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January 2019 Iowa Land Auction Results

 February 1, 2019
 Land Values 

  Land values through the first month of 2019 have held steady when compared to trends seen throughout 2018. The average $/CSR2 point for highly tillable farms that were sold at auction was $113/CSR2 for the month of January. Our team has seen an uptick in the volume of auctions and per...
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Three Examples of How to Leverage Your Peoples Company Land Agent to Reach Your Goals

 January 28, 2019
 Real Estate 

The average age of landowners and farmers continues to increase. Results from the most recent Iowa State Farmland Ownership and Tenure Survey shows that 60% of landowners are 65 years or older. While Iowa’s corporate farming laws impact these demographics to a degree, the fact still remains...
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Peoples Company’s Land Investment Expo schedule of events, with Martha Stewart speaking over lunch

 January 17, 2019
 Land Investment Expo 

Peoples Company, a leading provider of land brokerage, management, investment and appraisal services in 21 states, and host of the Land Investment Expo, today released the Expo’s 2019 agenda to members of the press.  The 2019 Land Investment Expo is Friday, January 25, 2019, from 8...
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December 2018 Iowa Land Auction Results

 January 7, 2019
 Land Values 

The land market in Iowa for highly tillable farms has shown stability throughout 2018 with average sale price between $110/CSR2 and $115/CSR2. That said, the land market has shown a reduction in value from the fourth quarter of 2017 to the fourth quarter of 2018. The average $/CSR2 point for...
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Land Investment Expo announces expanded speaker lineup ahead of Jan. 25th conference

 January 3, 2019
 Land Investment Expo 

  Peoples Company President Steve Bruere today announced an expanded speaker lineup ahead of the 12th Annual Land Investment Expo, which will take place Friday, January 25, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa, at the Iowa Events Center. The conference, which is expected to have 900 attendees from...
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Three Approaches to 2019 Cash Rent

 January 2, 2019
 Land Management 

  Many landowners and operators have put off settling on farm cash rent rates for 2019.  The pre-harvest hope was that we would have a better grasp of 2019 markets with progress on the tariff talks and a new farm bill signed by the end of the 2018 calendar year.  Progress...
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Land Investment Monthly - January 2019

 December 31, 2018
 Land Values 

Annual Survey Finds Farmland Values Down Slightly The value of farmland in Iowa has dropped slightly this year, according to the Iowa State University Land Values Survey. Wendong Zhang, an economics professor at ISU, collects information from realtors, lenders, appraisers and other people who...
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November 2018 Iowa Land Auction Results

 December 7, 2018
 Land Values 

In the month of November, there were 186 tracts marketed for auction across Iowa which is similar to the volume of auctions in 2017. Of those, 176 tracts successfully sold. Overall values increased slightly from October to November but have trended downward from the fourth quarter of 2017 to the...
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Land Investment Monthly - December 2018

 December 4, 2018
 Real Estate 

California’s Deadliest Fires Could Have Been Mitigated By Prevention Some of the needed prescribed burns in Southern California’s coastal chaparral and grasslands have been deterred by environmental lawsuits and air quality concerns. The federal government controls 46 percent of...
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Landowner and Farm Operator: Shared Investment for Shared Benefit

 December 4, 2018
 Land Management 

Post-harvest through the end of the year, Peoples Company Land Managers are meeting with farm operators to review production data and discuss plans for the coming year. The goal on every managed farm is to maximize yields on the most productive acres and protect the sensitive acres. A key step in...
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