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Destruction from Hurricane Michael Estimated at $1.6 Billion

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Hurricane Michael dealt a devastating blow to over 5 million acres of woodlands when it roared through Florida, Georgia, and Alabama in October, according to The Wall Street Journal. Beyond mature trees that snapped during the storm, there is a…

Tagged with: Hurricane Michael, land, woodlands
Posted in Agriculture, Feature, Florida, News Desk, South, Timber

$48 Million Conservation Acquisition Passes

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Land Report Editors

A decades-long saga came to a close on Election Day when voters in the ski town of Park City approved a ballot measure that will fund the majority of the purchase price of prime recreational acreage overlooking the site of…

Tagged with: Conservation, land, Park City, Sundance Film Festival, Treasure Hill, Treasure land
Posted in Conservation, Developers, Feature, News Desk, Public Land, Recreation, Utah, West

1031 Exchanges Endangered

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Eric OKeefe

Congress considers eliminating key landowner tax tool. Text by Eric O’Keefe | Photography by Jason Walsmith Grover Norquist is bullish on the prospects for passage of tax reform legislation this year. However, the founder and president of Americans for Tax…

Tagged with: 1031 exchanges, Americans for Tax Reform, Grover Norquist, IRS, land, tax, tax reform
Posted in Eric OKeefe, Feature, Federal Policy, Great Lakes, Great Plains, Midwest, News Desk, Northeast, Pacific, South, Southwest, States, Taxes, West

1031 Exchanges Endangered

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Congress considers eliminating key landowner tax tool. Grover Norquist is bullish on the prospects for passage of tax reform legislation this year. However, the founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform is sounding an alarm on the potential repeal…

Tagged with: 1031 exchanges, Americans for Tax Reform, Grover Norquist, IRS, land, tax, tax reform
Posted in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Federal Policy, Florida, Georgia, Great Lakes, Great Plains, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Midwest, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, News Desk, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northeast, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pacific, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South, South Carolina, South Dakota, Southwest, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Oil Prices Spur Investment

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Sporting Ranch Capital announces a $100 million, Texas-only ranch fund. Jay Ellis, an investment fund founder, may be the only person in Texas who is giddy about collapsing oil prices. “Oil is $33. Markets are in turmoil. The timing couldn’t…

Tagged with: investment fund, Jay Ellis, land, oil, Republic Ranches, Sporting Ranch Capital, T. Boone Pickens, Texas
Posted in Feature, News Desk, Recreation, Southwest, Texas

Larry Ellison Expands Lake Tahoe Holdings

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Land Report Editors

Larry Ellison, a man who “views prime real estate as scare commodity that can’t easily be replicated,” is expanding his holdings in the Lake Tahoe area, a region well known for its pristine waters and world-class skiing. Regarded as one…