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Land Report November 2011 Newsletter

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Land Report Editors

Take a moment to scan the November edition of The Land Report newsletter. You’ll be amazed at the amount of activity going on in land markets currently. Impending auctions of key parcels, record-setting new listings, fire-sale prices on bankrupt holdings –…

On the Block: 600+ Acres in Kentucky and Tennessee

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Land Report Editors

Five tracts in Western Tennessee and Kentucky totaling more than 600 acres will be auctioned on October 27. In addition to a considerable recreational component, the tracts are heavily timbered. According to Roebuck Auctions founder John Roebuck, these tracts are ideal investment opportunities…

Tagged with: auction, hunting, kentucky, Tennessee
Posted in Auctions, Feature, Hunting, Kentucky, Minerals, Regional News, South, Tennessee, Timber

Market Watch: Rayonier to Acquire 250,000 Acres

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Land Report Editors

Rayonier (RYN) has signed an agreement to acquire some 250,000 acres of timberlands from Joshua Timberlands LLC and Oklahoma Timber LLC for $330 million. Timberlands included in the sale are located in located in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. “The…

Posted in Equities, Feature, South, Southwest, Timber

On the Block: South Carolina’s Patriots Plantation

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Land Report Editors

The creators of Patriots Plantation envisioned a special place where nature, friends and families could come together to enjoy the beautiful Low Country outdoors in a tranquil setting where rush hours and daily routines simply don’t exist. That vision became…

For Sale: NC Waterfront Development Opportunity

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Eric OKeefe

Ever considered owning your own business on the water? Then take a close look at this one-of-a-kind opportunity to acquire a prime .66-acre parcel on the Atlantic seaboard in the heart of one of North Carolina’s most popular tourist venues.…

Tagged with: Dare County, Kitty Hawk, Nag's Head, North Carolina, Outer Banks
Posted in Feature, News Desk, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Water

Trump Buys Kluge Winery at Auction

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Eric OKeefe

Donald Trump has increased his holdings in the heart of Virginia’s horse country when he paid $6.2 million for the 776-acre Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard. Trump bought the majority of the vineyard holdings at an April 7 foreclosure auction conducted by…

America’s Top Brokerages and Auction Houses: Farmers National Company

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Land Report Editors

Farmers National Company was begun in 1929–historically not a banner year for starting new businesses, but over 80 years have passed and the company is thriving. Originally, the company’s core business was farm management, and today it’s the largest, fastest-growing…

Tagged with: auction, farmland, land auctions, Nebraska, ranchland
Posted in 2011 Spring, Auctions, Cattle, Farming, Feature, Great Plains, Hunting, Magazine, Midwest, News Desk, South, Southwest, West

$5 Million Hilton Head Easement Acquisition

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Land Report Editors

Several funding entities, including Beaufort County and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, have pooled resources to acquire several key conservation easements on St. Helena Island as well as outright ownership of 19 acres on Hilton Head. According to news releases,…

Tagged with: Beaufort County, Conservation, easements, Hilton Head, South Carolina, U.S.D.A.
Posted in Equities, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, South, Taxes

Market Watch: JOE Announces New COO

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Land Report Editors

The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE) has appointed veteran real estate executive Park Brady to be its chief operating officer. Brady will report to the executive committee of the company’s board of directors, which includes Chairman Bruce Berkowitz and Interim…

Tagged with: Britt Greene, Bruce Berkowitz, Charles Christ, Hugh Durden, JOE, St. Joe
Posted in Feature, News Desk, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Timber

Bank of America Buys Kluge’s Virginia Estate

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Land Report Editors

Bank of America paid $15+ million for Patricia Kluge’s legendary Virginia horse country estate at a foreclosure auction on the steps of the Albemarle Circuit Court House in February. The lender filed a foreclosure lawsuit last month after Kluge defaulted on…