2026 America’s Best Brokerages – Great Plains
2026 America’s Best Brokerages – Great Plains
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Methodology
The Land Report’s annual survey of US land brokerages is based on the total value of self-reported 2025 domestic land sales through traditional brokerage. Totals were not independently verified and exclude commercial, industrial, and residential assets, unless those assets were a component of a more valuable land asset. All figures were provided by the respective brokerages from February 2 through February 27, 2026.
2025 Sales: $250M–$500M
Who: Our firm is comprised of a group of brokers and agents who have come together to create a client-centered organization that is passionate about the land.
What was your take on 2025? Our overall transaction volume increased by 38 percent over 2024.
How is 2026 shaping up? We have shown year-over-year annual growth since 2019 in all facets of our business, and we expect to continue that growth pattern in 2026.
2025 Sales: $50M–$100M
Who: A farm, ranch, and recreational brokerage, with a sister brokerage that focuses on ranchette and recreational property in and around the Black Hills region.
WOW! Handled the sale of five distinct ranch properties that ranged from 3,300 to 8,000 acres in size. Three of the properties were sold by auction and two of them sold by private treaty. All five sold to ranching operations — and at much higher prices than prior years would indicate.
What was your take on 2025? We were struck by the remarkable participation from local producers and operators, particularly with regard to ranches and grazing land. Many of these landowners were in a position to expand their operations and were aggressively securing ranchland when it became available. The farmland market was a different matter, however. Unless the subject property was in a competitive area, farmland sales were a struggle. Although sales were sluggish, farmland values remained steady or even moved a little higher.
How is 2026 shaping up? Continued strong acceptance at current prices is one trend. There is also the possibility of more property coming to the market, which would be a welcome development. As multigenerational families decide whether or not to hold their land or to sell it, the current market definitely presents a very attractive opportunity to convert illiquid holdings into cash.
2025 Sales: < $50M
Who: We are a new Nebraska-based brokerage that represents buyers and sellers of agricultural and investment-grade properties across multiple states, including Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota.
WOW! We expanded into a total of 12 states in our first year, while closing significant land transactions.
What was your take on 2025? We saw a clear shift in 2025 within the specific markets that we serve. Transaction volume moderated, and there was noticeable movement among agents. But while activity tended to slow across the board, this downshifting also created a healthy reset by clarifying which firms and brokers were best equipped to operate in a disciplined environment.
How is 2026 shaping up? As in 2025, we anticipate continued demand for productive agricultural land and well-located investment tracts that are situated within our markets.
2025 Sales: $100M–$250M
Who: Founded in 2021, we specialize in selling hunting ground, farmland, ranches, and properties with a strong recreational component.
What was your take on 2025? We experienced a record year, both with respect to sales volume as well as in terms of closed transactions.
How is 2026 shaping up? This year got off to a strong start. Our firm is definitely looking to continue with our expansion across multiple states. We have also set our sights on doubling our sales numbers in 2025.
