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Land Report September 2018 Newsletter

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Land Report Editors

Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates paid $171 million in August to acquire 14,500 acres of farmland owned by John Hancock Life Insurance Company in one of the most coveted agricultural regions of Washington. The lofty purchase price eclipsed April’s $136 million…

Sold! Washington’s Hunt Ranch

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Land Report Editors

A spectacular 15,548-acre tract on Washington’s Columbia River in Douglas County sold for $5.5 million on September 28. Known as the Hunt Ranch, the original plan was for the family-owned property to be divided and sold in 31 tracts by…