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prices," says Managing Broker Tom Rayburn. "Recreational land values stayed strong as demand for quality land at market prices continues to exceed the supply of at-market-priced property." M ossy Oak Properties Land Sales and Services www.landforsaleohio.com (614) 829-7070 2015 Sales: < $50 Million Who: Ohio-based experts in rural real estate emphasizing recreational, timber, farm, and investment properties. Wow: 2015 saw the company broker 10,000 acres in 172 transactions. Insight: "The price per acre continued to increase in the Buckeye State last year," says Owner/Broker Brian Bauer. "Hunters still have their sights set on trophy whitetails, and investors were still looking for opportunities in the Utica and the Marcellus shales." Mossy Oak Properties Mozark Realty www.mozarkrealestate.com (877) 556-6779 2015 Sales: > $50 Million Who: Full-service brokerage specializing in land, farms, and recreational properties in Southeast Missouri. Wow: 2015 was a record year that saw a 133 percent increase in total sales volume. Mossy Oak Properties of the Heartland www.mopheartland.com (816) 224-6868 2015 Sales: $50 - $100 Million Who: Recreational, agricultural, and commercial land authorities in Illinois and Indiana. Wow: $8.5 million transaction involving two churches. Insight: Steady 2015 with a late upswing. Peoples Company www.peoplescompany.com (855) 800-5263 2015 Sales: $100 - $250 Million Who: Leading provider of land brokerage, land management, land investment, and appraisal services in 14 Midwestern states, and the sponsor of the nationally known Land Investment Expo. Wow: Hosted Donald J. Trump at the 2015 Land Investment Expo as he geared up for his presidential campaign. Insight: "2015 was a transition year as we moved from the record-setting prices in 2013 and 2014 to a more normal market," says CEO Steve Bruere. "There continues to be limited inventory keeping prices strong as farmers and investors compete for the few opportunities that do hit the market." N O R T H E A S T Fountains Land www.fountainsamerica.com (802) 223-8644 2015 Sales: < $50 Million Who: Experts in timberland and multiple-use tracts who have brokered more than 2.5 million acres since 1979. Wow: Sale of a 22,000-acre Maine property with eight lakes covering 1,705 acres of open water and 5.5 miles of river frontage. Insight: "It's a buyer's market in the Northeast," says Michael Tragner. "With a volatile stock market, we expect increased interest in land in 2016." S O U T H Butler Land and Timber Company www.butlerlandandtimber.com (334) 335-6784 2015 Sales: < $50 Million Who: Represents a diverse clientele with an interest in recreational properties, timber investments, and vacation properties. Wow: Closed more than 100 transactions while expanding to Luverne, Alabama, and Pensacola, Florida. Insight: "2015 started with a bang and ended a little slow, but that is to be expected with the kickoff of the election year," says Broker F. Bradford Butler. Carter Group Real Estate www.cartergrouprealestate.com (866) 770-0775 2015 Sales: < $50 Million Who: Regional authorities in land sales and investments with an emphasis on large-acreage tracts, timberland, farmland, and waterfront properties. Wow: Listed more than $20 million in timberland and farmland in 2015. Insight: "We noticed a significant increase in the amount of interest in investment timberlands and recreational properties as com- pared to the previous couple of years," says Ryker Carter. Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate www.saundersrealestate.com (877) 518-5263 2015 Sales: $100 - $250 Million Who: Celebrating its 20th year in strategic real estate services focused on land acreage, conservation easements, and land management services throughout the Southeast. Insight: "The agricultural and recreational land market in Florida was robust for 2015. We saw a lot of institutional as well as foreign buyers," says Dean Saunders. Compass South Land Sales www.compasssouthlandsales.com (843) 538-6814 2015 Sales: < $50 Million Who: South Carolina-based experts in timberland investment and recreational properties throughout the Southeast. Wow: Listed a 15,546-acre timberland package in Stewart County, Georgia, for $26.5 million. Insight: Increased investor demand for high-quality timber- land investment properties with anticipated growth in the turnkey recreational property segment. Cyprus Partners www.cypruspartners.com (205) 936-2160 2015 Sales: < $50 Million Who: Experts in timberland, farmland, and recreational properties throughout Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. Wow: Two contracts on a 1,500-acre tract in Northeast Alabama within two months of going to market, due in large part to a well-produced promotional video. Insight: Slow improvement in sales volume in 2016 with static prices. Davis DuBose Knight Forestry & Real Estate www.forestryrealestate.com (888) 695-8733 2015 Sales: < $50 Million 76 The LandReport | S U M M E R 2 0 1 6 LANDREPORT.COM A M E R I C A ' S BEST BROKERAGES