Final year-end results indicate that 2015 Texas land market price trends slowed considerably.
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Dan Allen Hughes Jr.: Interview with One of Texas’ Biggest Landowners
Although the Hughes family has amassed one of the largest inventories of private land in Texas, Dan Allen Hughes Jr. sees immense value in public land.
David Faust: Constructing a Ranch Real Estate Career
David Faust constructed a ranch real estate career. “Most of my family were in construction-related businesses, so that was my background.”
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.
Photo Gallery: Barndominiums of Texas
The term barndominium can loosely be defined as a barn or storage shed that’s been converted to include living space. It was coined by a developer in New England in the late 1980s who started out marketing these low-cost units for acreage owned by horse owners. Typically single-story sheet-metal structures that combine living quarters with a workspace, equipment […]
8 Amazing Vineyards for Sale
According to Wine America, the association of American wineries, the U.S. wine industry was valued at close to $5 billion in 2014, with grapes constituting the nation’s highest value fruit crop. California’s Wine Institute further reports that U.S. wine production totaled 835 million gallons in 2015, 90 percent of which came from Californian vineyards. Established […]
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; […]
Eye-catching Features from Property for Sale on Lands on America
As any savvy real-estate buyer knows, good property is the sum of its parts. With land and rural real estate, that sum can come to equal many more parts as it relates to easements, mineral and water rights, local utility access and myriad other considerations that define the value of property and the land on which it […]
Broker Spotlight: Ken Hoerster—Destined For Ranch Real Estate
Ken Hoerster, founder of Texas Ranches for Sale in Boerne, was destined to be a ranch real estate broker. “I can’t imagine doing anything else,” Hoerster said. “I have the privilege of helping people make some of the biggest investments of their lives… investments that can change people’s lives for the better.”
Land Spotlight: Atlanta Braves’ Chipper Jones Puts Texas Ranch on the Market
Larry “Chipper” Jones, the Atlanta Braves’ legendary former third baseman, is selling his South Texas ranch following a permanent move back to Atlanta to join the MLB franchise’s front-office staff. Jones has owned the sprawling 9,109-acre Double Dime Ranch since 1999, having created the property by first buying 4,000 acres and adding an additional 5,100 acres in 2004. According […]
A Rural Lender is Born: History of the Farm Credit System
The Farm Credit System’s cooperative structure and purpose have not changed in over a century. Having celebrated its centennial in 2016, Farm Credit remains dedicated to the same goals with which it started.
Texas Big: Largest Land for Sale in Texas
Lands of America lists over 38,000 properties and land for sale in Texas, ranging from massive working farms and cattle operations to guest ranches and recreational acreage. Last month, counties fringing San Antonio and Austin saw the most buyer inquiries, with other land for sale in the state including an 11,000-acre corn and wheat farm in the Texas […]
Top Dude Ranches for Sale
Calling all cowboy and cowgirl wranglers! With summer vacation-planning season almost upon us, here are eight dude ranch-worthy properties for sale on Lands of America. According to the Dude Ranchers’ Association—formed in 1926 to preserve and promote the unique ranching lifestyle—dude ranches are the original, all-American all-inclusive vacation. Looking at the dude ranches for sale below, we’ll raise our […]
Fantasy Properties Where You Are The Star
Live out your favorite TV shows and movies in these unique properties for sale on Lands of America. Lord of the Rings CARROLL COUNTY | VIRGINIA | $94,900 | PROPERTY ID: 962871 The majestic peaks, fjords and meadows of New Zealand may have subbed in for the fictional lands of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth on the big screen, […]
Changing the Face of Cows: Meet Texas Artist Joseph Magnano
Joseph Magnano is a contemporary artist. He works predominantly in the medium of painting, and focuses his attention towards cows.
Milton Greeson: A Legacy of Change
Although rich legacies shape his life, Milton Greeson Jr. is not hidebound by tradition.
Ranch Brigade: Learning, Leading and Land Stewardship
The goal of camp isn’t to make you the best rancher in the world; it’s to provide you enough knowledge so you can tell the story of stewardship and give back to the community.
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.
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.
Merrill E. Swanson: Love of the Land
Growing up on the family farm in the upper coastal bend of Texas, hunting for quail and arrowheads were two of Merrill Swanson’s favorite pastimes.
