investing: Buying at Auction - 05/03/12 08:18 AM
Buying at Auction
This is totally off-topic for our usual posts relating to Kansas land. However, we recently finished a long-term project with a client and helped them sell many items in addition to their land. They had three self-storage units full of stuff where they paid for storage at self-storage business locations plus they had storage boxes on the land. We worked with them to sell their items on eBay and clean out the storage boxes on the land so they could be removed and the land would present better to potential buyers. In the course of this project which … (2 comments)
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investing: It's official... farmland is a real estate category - 12/09/11 02:37 PM
NOTE: This post was originally posted on our Farmland Review blog under farmland and cropland news and we are consolidating all blog posts on farmland investing and Kansas land for sale markets here now. … (0 comments)
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investing: Investment groups reap it in with farmland profits - 12/09/11 02:35 PM
The Washington post headline Ceres Partners reaps profits from farmland is just many news posts lately expanding on how many investment houses, hedge funds and internationally known famous investors such as Soros, Buffet, and Rogers are doing and that is investing in farmland.
"Returns from farmland have trounced those of equities." says Ceres Partners co-founder Perry Vieth. Investors Galore.... A George Soros fund owns over 20% of a farmland company, Adecoagro. Warren Buffett says farmland better than gold. Jim Rogers says buy where it rains and find a farmer that can run the farm right. And...more importantly Rogers is reported to say he has stopped buying gold, silver … (0 comments)
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investing: Farmland Investing - hedge funds - 12/09/11 02:34 PM
Bloomberg News posted the headline
Being Like Soros in Buying Farmland Lets Investors Reap 16% Annual Gains The article recounts why a securities trader is investing in farmland and covers Ceres Partners and how they invest in farms. The article covers George Soros and Jim Rogers investing strategy and holdings for farmland. “Farmland is the lowest-risk part of the value chain, but it’s also a key part of production,” says Jose Minaya The fall of the dollar and the bubble issue for farmland prices is discussed. Bottom line is the reason investors are looking to farmland is for comfort and profits. … (0 comments)
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investing: Land Quotes on Real Estate, Land, Farmland Investing and Land Investors - 09/15/11 07:08 PM
Presidential Quotes on Real Estate Land Investing
Here at Kansas Land Brokers we truly enjoy good quotes about investing in real estate and especially land investing. We noticed an interesting trend recently when searching for quotes for our weekly Twitter land quote that many of the investment quotes were by Presidents in the late 1850's and early 1900s.
“The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.”
– President Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Every person who invests in well selected real estate in a growing section of a prosperous community adopts the surest and safest method of becoming independent, for real estate … (0 comments)
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investing: Farmland Investing and Values Recap - 06/02/11 01:34 PM
Summary of recent news regarding agriculture farmland values and investing in agricultural farm land.
Challenges posed by the new wave of farmland investment - Author Klaus Deininger in the Journal of Peasant Studies. The first sentence in the abstract sums it beautifully.... Despite recent headlines about the 'land rush', scant empirical evidence implies that the debate is often theoretical and dominated by preconceived notions.
America's Hottest Investment: Farmland from The Curious Capitalist at Time.com - Reiteration of farmland values going up 20% and interview with a farmland broker that is busy. Crop prices up, Commodities falling. No new information here. Maybe the take away … (0 comments)
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investing: Farmland Investing and Values in the News - 05/20/11 08:51 PM
Kansas may seem isolated but everything farmers do now days is connected to the worldwide markets. Following the trends may help you decide when is the best time to sell. More and more data is available these days on farmland values across the world. And the general news headlines at the various agriculture news outlets show that the consensus is that farmland values are going up nearly everywhere not just in the United States. Here's a quick look at some recent posts on the international market.
CANADA - Nova Scotia - Canadian Farm Values Increase by Atlantic Farm Focus of Canada. Increases … (2 comments)
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investing: Shiller still says Farmland is good investment - 05/18/11 09:47 AM
The headline at Farmland Forecast entitled "Shiller's Bullish Call is Farmland" written by Colvin & Co. which is an agriculture-focused investment management firm that specializes in helping investors with farmland in the corn belt is yet another article on Shiller's Bullish Call for Farmland.
Robert Shiller is an economics professor at Yale University who has written extensively on the subprime crisis and real estate ethical issues including writings on financial markets, financial innovation, behavioral economics, macroeconomics, real estate, statistical methods, and on public attitudes, opinions, and moral judgments regarding markets.
He was speaking at Investment Management Consultants Association's annual conference in Las Vegas and he … (0 comments)
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investing: International Farmland Market News - 05/12/11 01:57 PM
As much as it seems that all real estate is local it is hard not to see trends and patterns with farmland all over the world. Something happening thousands of miles away can certainly have an impact on Kansas farmland values and the rural economy.
A summary of some recent international news on farmland market values.
Uruguay’s farmland price jumped eight times from 2002 to 2010 - The number of farmland transactions and the price per hectare were up in Uruguay during 2010. They have approximately 16 million hectares of farm land.
English farmland values up 11% in 12 months reports Farmland … (0 comments)
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investing: Buying Land for Investment - 05/12/11 01:50 PM
"Buy Land, They've Stopped Making It" - Mark Twain If you have been on the fence about purchasing land in Kansas as an investment tool then read on. We live in an era where the world population is bursting. In many countries the people are concentrated into one geographical space...and land is a prime commodity. In this series of posts we're going to explore all aspects of land investment so that you will have some knowledge, insight & ability to pick potentially winning land investments. You may not know much about land investing - in fact you may not even be aware that … (0 comments)
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investing: Summary of FDIC webinar Don't Bet the Farm - Assessing the Boom in Farmland Prices - 03/10/11 11:52 AM
The seminar put on by the FDIC in streaming video webinar format this morning titled Don't Bet the Farm - Assesing the Boom in Farmland Prices was very interesting with a panel of speakers in various fields such as banking, agricultural professors and economists. The one group that was blatantly not represented was the actual farmer or agricultural producer which was odd. It seemed that a representative from farming should have been there to give input on such an important topic.
The conclusions from most of the speakers were not really anything new or surprising as so much press coverage and media commentary has … (0 comments)
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investing: Farmland Forecast: Warren Buffett Likes Farmland Over Gold - 03/02/11 01:48 PM
Farmland Forecast published a new post entitled "Warren Buffett Likes Farmland Over Gold" written by Colvin & Co.
Warren Buffett Likes Farmland Over Gold
Warren Buffett was featured on CNBC's Squawk Box this morning and addressed the investment merits between farmland and gold: Now, for $7 trillion (roughly all the gold in the world), there are roughly a billion of farm- acres of farmland in the United States. They're valued at about $2 1/2 trillion. It's about half the continental United States, this farmland. You could have all the farmland in the United States, you could have about seven ExxonMobiles, and you … (0 comments)
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investing: Buying Land: If Cash is King does that make Land Queen? - 12/12/10 06:54 PM
The old adage that cash is king in real estate transactions has probably been more true over the last few years than ever before due to tight credit markets. If a buyer can put down the cash and close in less than 30 days then a seller is usually willing to make some concessions if they are serious about selling and the concession is almost always in price.
However, I think when it comes to land that maybe the royal marriage of Cash and Land is not the match made in heaven that we think it is as so many of … (0 comments)
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investing: Buy Land in the Path of Progress - 11/30/10 01:52 PM
"Find out where the people are going and buy the land before they get there."----Will Rogers
Ever driven by some piece of land and said I should have bought that land twenty years ago? It happens all the time where we see missed opportunities. Most investors completely overlook raw and vacant land because they think they cannot make any rent or income off the property and so they move on to apartment buildings and office complexes. Another reason land investment buyers do not look at land as a potential for their portfolio is because there is no tax depreciation on vacant … (0 comments)
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investing: Land Investments over Time - 11/26/10 09:01 PM
SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE
When it comes to real estate investing even though new books and gurus preach about new techniques all the time; truly the basics of real estate investments have not changed. Land never changes. What is on top of the land may change but the dirt is always there. Its article of corporations will not dissolve overnight and disappear. Land will always be there and the amount we have now on earth will stay relatively the same in our lifetimes.
ONE WORD
After the horrific news cycle over the last year about real estate people are probably wondering … (0 comments)
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investing: Investing in Land for generations - 11/04/10 11:25 PM
Land investments over time
The news headlines have been a real treat for landowners these past few months. Tracking news about the land industry has become increasingly easier with social media and sites like LandThink but never before has it been such a weekly treasure trove of news media touting the benefits of investing in land. Just this week the Omaha World-Herald kicked out this headline "Land's back in the picture" and Delta Farm Press had this one "A billionaire speaks: invest in agriculture" and the list goes on. Since August I have posted links to more articles on the web … (0 comments)
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investing: United States not the only place that Farmland is Solid Investment - 07/12/10 01:11 PM
Tracking the news lately has been for someone who watches the headlines for farmland especially as an investment. I recently posted about the USA mainstream media outlets touting the benefits of owning farmland but now even more news is showing up indicating it is a solid investment worldwide not just in the United States. As Mark Twain said they aren't making anymore of it and as Louis Glickman said The Best Investment on Earth is Earth.
Farmland Forecast is blog that follows many farming and agricultural issues but it is also a great source for information and links about investing in … (0 comments)
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investing: Farmland is the new Gold standard of Investments - 07/09/10 11:17 AM
Seems everyone on the business news channels has jumped on the bandwagon of farmland being a great investment. Landowners have known this for years but as the markets continue to deteriorate and investors have gone looking for safer investments farmland and land investments are being touted again by the main stream media.
Most recently Farmland Forecast reported two more news stories. One from the Chicago Tribune that profiled organic farms and investments for every day consumers that are looking for more organic food products. They also reported on the Bloombergstory that reported a hedge fund is seeking out large amounts of quality … (0 comments)
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investing: Buy Barbed Wire - Investing in Farmland - 06/23/10 02:36 PM
Some interesting news articles came across on major news channel sites recently talking about the value of investing in land.
CNBC Anthony Fry is telling investors to play it safe and buy physical assets like land. "I don't want to scare anyone but I am considering investing in barbed wire and guns, things are not looking good and rates are heading higher," he said.
The Wall Street Journal Online article titled Cash Crops: Buying Farmland for Income stated that investors can expect about 5% return on land each year along with at least that in appreciation in the land value. Bottom line … (0 comments)
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investing: Land Investments over Time - 03/02/10 01:54 PM
SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE
When it comes to real estate investing even though new books and gurus preach about new techniques all the time; truly the basics of real estate investments have not changed. Land never changes. What is on top of the land may change but the dirt is always there. Its article of corporations will not dissolve overnight and disappear. Land will always be there and the amount we have now on earth will stay relatively the same in our lifetimes.
ONE WORD
After the horrific news cycle over the last year about real estate people are probably wondering … (1 comments)
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