California

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

Supreme Court Declines Coastal Act Case

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Land Report Editors

A decade-long legal battle by Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla over private property rights versus public coastal access ended this month when the Supreme Court declined to hear the case, reports the Los Angeles Times. Central to the dispute: a…

Tagged with: Martins Beach, private property rights, Sun Microsystem, Supreme Court, Vinod Khosla
Posted in California, Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Pacific, Public Land

Land Report October 2018 Newsletter

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Land Report Editors

Tom Brokaw’s West Boulder Ranch and the Old Steen Place, an adjacent portion of the Burnt Leather Ranch, were sold to a single buyer by Fay Ranches on September 28. The combination of the two Montana holdings creates a 4,751-acre…

Tagged with: Bakken Shale, Burnt Leather Ranch, Charles Wyly, Concierge Auctions, Endangered Species Act, ESA, Monadnock Conservancy, Old Steen Place, Permian Basin, Sam Wyly, Supreme Court, Tom Brokaw, US Fish and Wildlife, West Boulder River
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, California, Energy, Farming, Federal Policy, Hunting, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, News Desk, Newsletter, North Dakota, Northeast, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Texas, West

Monsanto Seeks to Have $289 Million Verdict Thrown Out

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Land Report Editors

In September, the company asked to have the landmark verdict set aside (or the award reduced) in the case brought by California school groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson. Johnson alleged that the glyphosate in weed killers like Roundup and Ranger Pro gave…

Tagged with: Bayer, cancer, glyphosate, lawsuit, Monsanto
Posted in California, Feature, News Desk, Pacific

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

For Sale: 157-Acre Parcel in Beverly Hills Lists for $1 Billion

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Land Report Editors

157 acres of California development land to list for $1 billion? The New York Times reports that a 157-acre parcel in the Beverly Hills 90210 ZIP code will soon come to market for $1 billion ($6.3 million per acre). Zoned…

Tagged with: Aaron Kirman, Beverly Hills, billionaire, Mountain of Beverly Hills, Pacific Union International, Vineyard Beverly Hills
Posted in California, Developers, Feature, News Desk, Pacific

Preservation Tax Breaks Questioned

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Land Report Editors

A Napa County grand jury has questioned millions of dollars in tax breaks that were doled out to preserve wine country farmland with little chance of being developed. Passed in 1965, California’s Williamson Act seeks to ease the financial challenges…

Tagged with: grazing land, Napa County, tax breaks, vineyards, Williamson Act
Posted in Agriculture, California, Conservation, Farming, Feature, News Desk, Pacific, Taxes

Land Report 2017 Agriculture Deal of the Year: Central Valley Farmland

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Eric OKeefe

The nation’s largest publicly traded farmland real estate investment trust stayed true to its business model with a nine-figure acquisition in 2017. Denver-based Farmland Partners (FPI) paid Singapore’s Olam International Limited $110 million to acquire 5,100 acres of permanent crop…

Posted in Agriculture, California, Eric OKeefe, Farming, Feature, News Desk, Pacific

Land Report July 2018 Newsletter

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Land Report Editors

The robust US economy means plenty of transactions to report in our July newsletter, including: Colorado’s Grizzly Ranch sells for $18.5 million Red Lodge Creek Estate goes to auction on August 30 A 157-acre mountaintop in Beverly Hills lists for $1…