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Timberland Ownership Trends and 1031 Exchanges 20 Aug 2013 | 06:35 pm
Depending on whether state laws recognize timber rights as real property along with the duration of the rights directly impacts their eligibility for a tax deferred 1031 exchange. Factors impacting de...
Wood-Based Biofuels: Increasingly Irrelevant to Timberland Investors? 13 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
Timberland investors depend on the health and sustainability of local wood markets to generate demand for – and ultimately cash flows from – the timber grown on their properties. These markets include...
LandThink Pulse: Higher Long-Term Interest Rates thought to Deflate Land Prices 6 Aug 2013 | 06:45 pm
July’s LandThink Pulse revealed 48.3% of respondents believe a long term rise in interest rates would deflate land prices. Typically, when long term interest rates increase, real estate prices tumble...
Real Estate is about Relationships 30 Jul 2013 | 08:48 pm
Being a real estate professional is not just about selling property, it is about relating well with people. In my business as a land agent I view my job as helping people buy or sell land: with the em...
Will Farmers Be Driving Lamborghinis? 25 Jul 2013 | 11:15 pm
Several months ago I wrote about farmland investing, and I recently picked up a book titled Investor’s Guide to Farmland written by Greyson S. Colvin and T. Marc Schober. Their book has reinforced my ...
Forestland Ownership and Forest Certification Uncertainty 23 Jul 2013 | 06:17 pm
What should forestland owners know about forest certification in the U.S.? Does it make sense for forest landowners to participate in these programs? Recently published research finds that forest cert...
Make No Mistake! The Art of the Deal 16 Jul 2013 | 04:43 pm
So you’re planning to purchase land as an investment. Be sure to follow the “golden” rule – “Buy high – sell low!” No, no – wait! I was just kidding. It’s actually “Buy low – sell high!” So what exac...
LandThink Pulse: Listing with a Land Broker gets Sellers Top Dollar 9 Jul 2013 | 06:28 pm
Last month, we posed the following question to our audience: In your opinion, which method of marketing and selling land yields the highest sales price? LandThink.com, an authoritative online resource...
Knowing the Ropes of Land Banking 25 Jun 2013 | 06:55 pm
Part III of the Land Evaluation Series Land banking is a simple concept that can be a wonderful strategy for investment. In the simplest form, raw land is bought, placed into a short or long-term hol...
Finding Good Help 20 Jun 2013 | 07:35 pm
As a follow-up from my previous article, “What Does a Consulting Forester Do?”, I thought it might be prudent to take a look at the process of selecting a consulting forester to help...
