The timber REIT sector tumbled in 2015. The Forisk Timber REIT (FTR) Index fell 9.3% for the year, while the S&P 500 essentially flatlined at -0.7%...
Buying Land
Are you new to buying land or investing in land? Maybe you already own land as an investment. Learn about Self Directed IRAs, 1031 Exchanges, taxes, negotiating, making offers, contracts, financing, farmland, timberland investing and more. Get land smart!
“When do you think farmland prices are going to correct?” is a question posed to me recently. My answer was, “I do not know a single farmer who is...
The November 2015 announced merger of Plum Creek (PCL) and Weyerhaeuser (WY), the two largest public timberland-owning real estate investment trusts...
Aunt Fanny called the other day at 4:14 a.m. to tell me about her growing timberland portfolio and to remind me that, “Nephew, you earn more if you...
Benchmarking provides a useful, and often necessary, tool for evaluating the performance of alternative investments (such as private timberlands)...
Each quarter, when updating the Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) forecast models, our team goes through an exercise that combines spring-cleaning...
For any recreational property buyer, one of the most important things you’ll want to know is whether the price you’re paying truly reflects that...
I went to work on August 12th with a lengthy "to do" list. I knew it was going to be a busy day and an especially interesting lunch hour.
One benefit of working on projects for different clients and teaching workshops for a range of folks is the variety of questions asked.
During the first half of 2015, Amanda Lang led a project for the Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) that analysed global pellet demand and the...