USDA Land Values 2026: Record Highs, Slowing Growth
Every state we buy in set a new per-acre record in the 2026 USDA data, and every one of them grew slower than the year before. Here is what that shift means.
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Michigan Uncapping: Which Inherited Parcels Keep the Tax Cap
Michigan resets an inherited parcel's taxable value the year after transfer. Keeping the tax cap depends on one classification code most heirs never read.
Capital Gains Tax on Selling Vacant Land, State by State
Federal rules set the floor on a land-sale gain. Your state sets the spread, from zero in Tennessee to five percent in Alabama. Here are the 2026 numbers.
Cumberland Plateau Land Values: Resort Lots vs. Timber Acreage
Cumberland Plateau land value splits in two: a Fairfield Glade resort lot and a wooded Crossville acre trade in separate markets, worth different prices.
Your Michigan Land Can Soon Be Split 10 Ways, Not 4
Michigan's Land Division Act lifts the first-ten-acre limit from four parcels to ten in March 2027. The real gain is six splits; zoning still caps it.
Georgia Land Prices Per Acre in 2026 — What Sellers Actually Keep
A Georgia acre's market value and what a seller keeps are two different numbers. The CUVA covenant, transfer tax, and 2025 USDA data explain why they diverge.
Selling Inherited North Carolina Land Without Full Probate
North Carolina law passes inherited land to the heirs at death, so many families sell without full probate. Here's the title, tax, and heir-sale path.
What an Acre of Arkansas Land Is Worth in 2026, by Region
Arkansas farmland averaged $4,250 an acre in 2025, but a Delta rice field and an Ozark hillside price on different scales. Here's the regional split.
Alabama's 2025 Small-Estate Rules and Your Inherited Land Sale
Alabama raised its small-estate limit to about $47,000 in late 2025, and the state's low taxes make selling inherited land cheaper than most heirs expect.
2025 Land Prices Per Acre: How Our 9 States Compare
Farmland ran from $2,970 an acre in Texas to $6,800 in Michigan in 2025. Here's the USDA per-acre picture across all nine states we buy land in.
Inherited New Hampshire Land: No Estate Tax, but Probate First
New Hampshire charges no estate, inheritance, or income tax on an inherited-land sale, yet you still clear probate and a two-sided transfer tax before closing.
Heir Property Laws by State: Who Can Force a Land Sale
Seven of the nine states where we buy land now limit forced heir-property sales. Georgia started in 2012, Michigan in 2025, and the rules still differ.
Michigan Land Values 2026: Lapeer vs the State Average
Michigan cropland hit $6,350 per acre in 2025 — about $590 less than the Lake States average. County-level cropland data tells a less tidy story.
Tennessee Heirs Property Act: Selling Inherited Land Cleanly
Tennessee's 2022 Heirs Property Act changed how families with inherited land settle. Here's what it means for selling, partition risk, and getting paid faster.
No Road, No Easement: Selling Landlocked Texas Land
Texas land with no road access cuts the buyer pool by 90% — but a cash buyer who handles easement workarounds can close on parcels traditional listings won't.
Selling Inherited Texas Land When the Heirs Live Out of State
Out-of-state heirs and Texas land create a tangled mix of probate court, title questions, and tax bills. Here's how multi-heir Texas inheritances close.