Indiana

Record 17% Jump in Farmland Values

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Land Report Editors

Farmland values in the Federal Reserve’s Seventh District climbed a record 17 percent during the second quarter of 2011, according to the Chicago Fed’s Farmland Values and Agricultural Credit Conditions Report. This economic shot in the arm marks the largest…

Tagged with: Chicago Fed, corn, corn prices, David Oppedahl, farmland, Indiana, Iowa, soybeans, Wisconsin
Posted in Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, Midwest, News Desk

Indiana Farmland Reaches New Highs

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Eric OKeefe

Recent record-setting prices for prime Indiana farmland prompted The Land Report to reach out to Rex Schrader, chief financial officer of Schrader Real Estate & Auction Company. In late June, the company’s auction division sold properties in Spencer and in Randolph counties.…

Market Watch: Chicago Fed Cites Surge in Midwest Land Prices

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Eric OKeefe

Agricultural land values in the Seventh Federal Reserve District jumped 12% in 2010, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The district encompasses key portions of America’s Corn Belt, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The increase was the second largest on record…

Tagged with: Chicago Fed, farmland, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin
Posted in Farming, Feature, Great Lakes, Midwest, News Desk

Indiana Farmland Skyrockets in Q4

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Land Report Editors

A combination of global and regional factors, including increased demand for grain, falling yields, and rising commodity prices, propelled the value of top-tier Indiana farmland as much as 25 percent in the final quarter of 2010. The usual rate? Over…

Sold! $50 Million of Recreational Land at Midwest Auction

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Eric OKeefe

These days investing in the stock market is not for the faint of heart, and in markets from coast to coast thousands of developer-owned condos now sit vacant. But when it comes to land, there’s no shortage of motivated buyers. That’s the takeaway…