A multi-player conservation deal in Colorado resulted in the purchase of Ditmars Ranch, a 1,500-acre tract at the south edge of Castle Rock. Douglas County and the nonprofit Conservation Fund each ponied up $1 million for the sale of the…
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SOLD! Florida’s Bluffs of Saint Teresa Sells for $43 Million
State of Florida Buys Bluffs of Saint Teresa Conservation spurred the $43 million sale of 17,000 acres on the Gulf of Mexico in North Florida. Dean Saunders, founder and managing director of SVN | Saunders Ralston Dantzler Real Estate, brokered…
Land Report October 2020 Newsletter
A $43 million sale and a key acquisition for Floridians, and another high-profile transaction for Dean Saunders — that’s the lead story of our October newsletter. The Florida broker listed the Bluffs of St. Teresa more than five years ago,…
Tagged with: Bluffs of St. Teresa, Cargill, Dean Saunders, Ditmars Ranch, Matador Ranch, RiverStone Ranch, Sam Middleton
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Farming, Florida, Newsletter, Recreation, South Dakota, Texas, Timber, Virginia, Water
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Farming, Florida, Newsletter, Recreation, South Dakota, Texas, Timber, Virginia, Water
SOLD! The Envy of New England
The Conservation Fund acquires CHADBOURNE TREE FARMS from a pioneering New England family. BY CARY ESTES PHOTOGRAPHY BY JERRY MONKMAN A premier swath of high-quality timberland in Western Maine that has been utilized as a working forest since the late…
Tagged with: Chadbourne Tree Farms, LandVest
Posted in Auctions, Cary Estes, Conservation, Feature, Maine, Northeast, Timber
Posted in Auctions, Cary Estes, Conservation, Feature, Maine, Northeast, Timber
Reduced! Eldon Stock Farm Now Offered at $55 Million
Eldon Stock Farm is now being offered at $55 million cash, down from $75 million. This singular 7,100-acre landholding – only 75 miles from Washington, D.C. – offers tremendous conservation opportunities and even greater potential for strong investment returns. Painstakingly…
Tagged with: Eldon Stock Farm, Land Family
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Estates, Feature, Gustav Schmiege, News Desk, South, Virginia
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Estates, Feature, Gustav Schmiege, News Desk, South, Virginia
Finance Committee Slams Bogus Appraisals and Shady Tax Deals
The bipartisan Senate Finance Committee determined that inflated property appraisals and “sham partnerships” often enabled tax cheats to claim more in deductions than lawfully allowed. Investigators unearthed emails detailing how crooked syndicators engineered easements to yield more lucrative tax breaks…
Land Report Top Ten: Summer 2020
Our new No. 6, WHITNEY PARK, showcases the timeless allure of New York’s breathtaking Adirondack Park. — The Editors 01. BREWSTER RANCHES | $319.2 MILLION This massive assemblage of 420,000 acres in the Big Bend country of Far West Texas…
Tagged with: Bernard Uechtritz, Chas S Middleton and Son, Coldwell Banker Mason Morse Real Estate, Compass Real Estate Los Angeles, Hall and Hall, Hood Real Estate, Icon Global, John Hendrickson, King Land & Water, LIV Sotheby’s International Realty, Marylou Whitney, Mason & Morse Ranch Company, Sotheby's International Realty
Posted in Agriculture, California, Colorado, Conservation, Equestrian, Farming, Feature, Florida, Hunting, New York, Northeast, Oregon, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Southwest, Texas, Utah, West
Posted in Agriculture, California, Colorado, Conservation, Equestrian, Farming, Feature, Florida, Hunting, New York, Northeast, Oregon, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Southwest, Texas, Utah, West
Fish & Wildlife Service Proposes Rule Defining Habitat
This landmark development will impact the listing of endangered and threatened species. The agency’s proposed definition aligns with the Supreme Court’s 2018 decision in Weyerhaeuser Co. v. the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which held that an area may only…
Tagged with: endangered species, habitat, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Weyerhaeuser Company
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Public Land
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Public Land
FOR SALE: Adirondack Landmark Whitney Park Listed for $180 Million
William C. Whitney established the 36,000-acre Adirondack landmark in 1897. He paid $1.50 an acre for approximately 80,000 acres in and around the New York township of Long Lake. Socialite, philanthropist, and renowned Thoroughbred breeder Marylou Whitney inherited the estate…
Tagged with: Adirondack, John Hendrickson, Marylou Whitney, Whitney Park, William C. Whitney
Posted in Conservation, Estates, Feature, New York, News Desk, Northeast, Recreation, Timber
Posted in Conservation, Estates, Feature, New York, News Desk, Northeast, Recreation, Timber
The Conservation Fund Acquires Colorado’s Sweetwater Lake
The 488-acre purchase of one of Colorado’s largest natural lakes means the water and surrounding terrain will fall under federal protection thanks in part to the Great American Outdoors Act, which the Senate passed on June 17. Once approved by…
Tagged with: Conservation, Sweetwater Lake, The Conservation Fund, White River National Forest
Posted in Colorado, Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Public Land, Water, West
Posted in Colorado, Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Public Land, Water, West
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