Pinon Canyon: A Closer Look
September 8, 2008
For more than a year I’ve been tracking the largest proposed seizure of private property by the federal government in modern history: the Battle for Pinon Canyon. It pits ranchers in southeast Colorado against an opponent that’s not used to losing ground wars: the U.S. Army.
Shuttered Shafter Silver Mine to Reopen?
September 5, 2008
First it was ethanol and the price per acre in the Corn Belt. Then oil and gas began propping up land values in mineral-rich areas such as the huge shales found coast to coast. Now other commodities are driving other forgotten or overlooked real estate markets, including an out-of-the-way section in Far West Texas where the state’s richest silver mine is slated to reopen after a seven decades of inactivity, according to this press release. Read more
Investor’s Business Daily
September 2, 2008
In everyone’s haste to enjoy the Labor Day weekend - to kick off the college football season or get ready for the first day of dove hunting - there’s a better than average chance that few people noticed the front and center reference to the Land Report in Friday’s Investor’s Business Daily. Read more
It’s Official - Natural Gas is Hot
August 25, 2008
There’s an old saying: “It’s not news until it runs in the Times.” Thanks to this story, natural gas has officially become America’s energy darling.
A “Private Destination Club” For Sportsmen
August 14, 2008
I’m really pumped about this. Unabashedly, this company is a new advertiser in our magazine. That said, I’ve never seen the scope of offerings these guys make. Read more
America’s Greatest Landowners?
July 30, 2008
I always wanted to be a Cartwright. To me, Bonanza wasn’t just some paint-by-numbers Western. The villains weren’t Indians or desperados. They were politicians, bankers, and railroad types, all of whom were hankering to get their hands on a piece of the Ponderosa. Read more
Sweet Home Alabama
July 21, 2008
On the shores of Alabama’s largest lake, American Idol winner Taylor Hicks has found the perfect piece of property. Now all he needs is the time to enjoy it. Read more
I’m Not a Big Fan of Catfish
July 18, 2008
But I’ve been meaning to reference this article that ran in The New York Times on July 18. It’s yet another example of the effects of the federal government’s mindless ethanol policy. Now, in addition to driving up basic food costs for Americans (and Mexicans), besides sending soybean production overseas, and as well as bankrupting feedlot operators and more than a few cattlemen on both sides of the border, the high prices of corn and soybeans have all but dried up commercial catfish farms in the Mississippi Delta. It’s one of the countless unforeseen consequences of a land use policy that is already beginning to unravel.
Alabama Land Generates Solid Returns
July 14, 2008
That’s the conclusion one draws from a recent report titled Alabama Farm Real Estate: A Comparison of Returns and Values Since 1970, which was prepared by John Adrian and Walt Prevatt, professors and extension economists at Auburn University. Read more
Checklist: 1031 Exchange
July 7, 2008
Review The Land Report’s checklist of key elements to a 1031 Exchange and learn about Exchange Requirements, Qualified Intermediaries, Proper Purpose, and Qualifying Properties. Read more
