Land valuation in Minnesota is increasingly shaped by both data driven appraisals and federal or state policy decisions. Appraisers once focused primarily on soil classification, yield potential, and comparable sales. Today, interest rates, energy policy, and...

Land Prices and the Coming Wealth Transfer

Across Minnesota, farmland and rural property continue to shape one of the most important stories in the state’s economy: the transfer of wealth from the baby boomer generation. As boomers retire, an estimated $68 trillion in assets nationally will change hands over...