Developers

Largest Drop in Rural Land Prices? The Ukraine!

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Land Report Editors

According to this ABC Australia report, land values around the world are plummeting. The hardest hit country? The Ukraine. The value of rural land in the Ukraine has plummeted a staggering 75 percent. The Australian news report indicates that the…

Tagged with: credit crisis, global recession, Grant Gannon, land values, Ukraine
Posted in Cattle, Developers, Farming, Feature, Grant Gannon, International

Developer’s Diary: Canyon Ridge

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Land Report Editors

When Mike Plant first set foot on the 5,700 breathtakingly beautiful acres of Northern New Mexico that would become Canyon Ridge, he knew he had found a gem. “I’m blessed, I’ve been around a lot of beauty, and anyone who…

Tagged with: Atlanta Braves, Chama, Chama River, Discovery Ridge, Eddie Lee Rider, Mike Plant, New Mexico, Northern New Mexico, Rio Arriba County
Posted in Conservation, Developers, Eddie Lee Rider, Feature, News Desk, Recreation, Topics

Florida: “It’s Almost Like a Fire Sale”

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Land Report Editors

A University of Florida study has put a staggering number on just how badly the economic crisis has impacted rural land values in the Sunshine State. The study concludes that land values plummeted upwards of 55 percent in 2008 from…

Tagged with: credit crisis, Florida, land values, Rodney Clouser, University of Florida
Posted in Developers, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, Florida, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Taxes, Texas

For Sale: Colorado’s Hunt Ranch Back on Market for $30,000 Per Acre / $17 Million

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Eric OKeefe

In a surprising turn of events that is the norm in real estate development, the investment group that paid $8 million for an historic cattle ranch downvalley from Aspen was denied crucial development rights by Garfield County. Hunt Ranch LLC had applied to develop…

Tagged with: Aspen, Colorado, Eric O'Keefe, Garfield County, Greg Amsden, Highway 82, Hunt Ranch, Missouri Heights
Posted in Cattle, Conservation, Developers, Equestrian, Eric OKeefe, Feature, News Desk, Recreation, Regional News, Residential Property, Topics, West

Yellowstone Club Files for Bankruptcy

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Eric OKeefe

The world’s only private ski and golf community has sought bankruptcy protection. The Yellowstone Club, an exclusive 13,400-acre retreat in Montana’s Gallatin Mountains whose members include Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates and former vice president Dan Quayle, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in…

Tagged with: Bill Gates, Chapter 11, Dan Quayle, Discovery Land Co., Edra Blixseth, Eric O'Keefe, Gallatin Mountains, Greg LeMond, Land Report 100, Montana, Montana ranches, Tim Blixseth, Yellowstone Club
Posted in Bankruptcy, Developers, Eric OKeefe, Feature, News Desk, Recreation, Regional News, Residential Property, Timber, Topics, West

Steamboat Springs Preservation Ranch Takes the Gold

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Land Report Editors

It always amazes me when someone takes the time to go above and beyond the call of duty to improve an already one-of-a-kind piece of property. The idea is to take some great place and make it even more over…

Tagged with: 4240 Architecture, Eddie Lee Rider, Elk River Partners, Golden Nugget, Inc., Jeff Temple, Marabou, Marabou Ranch, Pacific Coast Builders Conference, Steamboat Springs, TCD
Posted in Cattle, Conservation, Developers, Eddie Lee Rider, Equestrian, Feature, News Desk, Recreation, Regional News, Residential Property, Topics, West

Developer’s Diary: Ute Lake Ranch

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Land Report Editors

A couple of weeks ago my fearless editor and I hitched a ride on a single-engine prop from Denver’s Centennial Airport to Tucumcari, the heart of northeast New Mexico, for a visit to a great new resort development we had been hearing about.