T. Boone Pickens: The Land Report’s Exclusive Interview
October 1, 2008
Join Land Report Editor Eric O’Keefe as he goes behind the scenes with the legendary Texas oil man on his Roberts County ranch and in his quest to wean America off foreign oil. Read more
Fortress Cliffs Ranch Sells
September 17, 2008
Almost 3,000 pristine acres valued at more than $5 million along the rim of Palo Duro Canyon has been sold to The Trust for Public Land (TPL), a nonprofit land conservation organization. After purchasing the Texas Panhandle property, TPL immediately transferred it to Texas Parks & Wildlife, thus increasing the size of Palo Duro Canyon State Park by nearly 10 percent. 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
Great Exchange: How to Use 1031 Exchanges to Your Advantage
July 7, 2008
Ask any big-league broker to name the single most effective real estate investment tool. Don’t limit yourself to ranch brokers or real estate agents who specialize in islands or farmland or some other rural land. Ask commercial brokers in major urbancenters, subsurface guys who buy and sell mineral rights, and corporate types who package shopping centers and apartment building. The top response is bound to be the 1031 Exchange, and the reason is simple. Read more
Man’s Best Friend, Land’s Best Friend
July 1, 2008
So you need a real dog. Maybe the raccoons and squirrels are fattening up on your sweet corn and tomatoes or the coyotes are dining al fresco on your lambs. Could be that after an appetizer of the latest surefire rodent killer you bought, those barn rats have cleaned out your corn crib and started to scare your cats. You need a working dog. Read more
Clint Eastwood Goes One on One with The Land Report
June 15, 2008
Clint Eastwood sticks to his guns. Not just when creating iconic characters such as Rowdy Yates, “Dirty” Harry Callahan, and Bill Munny or in his scintillating body of work as a director, but as a landowner. He’s interrupted a family vacation to discuss his breathtaking development overlooking California’s Central Coast. Read more
Hunting Land is a Hot Investment
June 15, 2008
Over the last decade there’s been a boom in rural land prices throughout much of the United States and parts of Canada. I say this not because of some government report or a recently released study but based on firsthand experience. I live in southern Iowa, and I have been buying rural land here since 1995. Back then I could little afford more than an old used pickup truck. Yet land was so cheap that I couldn’t say no. Read more
Nolan Ryan Pitches the Perfect Investing Game
May 15, 2008
Cheap and close. Those are the two criteria you use when you’re looking to buy land and you make only $7,000 a year. At least those were the two Nolan Ryan used back in the 1960s when he began buying ranchland in Gonzales County, Texas.
Megadeal Combines Rancho El Cojo and Jalama Ranch
January 11, 2008
You missed it. Two ranches combined into one premium property totaling close to 25,000 acres in high-dollar Santa Barbara County just sold for a reported $140 million ($5,600 per acre.) Read more
Editor’s Note: Buy High
January 1, 2008
One of the consequences of our August cover story on Harrison Ford’s gorgeous 800-acre property along the Snake River in Jackson Hole was that I got a much better understanding of the dynamics of the real estate market in that corner of Wyoming. Read more
