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There were 61 tracts of land that sold at auction in February 2023. During these auctions, there was a total of 6,472 acres available for purchase and of those acres, 90% were tillable acres. Iowa Results Tracts Sold: 61 Acres Sold: 6,472 Average $/Acre: $12,047 Average $/Tillable:...

Overview The verbiage below is quoted directly from the NCREIF Farmland Property Index 2022 4th Quarter Results: “The NCREIF All Farmland Properties Report represents data collected from the Data Contributing Members of the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries...

Photo Credit: Alexandra Hootnick for The Wall Street Journal   Chicago Fed: 2022 Farmland Values Saw Annual Increase of 12 Percent The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s quarterly AgLetter, David Oppedahl explained that, “In 2022, the District saw a strong...

There were 18 tracts of land offered at public auction in Iowa February 19-25, 2023, 17 of which sold during bidding. During these auctions, there was a total of 2,158 acres available for purchase and of those acres, 86% were tillable. Iowa Results Tracts Sold: 17 Average $/Acre:...

Photo Credit: Getty Images   Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code provides real property owners with a major tax-deferral and reinvestment opportunity that can be utilized by investors to build long-term growth in their real estate portfolio. Section 1031 establishes a procedure...

There were seven tracts of land that were offered at public auction in Iowa February 12-18, 2023. During these auctions, there was a total of 910 acres available for purchase and of those acres, 98% were tillable. Iowa Results Tracts Sold: 7 Average $/Acre: $12,914 Average $/Tillable:...

Macro-economic factors drive real estate markets, and over the last 24 months, several of these factors have shown significant changes. Let’s take a deeper dive into commodity prices (specifically corn and soybean), input costs (specifically fertilizer), inflation, and the U.S. Discount...

There were 20 tracts of land that were offered at public auction in Iowa February 5-11, 2023. During these auctions, there was a total of 2,006 acres available for purchase and of those acres, 91% were tillable.There were 20 tracts of land that were offered at public auction in Iowa February...

  LAISSEZ LES BONS TEMPS ROULER February in Louisiana ushers in crawfish season, a time of year that every Louisiana resident looks forward to all year round. Whether you like them boiled, fried, or cooked in your Mama’s étouffée, if you’re a Louisianian, you...

There were 20 tracts of land that were offered at public auction in Iowa January 29 – February 4, 2023. During these auctions, there was a total of 2,007 acres available for purchase and of those acres, 89% were tillable. Iowa Results Tracts Sold: 20 Average $/Acre: $12,091 Average...