Subdividing land involves dividing a single piece of land into two or more parcels. In some cases, someone with a large farm might want to subdivide and sell smaller lots. Or a property developer might want to divide a 100-acre plot into 100 lots it can sell to residential buyers. Regardless of the intended outcome, you should know the basics of subdivision land development to help ensure you meet legal requirements and earn a profit from sales.

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 panel of Accredited Land Consultants (ALCs) of the REALTORS® Land Institute (RLI) shed light on the impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on land values and land market trends across the country in a recent Virtual Round Table session. One key market they covered was the rural residential hobby farm market.

A panel of Accredited Land Consultants of the REALTORS® Land Institute (RLI) shed light on the impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on land values and land market trends across the country in a recent Virtual Round Table session. One key market they covered was recreational land real estate.

Think you know everything about buying residential land real estate? Think again! We count down the top six mistakes made when buying land.

Location, location, location! We've all heard it before. But that's where many people's knowledge of residential land real estate ends.

Northeast land values and trends in residential land sales: What has happened and can we see the future?

With almost all properties needing land on some level, it’s no wonder the demand for residential land real estate continues to grow.