So the story goes something like this… The young farm boy comes to his boss and asks, “So, what is old Mr. Henry’s farm worth?"
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Since the dawn of civilization, land ownership and its use have consumed human thought and driven our politics. In an important political year like...
The process of valuing rural acreage can be challenging and a direct correlation usually exists between the level of difficulty and the number of...
Investments in wood bioenergy projects and timberland-owning firms follow different paths. Overall, the wood bioenergy sector continues to sift the...
While November approaches in the run up to our presidential election, another important political battle is playing out over US agricultural policy.
When you have looked at a property and asked all of the right questions, there comes a point when you have to make a decision: “Do you want it?”
When analyzing timber markets or wood baskets, paranoia regarding stumpage price data may serve you well.
If you took your family camping, one thing you’d need is a bundle of sticks to build a campfire. If you wanted to build a wealth campfire, one that...
Investments in publicly-traded timberland-owning REITs – Potlatch (PCH), Plum Creek (PCL), Rayonier (RYN) and Weyerhaeuser (WY) – have tremendous...
The good news for recreational property buyers is that sales prices in many areas appear to have bottomed out, reducing the fear that you could have...