Most of woodland loss was from selloff of timber and conversation to cropland and pasture. The five year period with dramatic forest conversion was 2009-2013 which coincides with the run up in commodity prices Cites a local broker: “High-demand woodland for hunting maybe goes for about $2,000” an acre, Tauke said. “If you had some acres and were Read more…
High Value Land Sales – The Case for Private Marketing There are many methods available for the marketing and sale of specialized high value land-based assets in addition to traditional real estate listing arrangements and auction formats. There are advantages, disadvantages and tradeoffs associated with every marketing approach; and the best strategy for the marketing Read more…
John Watson/Fay Ranches. Introduced yesterday, the Conservation Easement Incentive Act is a Congressional bill that would make the Conservation Easement tax incentive permanent. By way of background, for the fourth time in recent history, enhanced tax incentives for conservation easements have expired making it very difficult to incentivize land owners to conserve their conservation and Read more…
John Watson/Fay Ranches. Access to U.S. coastal beaches, waterways and non-navigable rivers and streams vary considerably from state to state. For instance, Oregon has some of the most public friendly river access laws while states like Wyoming and Texas maintain more protective private property rights in favor of the landowner. The San Mateo, California coastal Read more…
Today’s DTN/Progressive Farmer featured an article that accurately describes what we are observing at Fay Ranches in the land investment market. The booming new energy era in Texas is generating billions of dollars of new wealth for the U.S. economy and a good amount of that cash is being invested in the Texas land market and Read more…
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/prnewswire/press_releases/Colorado/2014/10/09/CL33529 PR Newswire DENVER, Oct. 9, 2014 DENVER, Oct. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Fay Ranches and Republic Ranches, two of the most successful land brokerage firms in the country, are announcing a groundbreaking strategic alliance that will create one of the most powerful brokerage teams in the United States and further expand each company’s reach and breadth of services. The two Read more…
The Supreme Court ruled today that Texas has no right to Oklahoma’s water. This is a case that has been watched closely by landowners, oil & gas producers and other stakeholders, not just in Oklahoma and Texas, but in other arid western states. Texas had claimed a 1980 interstate water compact extended to its rights to tap Read more…
Oil and gas drillers find it ideal when multiple properties can be combined into one large pooled unit of acreage. Pooling results in the greatest extraction of resources from the least number of rigs, helping boost drive domestic driller’s revenues while minimizing costs. In the key oil and gas drilling U.S. states, landowners who Read more…
Court Rules Groundwater is Protected Property Texas landowners’ property rights include the ownership of the groundwater and are protected from a taking by regulation or eminent domain, the Texas Supreme Court ruled last week. Eleven other states allocate water rights by way of the “rule of capture” , Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Texas, Read more…
The Chicago Tribune reports the worst drought in a century, increased input costs and oil money have combined to drive the increased demand for grasslands in Nebraska’s Sandhills and points north. Drought forces Texas cattle north Limited grazing space, competition, infections creating tensions By P.J. Huffstutter and Theopolis Waters, Reuters February 3, 2012 For more Read more…