A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon you’re talking about serious money, right? I’m referring to the colossal implosion of the Mountain of Beverly Hills, the 157-acre, $1 billion listing in the 90210 zip code that sold at auction…
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Land Report August 2019 Newsletter
Posted in Agriculture, Arizona, Auctions, Bankruptcy, California, Cattle, Developers, Midwest, Nevada, News Desk, Newsletter, Pacific, Southwest, Water, West
The SMS Brand
An energetic Swede, SVANTE MAGNUS SWENSON established a 680,000-acre ranching empire north of Abilene. Texas history brims with rags to riches stories, but few can vie with the life and times of Svante “Sven” Swenson (1816—1896). A Swedish immigrant who…
Tagged with: Abilene, Chas. S. Middleton, Flat Top Division, immigrant, Sam Middleton, SMS Brand, Svante “Sven†Swenson, Svante Magnus Swenson, Swedish, Swenson
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Hunting, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest, Texas
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Hunting, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest, Texas
Industry Update: Growing a New Brand
Whitetail Properties partners with Williams & Williams to form RANCH AND FARM AUCTIONS. – Cary Estes Whitetail Properties knows land, particularly recreational land. After barely a decade in business, the Illinois-based real estate company already has surpassed more than $1…
Tagged with: auction, Cary Estes, Dan Perez, Greg Lutz, Ranch and Farm Auctions, Steve Sallard, Whitetail Properties, Williams & Williams
Posted in Auctions, Feature, Great Lakes, Great Plains, Hunting, Midwest, News Desk, Northeast, Recreation, South, Southwest, West
Posted in Auctions, Feature, Great Lakes, Great Plains, Hunting, Midwest, News Desk, Northeast, Recreation, South, Southwest, West
Land Report July 2019 Newsletter
Congratulations are in order to our 2018 Deals of the Year honorees. These standout sales are the focus of our July newsletter. They include: 2018 Deal of the Year: Wasatch Peaks Ranch 2018 Conservation Deal of the Year: Cabin Bluff…
Tagged with: Cabin Bluff, Carl Icahn, Dick Bass, El Maximo Ranch, Latimer “Latt†Maxcy, Robert Earl Holding, Tim Weidert, Triple T Timberlands, Wasatch Peaks Ranch, Weidert Farm
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Farming, Federal Policy, Newsletter, Pacific, South, Southwest, Texas, Timber, Utah, Washington, West
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Farming, Federal Policy, Newsletter, Pacific, South, Southwest, Texas, Timber, Utah, Washington, West
O’Connor Heirs: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader
No. 16 O’Connor Heirs 587,800 acres By the time of his death in 1887, Irish immigrant Thomas O’Connor (1817—1887) owned half a million acres in Southeast Texas and close to 100,000 head of cattle. His philosophy? “Buy land and never…
Tagged with: D.M. O’Connor, LandLeader, O'Connor, O’Connor Ranch, Thomas O’Connor
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Feature, Land Report 100, Minerals, Southwest, Texas
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Feature, Land Report 100, Minerals, Southwest, Texas
Lykes Heirs: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader
No. 14 Lykes Heirs 615,000 acres With more than half of the family acreage nestled in Glades and Highland counties in Florida, heirs of Dr. Howell Tyson Lykes (1846—1906) maintain a thriving a cow-calf operation centered on the Brangus breed.…
Tagged with: 02 Ranch, Brangus, LandLeader, Lykes, Tyson Lykes
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Feature, Florida, Hunting, Land Report 100, Recreation, South, Southwest, Texas
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Feature, Florida, Hunting, Land Report 100, Recreation, South, Southwest, Texas
Land Report June 2019 Newsletter
Our 2019 Texas issue takes center stage in the June newsletter. Feature stories include a photo essay by Rahm Carrington featuring the Return to the Remuda sale, an overview of Texas land markets, and a cover story by Henry Chappell…
Posted in California, Colorado, Great Plains, Montana, New York, News Desk, Newsletter, Pacific, Southwest, Texas, West
Briscoe Heirs: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader
No. 13 Briscoe Heirs 640,000 acres Former Texas governor Dolph Briscoe Jr. (1923—2010) ranked as the single largest landowner in Texas. Three generations of the Briscoe family have stewarded their 100,000-acre CATARINA RANCH in South Texas, the epicenter of the…
Tagged with: Briscoe, Briscoe Ranch Company, Caterine Ranch, Dolph Briscoe, LandLeader
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Equestrian, Feature, Land Report 100, Southwest, Texas
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Equestrian, Feature, Land Report 100, Southwest, Texas
Wilks Brothers: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader
No. 12 Wilks Brothers 702,367 acres FRAC TECH founders Farris and Dan Wilks own ranches in Oregon, Tennessee, and Texas, and they rank as the state’s leading landowners in Montana and Idaho. At least they did at press time. Wilks…
Tagged with: America’s Largest Landowners, Dan Wilks, Farris Wilks, LandLeader, Wilks, Wilks Brothers, Wilks Ranch Brokers
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Feature, Idaho, Land Report 100, Minerals, Montana, Oregon, Pacific, Southwest, Tennessee, Texas, West
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Feature, Idaho, Land Report 100, Minerals, Montana, Oregon, Pacific, Southwest, Tennessee, Texas, West
King Ranch Heirs: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader
No. 10 King Ranch Heirs 911,215 acres 2018 was a banner year for the Return to the Remuda Sale, and the participation of KING RANCH QUARTER HORSES as a guest consignor played a part. The largest crowd in sale history…
Tagged with: James Clement, King Ranch, King Ranch Heirs, King Ranch Quarter Horses, LandLeader, Remuda Sale
Posted in Equestrian, Feature, Land Report 100, Southwest, Texas
Posted in Equestrian, Feature, Land Report 100, Southwest, Texas
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