Landownership means owning more than "just land"; it means owning a "bundle" of rights associated with a particular property.
Tag - Conservation Easement
Over the years, I’ve become less enthusiastic about conservation easements as they apply to timberland.
I saw a Virginia real-estate ad for several hundred acres of mixed timber and open land recently, priced at $875/acre. It caught my attention for...
A conservation easement is a voluntary legal agreement between a landowner and a government agency or qualified conservation organization that...
A conservation easement is a viable solution for landowners who want to protect their land from development.
Conservation easements (CEs) provide a break for their donors on local, state, federal and estate taxes. What has been the experience of LANDTHINK...
A good deal is often defined as buying something for less than the seller’s asking price. Sometimes that’s true. Sometimes, it isn’t.
The pathway to conservation easements is not always a straight line but, more often than not, is worth the trip. [Dean Saunders, ALC] Conservation...
Conservation easements vary a lot, although all are supposed to serve some public interest. Some are sold, but most are donated. They are usually...
I talked with an old friend last week about selling a large New England farm that's been in his family since the 1930s. The farm is in a pretty...