A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon you’re talking about serious money, right? I’m referring to the colossal implosion of the Mountain of Beverly Hills, the 157-acre, $1 billion listing in the 90210 zip code that sold at auction…
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Land Report August 2019 Newsletter
Posted in Agriculture, Arizona, Auctions, Bankruptcy, California, Cattle, Developers, Midwest, Nevada, News Desk, Newsletter, Pacific, Southwest, Water, West
BLM to Move Headquarters to Colorado
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced plans to move its headquarters from Washington, DC, to Grand Junction, Colorado, so top officials can be closer to the land managed by the agency. The BLM oversees approximately 388,000 square miles of…
Tagged with: BLM, Bureau of Land Management, Grand Junction, headquarters
Posted in Colorado, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Public Land, West
Posted in Colorado, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Public Land, West
Holland Ware: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader
No. 21 Holland Ware 534,900 acres A descendant of pioneering Georgians, the 81-year-old has accumulated substantial interests in Southern timberland spread across several states. Ware has transferred a considerable portion of his ownership interests to the HOLLAND M. WARE CHARITABLE…
Tagged with: animals, cancer, Holland M Ware Charitable Foundation, Holland Ware, LandLeader, timberland
Posted in Feature, Land Report 100, South, Timber
Posted in Feature, Land Report 100, South, Timber
Sonoma County Landowners Fined More than $500,000 for Violating Conservation Easement
Peter and Toni Thompson were not parties to the 2009 conservation easement that restricted development on their wine country estate. As subsequent owners of the 81-acre property, however, they were bound by it. So ruled Sonoma County Superior Court Judge…
Tagged with: Bob Neale, Judge Patrick Broderick, Peter Thompson, Sonoma County, Sonoma County Land Trust, Toni Thompson
Posted in California, Conservation, Feature, News Desk, Pacific
Posted in California, Conservation, Feature, News Desk, Pacific
The SMS Brand
An energetic Swede, SVANTE MAGNUS SWENSON established a 680,000-acre ranching empire north of Abilene. Texas history brims with rags to riches stories, but few can vie with the life and times of Svante “Sven” Swenson (1816—1896). A Swedish immigrant who…
Tagged with: Abilene, Chas. S. Middleton, Flat Top Division, immigrant, Sam Middleton, SMS Brand, Svante “Sven†Swenson, Svante Magnus Swenson, Swedish, Swenson
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Hunting, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest, Texas
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Hunting, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest, Texas
Stimson Family: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader
No. 20 Stimson Family 552,000 acres One of the nation’s oldest continuously operating integrated wood products companies, the family’s STIMSON LUMBER COMPANY pre-dates the Civil War. Founder Thomas Douglass (T.D.) Stimson (1827—1898) blazed a trail for six generations of his…
Tagged with: LandLeader, Stimson Family, Stimson Lumber, Stimson Lumber Company, Thomas Douglass Stimson, wood products
Posted in Feature, Idaho, Land Report 100, Montana, Oregon, Pacific, Timber, West
Posted in Feature, Idaho, Land Report 100, Montana, Oregon, Pacific, Timber, West
69,126-Acre Front Range Ranch Lists for $16.5 Million
Red Top Ranch, one of Colorado’s best known cattle operations, has been listed with Ken Mirr of Mirr Ranch Group for approximately $238 per deeded acre. Currently owned by the Malone Family Land Preservation Foundation, the ranch was owned by…
Tagged with: ag, Cattle, Front Range, Ken Mirr, Mirr Ranch Group, Red Top Ranch
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Feature, Hunting, News Desk, West
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Feature, Hunting, News Desk, West
Martin Family: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader
No. 19 Martin Family 570,000 acres ROYOMARTIN produces a variety of products ranging from solid wood timbers to cost-effective tape-and-panel solutions. Founded in 1923, the company just celebrated its 95th anniversary. This timber industry mainstay traces its heritage back to…
Tagged with: LandLeader, Louisiana, Martin Family, Martin Sustainable Resources, Roy Otis Martin, RoyOMartin, Timber
Posted in Feature, Land Report 100, Louisiana, South, Timber
Posted in Feature, Land Report 100, Louisiana, South, Timber
New York’s Columbia and Pea Islands Listed for $13 Million
The term “coastal estate” does not do justice to a new listing in Long Island Sound. The two rock outcroppings are accessible via a 10-minute boat ride from the New York City suburb of New Rochelle. Alternatively, they are a…
Tagged with: coastal estate, Columbia Island, Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty, Patti Anderson, Pea Island
Posted in Feature, New York, News Desk, Northeast, Recreation, Water
Posted in Feature, New York, News Desk, Northeast, Recreation, Water
Missouri Regulators Approve Sale of Grain Belt Express Clean Line
In June, the Missouri Public Service Commission approved the acquisition of a proposed transmission line that will harness wind energy generated in Kansas and deliver it to urban markets. This regulatory hurdle is the latest in a lengthy series of…
Tagged with: Grain Belt Express Clean Line, Missouri Public Service Commission, wind energy
Posted in Energy, Feature, Great Plains, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, News Desk
Posted in Energy, Feature, Great Plains, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, News Desk
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