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The Land Report Top Ten: Winter 2018

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Land Report Editors

From the East Coast to the West and even out to Hawaii, our TOP TEN covers every imaginable land use. — The Editors 1. The Mountain of Beverly Hills (California): $1 billion Aaron Kriman has the listing on this one-of-a-kind…

Tagged with: Aaron Kriman, Alcoa, Bernard Uechtritz, Boone Pickens, Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Real Estate, Carvill Sotheby's International Realty, Chas. S. Middleton & Son, Cross Mountain Ranch, David Turner, Gemini, Great Island, Hall and Hall, Houlihan Lawrence, Ken Mirr, LIV Sotheby’s International Realty, Mesa Vista Ranch, Mirr Ranch Group, Molokai Ranch, Nottingham Ranch, Pumpkin Key, Russell Post, Sandow Lakes Ranch, Slifer Smith & Frampton, The Mountain of Beverly Hills, West Creek Ranch
Posted in Agriculture, California, Cattle, Colorado, Connecticut, Conservation, Equestrian, Farming, Feature, Florida, Hawaii, Hunting, News Desk, Northeast, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Southwest, Texas, Water, West

Court Approves Sale of West Texas Ranch at $1,007 per Deeded Acre

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Judge Mark Mullin of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas approved the sale of the KC7 Ranch to Paul Foster of El Paso for $32.5 million. The 37,847-acre property, which sits 190 miles east of El…

Tagged with: Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Real Estate, KC7 Ranch, Paul Foster, West Texas
Posted in Bankruptcy, Feature, Minerals, News Desk, Residential Property, Southwest, Texas, Water

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

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

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

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

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

Private Land Seizures Underway in Rio Grande Valley

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Land Report Editors

McAllen Mayor Jim Darling reports that 167 landowners in Hidalgo County have received condemnation notices from the federal government. The notices arrived as Customs and Border Protection personnel informed South Texas officials from cities, counties, and foreign trade zones along…

Tagged with: border wall, condemnation notices, customs, Hidalgo County, Rio Grande Valley
Posted in Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Southwest, Texas

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…