Russell Ward interviews Ryan Folk President and Founder of LandThink.com and LANDFLIP.com

Date / Time: 1/6/2009 8:00 PM
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Russell welcomes Ryan Folk, President of LandThink.com. Starting with this broadcast LandThink.com will be the ongoing sponsor of each broadcast Russell conducts on various aspects of land. On this live broadcast, Russell and Ryan analyze the various polls that LANDFLIP.com conducts to help investors have a greater understanding about land. LandThink.com is the premier website to get the latest on land trends, news, articles, advice and now Podcasts! Visit BlogTalkRadio.com to learn more »

A New LANDFLIP.com Poll Shows Hunting Land is the Premier Choice for Potential Land Buyers

Despite recent reports of a drop in the number of hunters over the last decade, hunting and recreational land is still the premier land choice for an increasing number of buyers who use LANDFLIP.com to find land deals online and take advantage of the current buyers market.

Atlanta, GA. (PRWEB) December 16, 2008 — For many years, hunting has been a great American tradition and pastime, but according to recent reports, the number of hunters and hunting families has decreased over the last decade. However, despite reports of this trend, hunting and recreational land still remains one of the most sought after land types for potential land buyers. According to a recent LANDFLIP.com poll, 36.8 percent, an overwhelming majority of the respondents, indicated that they are currently searching for hunting and recreational land for purchase. Read more

How to Profit From the Greatest Land Rush in U.S. History!

At precisely twelve noon on September 16, 1893 a cannon’s boom unleashed the largest land rush America ever saw. Carried by all sorts of transportation - horses, wagons, trains, bicycles or on foot - an estimated 100,000 raced to claim plots of land in an area of land in northern Oklahoma Territory. There had been a number of previous land rushes in the Territory - but this was the big one.

Many would be disappointed. There were only 42,000 parcels of land available - far too few to satisfy the hopes of all those who raced for land that day. Additionally, many of the “Boomers” - those who had waited for the cannon’s boom before rushing into the land claim - found that a number of the choice plots had already been claimed by “Sooners” who had snuck into the land claim area before the race began. The impact of the land rush was immediate, transforming the land almost overnight.

Over 100 years later, we are in the midst of a second rush for land. When it is over it will go down as the greatest land rush in United States history far eclipsing the Oklahoma land rush of the 1890’s.

How will it be different? Baby Boomers, investors and institutional investment firms are preparing to buy over one-half of the useable land in the U.S. in the next ten years. Are you aware there is approximately 1.6 billion acres (Yes, billions – with a big B!) that can be bought and sold? The potential is for millions and millions of land deals in the next few years. Read more

LANDFLIP.com Launches New Land Auction Tab as the Number of Real Estate Bidders Surges

As auctions become an increasingly popular marketing tool for selling property, and investors race to ‘name their price’, LANDFLIP.com launches a new land ‘Auctions’ tab to capitalize on the bidding frenzy taking over the real estate industry.

Atlanta, GA — November 18, 2008 — In recent years, real estate auctions have become increasingly popular among sellers, agents and other industry professionals who want to create a sense of excitement and urgency to move property quickly. Auctions have also become the preferred method of purchasing property among savvy buyers and investors searching for the best deals in the industry. In response to this trend, LANDFLIP.com has launched a new land ‘Auctions’ tab, featuring homesites, farm land, hunting land, commercial lots and other types of property across the United States. In addition to luring eager buyers, the new section is quickly becoming prime real estate for land auctioneers with new listings eager to reach prospective bidders.

While residential home sales and values have plummeted sending the market into distress, land sales have remained steady, and rural land property values have continued to appreciate. In 2007, auction sales grew 5.3 percent, with agricultural, residential and commercial land auctions comprising a significant portion of the market. Additionally, a number of prominent real estate firms have launched auction divisions to capitalize on this growing trend, and buyers are increasingly scouring the Internet to learn more about how they can strategically profit from auctions to diversify their portfolios. Read more

Vacant Land and Baby Boomers

Are you aware in the midst of a slumping housing market that land in many places is appreciating in value? So why aren’t more investors pursuing land as a part of their investment strategy? The answer is that most investors are focused on the over-developed residential and commercial real estate markets and haven’t considered raw land as a viable option in which to build their real estate career.

Land is the place to be in 2008 and 2009

According to the USDA, there are 2.2 billion acres (yes, that’s billion with a big B!) in the United States. Of the total amount of land, 1.6 billion acres can be bought and sold. Some of you are thinking, “So what – are people really purchasing land, especially when prices for houses in many places are falling?” The answer is a resounding, YES! Read more

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