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Mort Fleischer Selling Cowboy Ranches As A $50 Million Set

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Ever the innovator, MORT FLEISCHER is selling his Arizona and Montana ranches as one deal. –Ellen Paris The mega-successful real estate financier Mort Fleischer, 81, and his wife Donna are selling their two cowboy ranches in Arizona and Montana as…

Tagged with: Cowboy Ranches, MorDo Ranch, Mort Fleischer, Pure West Realty, STORE Capital Group, Wall Street, Walt Danley Realty
Posted in Arizona, Cattle, Equestrian, Feature, Montana, News Desk, Residential Property, Southwest, West

The Land Report Top Ten: Fall 2018

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Land Report Editors

The highest point in the 90210 ZIP code eclipses all land listings nationwide and sets the bar for our TOP TEN. — The Editors 1. The Mountain of Beverly Hills (California): $1 billionAaron Kirman has the listing on this one-of-a-kind…

Tagged with: Cross Mountain Ranch, Gemini, Great Island, land report, Las Varas Ranch, leading land listings, Mesa Vista Ranch, Molokai Ranch, Nottingham Ranch, Sandow Lakes Ranch, The Mountain of Beverly Hills, West Creek Ranch
Posted in Agriculture, California, Cattle, Colorado, Connecticut, Equestrian, Feature, Florida, Hawaii, Hunting, News Desk, Northeast, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Southwest, Texas, West

The Land Report Top Ten: Summer 2018

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Land Report Editors

Crowned by a stately manor house and featuring its own equestrian center, Great Island joins the list. – The Editors 1. Molokai Ranch (Hawaii): $260 million This 55,574-acre ranch ranks as one of the Aloha State’s largest and encompasses more…

Posted in Agriculture, California, Cattle, Colorado, Connecticut, Equestrian, Feature, Florida, Hawaii, Hunting, News Desk, Northeast, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Southwest, Texas, West

Cash Crunch Squeezes Farm Operators

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Land Report Editors

Farmland values in the Tenth District dropped an average of 3 percent, according to the Kansas City Fed’s Ag Credit Survey. Blame it on decreased farm income, which fell for the fifth consecutive year. –The Editors The Kansas City Fed…

Tagged with: Agricultural Credit Conditions, farm incime, farm income, farm liquidity, Kansas City Fed, lending
Posted in Agriculture, Colorado, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, Great Plains, Kansas, Midwest, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, News Desk, Oklahoma, Southwest, West, Wyoming

The Land Report Fall 2018

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Land Report Editors

Our Investing Issue takes a look at two completely different strategies: one built on blood, sweat, and salt, and the other based on speculation and greed. Guess which one lost $100 million? Other great reads in our fall issue include: Farmland: Bill…

Tagged with: Bill Gates, Dallas Police & Fire Pension System, David Teichert-Coddington, Doug Hart, El Maximo, Freddie Botur, Greene Prairie Farm, Hall and Hall, Ken Mirr, Latt Maxcy, Mirr Ranch Group, Mort Fleischer, The Cottonwood, Walking With the Wounded
Posted in Agriculture, Back Issues, Cattle, Conservation, Farming, Hunting, Midwest, News Desk, Pacific, Public Land, Recreation, South, Southwest, Timber, Water, West

U.S. Ranks As World’s Largest Oil Producer

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Land Report Editors

For the first time since 1973, the United States has topped Saudi Arabia and Russia as the largest global producer of crude oil. The news was announced by the Energy Information Agency (EIA) and is based on preliminary estimates from…

Tagged with: crude oil, Energy Information Agency, oil producer
Posted in Energy, Feature, Great Plains, Minerals, Montana, New Mexico, News Desk, North Dakota, Southwest, Texas, West

On the Block: 2,245± Ranch Near Dallas Featuring a Massive, Private Lake

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Land Report Editors

Located about an hour north of Dallas, Valley Lake Ranch was created in 1959 as a cooling water reservoir. Now that the state of Texas no longer needs it, Hortenstine Ranch Company is accepting bids on this property through Oct.…

Tagged with: Hortenstine Ranch Company, Valley Lake Ranch
Posted in Auctions, Developers, Feature, Hunting, Recreation, Southwest, Texas, Water

Land Report September 2018 Newsletter

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Land Report Editors

Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates paid $171 million in August to acquire 14,500 acres of farmland owned by John Hancock Life Insurance Company in one of the most coveted agricultural regions of Washington. The lofty purchase price eclipsed April’s $136 million…

Tagged with: Alan Busacca, Bayer, Bill Gates, CatchMark, Columbia River, Cottonwood Ag, Dubai, El Maximo Ranch, glyphosate, hemp, Hortenstine Ranch Company, Luminant, Monsanto
Posted in Agriculture, California, Farming, News Desk, Newsletter, Oregon, Pacific, South, Southwest, Timber, Washington

BP to Pay $10.5 Billion for 470,000 Acres of Shale Assets in Texas and Louisiana

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Land Report Editors

London-based BP announced that it was acquiring a portfolio of unconventional oil and gas assets from BHP for $10.5 billion. The onshore assets mark the first major acquisition by BP since the disastrous Deepwater Horizon Spill in 2010. The portfolio…

Posted in Conservation, Energy, Feature, Louisiana, Minerals, News Desk, South, Southwest, Texas

Western Landowner Portrait: Sarah King, Anvil Ranch in Arizona

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Land Report Editors

Text by Lesli Allison | Photography by Sarah King, Heidi Crnkovic, and Ziemba Photographic Daily challenges have always been inherent to ranching in the West and there are no shortages of them in the Altar Valley, located south of Tucson…