Posts marked: Ranch Values

With many things in the financial sector and federal government looking uncertain, one thing remains true: “Real estate is and always will be a quality long term investment”. Many ranch brokerage companies have reported record sales for 2012, supporting what appears to be a strengthening real estate market and an inviting time to invest. Interest rates are at all-time lows, and memories of the stock market's crash are still at the forefront of everyone’s minds, causing many buyer/investors to take advantage of a great buying opportunity, choosing to invest in farm and ranch real estate.

The American dream....Freedom, space, and a connection with the land. Ranch life taps into our core values as Americans. Owning land has emerged as an alternative investment for those with the available finances, making a land investment profitable for generations. Below are five of Fay Ranches' mountain properties for sale in the west that represent this American dream.

Fay Ranches is proud to be the premiere sponsor of the 2012 Land Report 100, which was just released today. The Land Report 100 profiles the 100 biggest landowners in the country, and is produced by Fay Ranches' good friends Eddie Lee Rider and Eric O'Keefe.

The Land Report 100 reaffirms that land is a valuable asset, one with an appreciable quality that makes it particularly attractive to seasoned buyers and investors. One of the key points explored in the 2012 issue of The Land Report 100 is the significant increase in the appreciable nature of land for sale over the last few years. You can view the press release and download the Land Report 100 here, or by clicking below.

The uncertainties regarding two potential tax increases, the expiration of the “Bush Tax Cuts” and the new “Health Care Tax," make a 2012 closing on a ranch attractive for many sellers. That uncertainty spells opportunity for savvy buyers, who are finding that they may make a better deal by acting now instead of waiting to make a purchase.

Most ranch sellers have owned their property for over a decade and some considerably longer and anticipate a significant gain upon sale. Many of those sellers have reduced the price of their ranch to encourage offers this fall. These are not heavily leveraged sellers that must sell. They are simply doing the math and recognize that they may be better off selling by year end.

For those less motivated, they have gone the other direction and plan to sit on their property if it doesn’t sell this year and wait until the market rebounds. This attitude could result in reduced inventories of properties in 2013.