Peoples Perspective

Land Auction Results - December 2021

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Iowa saw 133 tracts go to auction in December 2021, which is down from the number of November auctions. Don’t let the drop in number of auctions fool you, as there were still more auctions this December than we’ve seen the past few years.  The decline in numbers refers to...

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Land Investment Monthly - January 2022

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Photo Credit: Jonne Roriz/Bloomberg   Farmland Draws Investor Interest With Inflation Running Hot The inflation wave that’s sweeping through the global economy is playing into a investment niche that a small group of people in finance have spent years developing:...

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Weekly Auction Results: 12/26/21–1/1/22

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Nine tracts sold at auction last week in Iowa, bringing an average $/acre of $13,336 and an average $/CSR2 of $190.96 for those tracts greater than 85% tillable. *This list includes auctions from multiple auction firms throughout the state of Iowa and are not all affiliated with...

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Weekly Auction Results: 12/19/21–12/25/21

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Three tracts sold at auction last week in Iowa, bringing an average $/acre of $18,950 and an average $/CSR2 of $236.46 for those tracts greater than 85% tillable. *This list includes auctions from multiple auction firms throughout the state of Iowa and are not all affiliated with Peoples Company.

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2021 ISU Farmland Value Survey

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By Courtney Churchill, Appraisal Intern The results of the 2021 Iowa State University Land Value Survey were presented on December 14th, 2021, by Dr. Wendong Zhang. This is the only study since 1950 that reports a county-level land value estimate for all 99 counties in Iowa. This study was...

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Weekly Auction Results: 12/12/21–12/18/21

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47 tracts sold at auction last week in Iowa, bringing an average $/acre of $12,027.80 and an average $/CSR2 of $174.65 for those tracts greater than 85% tillable. Peoples Company Auctions: Listing #15905 - 214.29 Acres M/L in Guthrie & Adair County, Iowa *This list includes auctions from...

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Variety of Clients, Client Requirements, and Scope of Work

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In the busy appraisal industry of today, appraisers work with a variety of clients from the simple homeowner to attorneys, lending institutions and/or sophisticated investors for a variety of property types. Appraisers go through rigorous education, training, and licensing requirements to gain...

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Stacking Benefits for Better Bottom Line

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Image: A no-tillage soybean field with cereal rye cover crop growing between the rows. Once the soybeans are harvested, the cereal rye will overwinter and gain height the following spring before the corn crop is planted. Soybeans and corn are the cash crops in this rotation while the cereal rye...

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Land Auction Results - November 2021

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WOW! What a month for Iowa auction sales.  Iowa saw over 300 tracts go to auction, offering greater than 30,000 acres!  That’s nearly twice as many auctions as we saw in October.  The average dollar per gross acre was $11,791, with an average dollar per tillable acre of...

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Do You Want to Own Dollars? Or Is Owning Acres a Better Investment Strategy?

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The US economy has ventured into unprecedented territory. The value of many asset classes are at all-time highs. Some consider this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sell appreciated assets in a tax environment that is likely to be as low as we’ll see for decades. Yet the question...

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