas, this week.
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Find Texas land for sale, articles about Texas land and ranches and advice about buying, selling and owning Texas land and ranches.
Listing of the Week: Gaming Entrepreneur Richard Garriott Lists Whimsical Austin Estate for $45 Million
Game entrepreneur Richard Garriott’s 66-acre Lake Austin ranch has hit the market for a potentially record-setting $45 million.
La Gloria Land Company’s Matt Mann Sells Trophy Southeast Texas Ranch
Congratulations to Matt Mann of Sugar Land-based La Gloria Land Company for his sale this week of a 1,558-acre trophy hunting ranch in Lavaca County, Texas.
Water for Wildlife
Water is an essential part of any healthy, sustainable ecosystem, and landowners should be sure to provide for critters both large and small.
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.
On Call for Texas Ranchers: Interview with TSCRA President Dr. Richard Thorpe
As an emergency room doctor and a first-generation rancher, Dr. Richard Thorpe offers a unique perspective as president of Texas’s largest livestock organization.
Lands of America January 2017 Land News & Trends
Your roundup of significant sales and new listings on Lands of America in January 2017.
Lands of America December 2016 Land News & Trends
December 2016 saw a total of 1,938 properties listed as sold though our Comparable Sales Program, representing a total of $591 million and 135,260 acres of sold rural land and real estate. Sellers added a total of 4,793 new land listings on Lands of America throughout the month
10 Biggest Land & Ranches for Sale in 2016
Throughout the year, we’ve profiled everything from a turnkey vineyard in southern California’s Paso Robles region to the auctioning of Joe Cocker’s Colorado ranch to the sale of John and Jackie Kennedy’s former Virginia farm. Below is a roundup of the five biggest and five most expensive ranches and land listed for sale in 2016 that are currently on the market.
Listing of the Week: Bandera County’s One-of-a-Kind Magnolia Pearl Ranch
Designed by the fashion designers behind the Magnolia Pearl fashion boutique in Fredericksburg, Texas, Magnolia Pearl Ranch is a unique 39-acre property in the heart of Texas Hill Country.
Creating Kid-Friendly Hunting Properties and Experiences
It’s a rewarding and often refreshing experience to have youngsters in a hunting camp. Here’s a few tips from wildlife specialist Greg Simons.
Bernard Uechtritz: Living Outside the Box
2016 will go down as a banner year for Bernard “Bernie” Uechtritz. First, there was the historic and record-breaking sale of the Waggoner Ranch and a slew of industry awards. Second, Icon Global launched and has already almost single-handedly set a transactional benchmark of a billion dollars (and counting) of production in real estate. Bernard […]
12 Awesome Texas-Themed Holiday Gift Ideas
The editors of TEXAS LAND magazine have picked out some of their favorite holiday gift ideas with a heaping of Lone Star State charisma, style and form.
Year-End Tax Prep: 5 Tips for Landowners
As the year winds down, you’re probably already thinking about your New Year’s resolutions. If one of them is to keep better track of your finances, this is the time to look back at your records and prepare for tax season or a major purchase.
No Land. No Water
The statewide rains in August ensured that Texas, with 75.25 inches, had just enjoyed the wettest 24-month consecutive period in its history. While the life-giving moisture was needed and welcomed, it muddied the memory of 2011, when Texas, with an average of 14.18 inches, struggled to survive its driest year ever.
Jane Long: Mother of Texas
Most Texans know her name. She’s the “Mother of Texas.” Unfortunately, that’s usually all they know about Jane Long.
Blue Mountain Peak Ranch: No Place for Complacency
“We find this state to be wonderful for private stewardship,” said Taylor, owner of the Blue Mountain Peak Ranch near Mason, which was honored with the 2016 Leopold Conservation Award for Texas.
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 […]
How to Properly Position Purple Paint to Put Off Trespassers
Reasonable people respect private property rights and would never trespass. But just in case trespassers are tempted to stray onto your land, there are some things you can do as a landowner to indicate your property is yours and entry is only by your invitation.
Listing of the Week: Epic West Texas Ranch for Sale in Jeff Davis County
Our listing of the week is Livermore Ranch, a one-of-a-kind property in the rugged Davis Mountains region of West Texas, which is an area of steep-sided, 7,000-foot peaks, plunging canyons and signature big-game wildlife.
