Tag Archives: Country Property

Consider buying rural land in 2009

The year 2008 started out not so good for a lot of people and ended up worse than anyone imagined. We begin 2009 afraid of what’s coming. Most of us are scared about our income…

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Building dirt: Louis Bromfield, a novelist with some novel ideas

Country property has always attracted a bit more than its fair share of philosophers, utopians, missionaries, dreamers, writers and nuts.

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Country property is not a buyer’s market

A buyer’s market exists today for much of our real estate. Too many properties for sale and not enough buyers have cut asking prices in some — but not all — urban and suburban markets.

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Why do men buy country property?

Many good reasons exist for men to buy country property—investment appreciation, family bonding and environmental stewardship. Among motives not adequately researched by academics and real-estate organizations are the T factor and the S factor.

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How to sell country property in a crummy market

Many sellers today may feel quietly desperate. Recession is here; credit is tight; buyers are scarce; property is not moving.

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