By Cary Estes • Photography courtesy of SVN Saunders Real Estate The Land Report’s 2020 Deal of the Year actually took five years to orchestrate. The result was well worth it, as the State of Florida took title to a…
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Lykes Heirs: 2019 Land Report 100 Sponsored by Hayden Outdoors Real Estate
Lykes Heirs | No. 14 615,000 ACRES In 1900, patriarch Howell Tyson Lykes shuttered his medical practice in favor of growing citrus and raising cattle with his seven sons on 500 acres near Brooksville, Florida. Today, family-owned Lykes Bros. maintains…
Tagged with: acreage, Cattle, citrus, Florida, Hayden Outdoors Real Estate, Howell Tyson Lykes, Johnnie James Lykes, land, Lykes Bros., Texas, water
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Feature, Florida, Hunting, Land Report 100, South, Southwest, Texas, Water
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Feature, Florida, Hunting, Land Report 100, South, Southwest, Texas, Water
State of Florida to Acquire Orange Hammock Ranch
Sunshine State lawmakers approved a significant conservation deal by allocating $19.5 million for the 5,777-acre Orange Hammock Ranch in Sarasota County. Led by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the state cabinet voted unanimously to approve the purchase through the state’s Department of…
Tagged with: Conservation, Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis, Orange Hammock Ranch, Sarasota County
Posted in Conservation, Developers, Feature, Florida, News Desk, South
Posted in Conservation, Developers, Feature, Florida, News Desk, South
SOLD: Florida’s El Maximo Ranch Sells
After a three-generation run, the cattle kingdom that LATT MAXCY built comes to an end. South Carolinian by birth, Latimer “Latt” Maxcy (1887-1971) was an empire builder, the sort of individual who changed not only his own destiny but that…
Tagged with: Citizens Bank and Trust, Dean Saunders, El Maximo, Florida, land report, Latimer “Latt†Maxcy, Latt Maxcy, Saunders Real Estate
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Florida, South, South Carolina
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Florida, South, South Carolina
The Land Report Fall 2016
Chris Soules, aka America’s most famous farmer, tells his story in The Investment Issue, which focuses on above-market returns in key sectors such as ranchland, timberland, as well as hunting and farming properties. Learn how this Iowa farm kid grew up to…
Tagged with: Alyadar, American Timberlands, Bernard Uechtritz, California Trail, Carter Stilley, Chris Soules, Dean Saunders, Elk County, Florida, Hageman Reserve, James Rogers, John Sparks, Patrick Bates, Paul Fireman, Scharbauer, Steve Hageman, Thomas Rowland, Valor Farm, Winecup-Gamble Ranch
Posted in Agriculture, Back Issues, Cattle, Conservation, Developers, Farming, Florida, Hunting, Midwest, Nevada, Public Land, Recreation, South, South Carolina, Southwest, Texas, Timber
Posted in Agriculture, Back Issues, Cattle, Conservation, Developers, Farming, Florida, Hunting, Midwest, Nevada, Public Land, Recreation, South, South Carolina, Southwest, Texas, Timber
Land Report August 2016 Newsletter
Ever heard of a wind tax? Probably not. That’s because only one state has one: Wyoming. Although the Cowboy State claims to be a low tax haven, it imposed the nation’s lone tax on power generated by wind turbines in 2012. Not…
Tagged with: California, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, conservation easements, farmland, Florida, Land Report 100, Mike Markkula, New Mexico, Overland Trail Ranch, Philip Anschutz, Wyoming
Posted in Agriculture, California, Cattle, Colorado, Farming, Federal Policy, Florida, Minerals, New Mexico, News Desk, Newsletter, Pacific, Public Land, Recreation, South, Southwest, West, Wyoming
Posted in Agriculture, California, Cattle, Colorado, Farming, Federal Policy, Florida, Minerals, New Mexico, News Desk, Newsletter, Pacific, Public Land, Recreation, South, Southwest, West, Wyoming
Meet Frank Stronach
With its Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom, Florida’s Disney World long reigned as the largest landowner in Marion County. Not anymore. At 29,000 acres, Frank Stronach is the largest private property owner in Marion County, Florida. The…
Tagged with: billiionaires, Cattle, equestrian, equine, Florida, Frank Stronach, Marion County
Posted in Feature, News Desk
Posted in Feature, News Desk
Florida: “It’s Almost Like a Fire Sale”
A University of Florida study has put a staggering number on just how badly the economic crisis has impacted rural land values in the Sunshine State. The study concludes that land values plummeted upwards of 55 percent in 2008 from…
Tagged with: credit crisis, Florida, land values, Rodney Clouser, University of Florida
Posted in Developers, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, Florida, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Taxes, Texas
Posted in Developers, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, Florida, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Taxes, Texas
Amendment 4 Approved by Floridians
Voters in Florida overwhelmingly approved Amendment 4, The Florida Conservation Land Amendment, a measure that will lower property taxes on lands set aside for conservation. Amendment 4, which was supported by Florida Governor Charlie Crist, was approved by 68.4 percent of Florida voters.…
Tagged with: amendment 4, Audobon Society, conservation easements, Eric Draper, Florida, Gov. Charlie Crist, Grant Gannon, property taxes, tax breaks, tax exemption
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Regional News, South, Taxes
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Regional News, South, Taxes
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