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Joe Montana: The Land Report Interview

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Eric OKeefe

At Villa Montana, Joe Montana does not talk about football. At all. Meet the man on his Sonoma County getaway and all he talks about are his wife, their two girls and two boys, and the memories they share on…

Tagged with: California, Eric O'Keefe, Gustav Schmiege, Jennifer Montana, Joe Montana, Napa County, NFL, San Francisco 49ers, Sonoma County, Tuscany, Villa Montana
Posted in 2011 Spring, Equestrian, Farming, Feature, Hunting, Magazine, News Desk, Pacific, Recreation

The Land Report Spring 2011

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Land Report Editors

NFL Hall of Famer Joe Montana headlines the Spring 2011 issue of the Magazine of the American Landowner with an exclusive interview. Travel to Sonoma County for a behind-the-scenes look at Villa Montana, the stunning 503-acre estate that has been…

Tagged with: auction, California, D. K. Boyd, Joe Montana, John Malone, land auctions, Sonoma County
Posted in Back Issues, News Desk

Interior Department Investigates Renewable Energy Speculators

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Eric OKeefe

Remember the Interior Department’s ongoing investigation into possible abuses of the Royalty-in-Kind program? Now the department’s Inspector General has started to look into possible abuses by companies seeking to develop renewable energies on BLM land. Three years ago, BLM received six applications…

Tagged with: BLM, California, Grant Gannon, Ken Salazar, Renewable Energy, Royalty-in-Kind, solar energy
Posted in Conservation, Developers, Energy, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Federal Policy, Minerals, News Desk, Pacific, Public Land, West

For Sale: 30-Acre Napa Valley Vineyard

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Land Report Editors

Tired of some sommelier always offering overpriced vino? Think you could churn out a choice wine using your own grapes? Then what’s stopping you? This 30-acre Napa Valley vineyard is all about the dirt . Jocelyne Monello of Heritage Sotheby’s…

Tagged with: California, Heritage Sotheby's International Realty, Jocelyne Monello, Napa, Napa County, Napa Valley
Posted in Farming, Feature, Grant Gannon, News Desk, Pacific, Regional News, Topics

Tom Barrack Takes Control of Neverland

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Eric OKeefe

Earlier this month, AP reported a development that every real estate professional in Santa Barbara County fully anticipated: Neverland no longer belongs to Michael Jackson. The new owner of the 2,500-acre trophy property? That was even less of a surprise: Sycamore Valley…

Tagged with: California, Colony Capital, Eric O'Keefe, Santa Barbara County, Santa Ynez, Sycamore Valley Ranch, Tom Barrack
Posted in Cattle, Equestrian, Eric OKeefe, Farming, Feature, News Desk, Pacific, Recreation, Regional News, Residential Property, Topics

68,000-acre Onyx Ranch in California Sells for $48 million

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Land Report Editors

The Wall Street Journal reports this morning on a huge transaction in California: the 68,000-acre Onyx Ranch in the Sierra Nevada Mountains just outside of Bakersfield sold for $48 million ($705 per acre) to a joint partnership of the CIM Group, a…

Tagged with: California, Onyx Ranch, Pickens Plan, Renewable Resources Group, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, wind energy, Wind power
Posted in Cattle, Energy, Feature, Pacific, Regional News, Topics

“A New Low for Land Prices in California”

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Eric OKeefe

Those were the words that jumped out at me from today’s Wall Street Journal. Read it for yourself in an article titled “Developer Sells Land Dirt Cheap to Reap Tax Benefits” in the Marketplace section of today’s Journal.

Tagged with: California, D.R. Horton, Eric O'Keefe, new home sales, San Diego
Posted in Eric OKeefe, Feature, News Desk

Francis Ford Coppola

Posted on June 14, 2008 by Land Report Editors

Francis Ford Coppola’s Academy Award-winning films are undoubtedly his most famous works, but wine connoisseurs also treasure the acclaimed wines he has been producing at his Napa Valley estate since the mid-1970s.

Tagged with: California, Francis Ford Coppola, Napa County, Napa Valley, wine, wine country
Posted in Farming, Pacific, Residential Property, Topics, Video

Francis Ford Coppola: The Land Report Interview

Posted on July 1, 2007 by Land Report Editors

BY JULIE BLACKLIDGE PUBLISHED JULY 2007 You’ve seen his work. Chances are you’ve tasted it as well. The winner of five Academy Awards, Francis Ford Coppola has also won rave reviews for his wines. His first release, a 1977…

Tagged with: California, Francis Ford Coppola, Gustave Niebaum, Inglenook, Napa Valley, Queen of the Napa Valley, wine, winemaking
Posted in Conservation, Farming, Feature, July 2007, Magazine, Pacific, Regional News, Residential Property, Topics

How to Buy a Napa Vineyard

Posted on June 1, 2007 by Eric OKeefe

I came across this little ditty from the June 2007 issue when Julie Blacklidge profiled Francis Ford Coppola and we got some great interview footage of FFC that is now in our Video Archives. I think a more complete How…