Grant Gannon

Interior Department Investigates Renewable Energy Speculators

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Eric OKeefe

Remember the Interior Department’s ongoing investigation into possible abuses of the Royalty-in-Kind program? Now the department’s Inspector General has started to look into possible abuses by companies seeking to develop renewable energies on BLM land. Three years ago, BLM received six applications…

Tagged with: BLM, California, Grant Gannon, Ken Salazar, Renewable Energy, Royalty-in-Kind, solar energy
Posted in Farmland, News Desk, Resources

For Sale: Split Rock Ranch

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Land Report Editors

As previously reported, the Bell Ranch is the largest piece of property for sale in the United States today. At more than 290,000 acres, the massive holding would instantly qualify its new owner(s) for inclusion on The Land Report 100. But…

For Sale: Montana’s Sun Ranch

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Land Report Editors

The jury is still out on my definition of dream property, but I’ll tell you this: Montana’s Sun Ranch is definitely in the running. Nestled on 18,000 acres just outside of Yellowstone National Park in the Madison Valley, the Sun…

Sold! “Nicest Lakefront Property in East Tennessee”

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Land Report Editors

Update: According to Chip Miller of NAI Knoxville, the Fort Loudon Lake property sold Saturday morning for $26.5 million to Bryan Testerman of Testerman Construction. That’s $54,000 per acre. Additional details to follow. Original Post: Nearly 500 acres just outside…

Tagged with: Al Kraemer Farm, Fort Loudon Lake, Grant Gannon, Knoxv, Knoxville, Tennessee
Posted in Farmland, Sporting Properties

For Sale: Val Kilmer’s New Mexico Ranch for $33 Million

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Land Report Editors

Val Kilmer, star of Top Gun, Tombstone and Willow, has put his 5,970-acre Pecos River Ranch on the market for $33 million. John Watson of Orvis/Cushman & Wakefield has the listing. The Pecos River Ranch features more than five miles…

Tagged with: Conservation, Fishing, Grant Gannon, New Mexico, Pecos River, San Miguel County, Val Kilmer
Posted in Farmland

Largest Drop in Rural Land Prices? The Ukraine!

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Land Report Editors

According to this ABC Australia report, land values around the world are plummeting. The hardest hit country? The Ukraine. The value of rural land in the Ukraine has plummeted a staggering 75 percent. The Australian news report indicates that the…

Tagged with: credit crisis, global recession, Grant Gannon, land values, Ukraine
Posted in Farmland

For Sale: Lance Armstrong’s Texas Ranch

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Land Report Editors

Apparently retirement was just too boring for Lance Armstrong. The seven-time Tour de France winner ended his hiatus from cycling earlier this year and is currently in training for a shot at his eighth Tour title later this year. (Although…

Sold! Montana’s 15,800-acre Bar Diamond Ranch

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Land Report Editors

There seems to be no sign of an economic fallout in Montana’s still strong recreational land market. That’s the takeaway from the Billings Gazette, which reports that the 15,800-acre Bar Diamond Ranch has closed.

Tagged with: Billings, Cattle, Grant Gannon, Jack Dietrich, Land Sale, Montana, Richard Brown, Vince Carpenter, Yellowstone County
Posted in Farmland, Sporting Properties

Tiger Woods Debuts First U.S. Course in North Carolina

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Land Report Editors

When it comes to golf course design, the Big Three has now become the Big Four. Developers looking to entice buyers with courses designed by Jack Nicklaus, Tom Fazio, and Robert Trent Jones can now add Tiger Woods to the list…

Amendment 4 Approved by Floridians

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Land Report Editors

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.…