Resources for Sellers

El Niño is the warm phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a recurring climate pattern driven by warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific.

Learn the best ways to sell farmland online, how to boost its value before listing, and the legal steps every seller should follow.

A legal description is the official written description used to identify a specific parcel of real property in deeds, titles, mortgages, and other legal documents.

For landowners, understanding what deed restrictions are, how they work, and how they can affect your property's value and future use isn't just legal trivia.

Whether you're purchasing raw acreage, developing a parcel, or simply trying to understand what your land is worth and why, a thorough land site assessment is the foundation of every smart real estate decision.

Landlocked property is a common challenge for rural landowners and buyers. It occurs when a parcel is surrounded entirely by private land owned by others, with no direct access to a public road.

Highest and best use refers to the most valuable and profitable way a property can be used based on its physical characteristics, zoning regulations, market demand, and financial potential.

An Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) is the unique identification code assigned to every individual plot of land by the local county assessor's office. APN’s are also called parcel numbers, parcel IDs, or tax IDs.

Floodplains and wetlands often overlap, but they are not the same. Understanding the difference can affect everything from how you use a property to whether you need flood insurance.

The valuation of land for data centers has decoupled from traditional real estate metrics. We are currently witnessing a "perfect storm" of demand that is driving premium prices.

A growing wave of energy development, infrastructure expansion, and capital investment has created an entirely new class of land buyer- one that most traditional listing platforms weren't built to serve.

In a traditional real estate transaction, the buyer gets a loan from a bank, the bank pays the seller in full, and the buyer pays the bank back over time. With seller financing, you cut out the middleman.

The AI revolution has created an insatiable hunger for data center land. Here’s how landowners can position their property and get top-dollar offers from one of real estate’s fastest-growing buyer segments.

A 1031 exchange, or a like-kind exchange, is a provision in the Internal Revenue Code (Section 1031) that allows real estate investors to defer paying capital gains taxes on the sale of an investment property, provided they reinvest the proceeds into another investment property of like kind.

Whether you're a landowner weighing your options or a realtor advising a client, understanding what land is genuinely worth in today's market is both an art and a data exercise.

Whether you're buying a home, investing in real estate, or simply want to understand the risks facing your current property, knowing the flood risk is essential. Flooding causes billions of dollars in damage across the United States each year, and climate change is making flood risks harder to predict using historical data alone.

Farmland classifications are systematic categorizations that assess agricultural land based on its quality, productivity, and suitability for farming. These classifications consider factors like soil composition, drainage, climate considerations, topography, and erosion risk to determine how effectively land can support crop production.

Learn about the rise of gas-powered data centers and what it means for landowners and real estate professionals. We will cover why tech giants are seeking land with natural gas access, how you can benefit, and the steps you can take to position your property for a lucrative lease or sale.

For both seasoned investors and first-time buyers, land auctions provide an exciting and efficient path to property ownership. This method transforms the traditional buying experience into a dynamic event where the value of the land is determined in a fair and open market.

A land option agreement is a contract that gives a developer the exclusive right to lease or purchase your property within a specified time frame- without obligating them to actually do so.