The United States is currently facing a critical shortage of single-family homes, impacting countless families, and posing challenges to the housing market's overall well-being. To address this crisis effectively, it is essential to prioritize the responsible and efficient utilization of available land. Here are five ways big data and micro data analytics are helping to solve the problem.

Acquiring rural land can be an attractive path to building a custom home in a challenging market with low housing inventory. It offers other opportunities beyond homebuilding, like renting or crop sharing to farmers, starting a business, or leasing the land to hunters. Whatever your plan may be, here are three first steps to kick-start the land-buying process for newcomers.

A boom in agritourism, which involves travel to rural areas to experience farming, ranching, food production, and rural culture, gives landowners and farmers an opportunity to generate additional income. Here are the top agritourism trends to watch for in 2023.

The world of real estate is constantly evolving, and with advancements in technology, real estate professionals are increasingly looking for innovative ways to streamline their processes and gain a competitive edge. One such technology that has gained traction in recent years is ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer), a language model developed by OpenAI.

If you're lucky enough to inherit or purchase timberland, you've already made a great investment in your future. Timberland is a valuable asset that can provide a range of benefits, from recreation to timber harvesting, and even wildlife habitat conservation. Here's what to know if you're buying or inherited timberland.

A U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota halted the 2023 WOTUS Rule in 24 states on April 12, 2023 finding that the new 2023 Rule is neither understandable nor 'intelligible,' and its boundaries are unlimited.

Conservation easements are much talked about but not always understood. A clear understanding is necessary to provide the best advice to clients who may be listing a property with a conservation easement (“CE”), considering an offer on a property with a CE, or buying a property and placing a CE on it after purchase.

One piece of legislation has had as profound an impact on America as thousands of other bills combined: the Farm Bill. It ensures a safe and abundant food supply, helps feed the hungry, invigorates rural communities and helps farmers take care of the environment. Whether you come from a rural community, a city or a suburb, this bill matters for you and your family.

To catch the right customer requires knowing the type of fish you're trying to catch, the lure you'll need to use to hook them, and which waters they swim in. Brand expert, Amber Erickson-Hurdle lays out 3 steps for land professionals to create a brand that attracts the right customers.

A new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule was released December 30, 2022. This definition of WOTUS adds uncertainty and confusion to the regulatory process, raises housing costs and increases federal overreach in the permitting process.