Chas. S. Middleton & Son www.chassmiddleton.com (806) 763-5331 2014 Sales: $100 – $250 Million Who: Family-owned, fourth-generation real estate and appraisal company centered on the sale of larger ranches in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Kansas. Wow: Offering the…
In 1979, Ted Turner purchased St. Phillips Island for its countless recreational opportunities. In the years that followed, Turner not only spent millions improving the historic sea island, but he also placed it under a conservation easement with The Nature…
Peoples Company www.peoplescompany.com (515) 240-7500 2014 Sales: $100 – $250 Million Who: Offers investment, management, and appraisal services in eight Midwestern states. Wow: 2014 saw a 56 percent increase in sales; Peoples Company also acquired Total Realty in DeWitt, Iowa,…
The Chickering Company www.chickeringco.com (530) 265-5774 2014 Sales: < $50 Million Who: Experts in ranch and recreational properties throughout the West with an emphasis on Northern California. Wow: Sale of Spring Creek Ranch, a 1,346-acre ranch on the renowned Fall…
Alliance for the Great Lakes, Save the Dunes, and the State of Indiana’s Long Beach Community Alliance prevailed in litigation to uphold the public’s right to recreate on the Indiana portion of Lake Michigan. Two lawsuits were brought by beachfront…
The aggregate value of the nation’s leading listings? More than $1.6 billion! — The Editors 1. Waggoner Ranch (Texas): $725 million Sam Middleton of Chas. S. Middleton and Son is broker of record on this record-setting 510,527-acre listing. Bernard Uechtritz…
LandLeader www.landleader (844) 281-4301 2014 Sales: > $500 Million Who: Marketing and listing service specializing in promoting land, ranches, recreational properties, farms, waterfront properties, and hunting land. Wow: In its very first year, LandLeader membership grew to over 170 land…
Aspen Snowmass Sotheby’s International Realty www.aspensnowmasssir.com (866) 925-2811 2014 Sales: > $1 Billion Who: A leader in the Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado. Wow: No. 1 in the Roaring Fork Valley with a 34.65 percent market share followed by the…
While the U.S. economy suffers through starts and stops, land sales and land listings keep humming along. Here are some of the September newsletter’s highlights: A key timberland sale in Florida; A potential $1 billion listing off Long Island; A $5 million…
Dakota Properties www.dakotaproperties.com (605) 717-1000 2014 Sales: $50 – $100 Million Who: A leader in sales and auctions of farm, ranches, and recreational property throughout the Dakotas, Minnesota, Montana, and Wyoming. Wow: Closed 109 transactions in 2014. Insight: “The pasture…
