Robert Pahmiyer Receives Prestigious Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) Designation
The REALTORS® Land Institute proudly announced that Robert Pahmiyer, Realtor w/TDR Real Estate Group – Keller Williams Land of Marble Falls, TX. has officially joined the ranks of those holding the elite Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) Designation on November 17th 2021. The REALTORS® Land Institute provides the expertise, camaraderie, and resources that are the foundation […]
Williamson County officials make final moves toward landing $17B Samsung facility
By Joe Warner | 9:30 AM Oct 6, 2021 CDT | Updated 2:16 PM Oct 6, 2021 CDT One of the largest economic development projects in the history of Texas is close to being built in Williamson County. Larger than any single corporate enterprise in Central Texas before it, Samsung is expected to build a 6 million-square-foot facility that will […]
Tax Relief for Texas Landowners
Benjamin Franklin observed that “. . . nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Today, that prophetic statement still applies in Texas, where property taxes are a major source of revenue for the state. Fortunately, if you own rural land in the Lone Star State, there are ways to reduce your […]
Realtors Land Institute
By Albert N. Allen, ALC – Chapter President Elect CHOOSING A TEXAS REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONAL TO HELP YOU WITH BUYING OR SELLING RURAL LAND NEAR HOUSTON CAN BE A CHALLENGE. WORKING YOUR WAY THROUGH THE MAZE OF CERTIFICATIONS, DESIGNATIONS, LICENSES, SPECIALIZATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS IS LIKE LOOKING FOR THE PROVERBIAL “NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK”. HOPEFULLY, […]
Is it Time to Sell Your Texas Hill Country Acreage? Market – Reasons to Keep or Sell – Process Advice MARKET By Robert Pahmiyer – September 2021 The Texas Hill Country is home to many satisfied landowners. Many live on the land, while others hold the land for long term appreciation and utilize it for […]
This article is featured in the Fall 2021 issue of Texas LAND magazine. Click here to find out more. Private land ownership has always been a distinguishing characteristic of Texas—from farms and ranches that have been in the same family for generations to recently purchased second homes in idyllic rural areas. Whatever the situation, many Texas […]
From Big City to Big Sky: Texas Rural Land Sales Surge in Pandemic
This article is courtesy of CoStar News. Recreational Buyers, Investors Drive Rush to Rural Land An influx of investors and want-to-be ranchers swooped into rural areas last year to buy land to look at the big Texas sky. More than half a million acres of rural land traded hands in Texas in 2020, hitting a […]
Texas Land Markets Are on Fire: First Quarter 2021
This article is featured in the Summer 2021 issue of Texas LAND magazine. Click here to find out more. Texas land markets exploded in the first quarter of 2021, posting a preliminary total of 8,147 transactions, a 33.17 percent surge over 2020 levels. (All figures reflect annualized quantities in four-quarter moving averages.) Urban dwellers fleeing cities […]
Deferred Sales Trust 101: A Complete 2021 Guide
WHAT IS A DEFERRED SALES TRUST? A Deferred Sales Trust is a legal contract between an investor and a third-party trust in which the investor’s real property is sold to the trust in exchange for predetermined future payments, called installments, over an agreed upon period of time. Utilizing a Deferred Sales Trust, investors can defer […]
Our Section 453 Proprietary Trust is a Better Option
The Biden administration has made several proposed tax law changes that could have a major impact on rural markets. The proposed tax law changes are (1) the elimination of 1031 exchanges or a dramatic reduction in the benefits of a 1031 to $500k, (2) the elimination of the stepped-up basis, (3) the doubling of the […]
