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midwest property exchange: Iowa Land Price Survey Shows 12% Rise in Six Months - 03/25/08 02:29 PM
A recent survey of farmland real estate brokers shows that the price of Iowa’s best farmland rose by an average of 12 percent from September 2007 through February 2008. This survey was conducted by the Iowa Farm and Land Chapter 2 Realtors Land Institute, as it has been done every
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midwest property exchange: Two Rivers Real Estate Investor’s Association Meeting - 03/14/08 03:21 PM
I have been honored with an invitation to speak at the Two Rivers Real Estate Investor’s Association monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 19, 2008. The meeting will be held at the Agribusiness of Iowa Building, 900 Des Moines Street, Des Moines, IA, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. Click for
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midwest property exchange: New IRS Summary Publication on Tax-Deferred Exchanges - 03/10/08 03:51 PM
Recently, the Internal Revenue Service put out a nice little summary of Section 1031 like-kind, tax-deferred exchanges. “FS-2008-18” (FS = Fact Sheet) does a great job of summarizing the requirements, pitfalls, and advantages of like-kind exchanges. The article starts off by observing that generally the seller of business or investment
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midwest property exchange: Free Spreadsheet to Learn Why Your Clients Should Consider a Tax-Deferred Exchange - 03/07/08 03:49 PM
Do you want an easy way to learn why you and your clients should consider a Section 1031 tax-deferred exchange? Over the past few weeks, I have been fine-tuning a couple of Buy and Hold vs. Buy and Exchange Spreadsheets. I think they are finally ready for prime-time, so I
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midwest property exchange: Midwest Farmland Prices Increased an Average of 16% in 2007 - 03/04/08 04:38 PM
Midwest farmland prices increased an average of 16% in 2007, according to the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank’s annual survey of agricultural lenders. The 7th Federal Reserve District that is based in Chicago consists of all of Iowa and half or more of four other states: Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Illinois.
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midwest property exchange: Iowa Land Investment Expo—a Most Excellent Event - 02/19/08 08:35 PM
The first Iowa Land Investment Expo was held in West Des Moines, Iowa, last Friday, February 15, 2008, at the West Des Moines Marriott. The event brought together a diverse group of investors, farmers, exhibitors and others. The day started off with a discussion between Don DeWaay of DeWaay
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midwest property exchange: Today’s Farm Bill / Section 1031 Update - 02/15/08 08:39 PM
Today’s Farm Bill / Section 1031 update has to do with comments made today at the Iowa Land Investment Expo by Elizabeth Williams of DTN. Her assignment, as one of the keynote speakers, was to update the attendees on the Farm Bill. I expected her to discuss subsidies, pricing issues,
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midwest property exchange: Humor - Neologisms - 02/14/08 04:06 PM
Although there is little doubt that my typical blog posting is full of humor from start to finish… I’ve never written a blog that was designed at the outset to be humorous. Okay, so that first part is a stretch... At any rate, the Washington Post apparently periodically asks its
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midwest property exchange: Once Again on the Farm Bill - 02/13/08 03:52 PM
One more time on the Farm Bill… I reported in my blog Would You Like Some Good News? Success Regarding Like-Kind Status in the Farm Bill on January 25, 2008, that the provision in the Senate version of the bill that had sought to re-define like-kind status as it pertains
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midwest property exchange: Omaha1 Real Estate Investment Association Meeting - 02/13/08 11:33 AM
You are invited to the Omaha1 Real Estate Investment Association meeting to be held on Monday, February 18, 2008, at the Westside Community Conference Center, 3534 South 108th Street, Omaha, Nebraska, and beginning at 7:00 p.m. Come hear Ken Tharp from IOWA EQUITY EXCHANGE speak on the subject of
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midwest property exchange: Iowa Land Investment Expo - 02/13/08 10:56 AM
The first Iowa Land Investment Expo will be held in Des Moines, Iowa, this Friday, February 15, 2008, at the West Des Moines Marriott, 1250 Jordan Creek Parkway, West Des Moines, Iowa. IOWA EQUITY EXCHANGE is pleased to be an Exhibitor at this great event. Ken Tharp will be present
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midwest property exchange: Commercial Revenues Up At One Firm During 2007 - 02/06/08 12:20 PM
Commercial revenues were up at one firm during 2007, according to an article in the Commercial Real Estate Weekly email publication of Business Publications Corporation in Des Moines, Iowa. The Quad City Times reports that NAI Ruhl & Ruhl Commercial Company set a sales record for the firm in 2007,
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