The Timberland Blog

Starting up a business of their own is a dream of ...

2012-05-30T15:52:42.978-04:00

Starting up a business of their own is a dream of many people across the globe, but the mere thought about spending thousands of dollars in a business diverts them from the path.

Neil Advani

A few bad apples poil the whole lot!

2012-03-15T17:43:04.512-04:00

A few bad apples poil the whole lot!

For more information on conservation easements or ...

2012-03-03T22:21:58.516-05:00

For more information on conservation easements or on timberland investments including opportunities in the lake states, check out www.slstomahawk.com. They are a high quality firm that can help in every facet of timberland investment.

Good article on Foreign Investments in Timberland....

2012-02-03T05:32:36.883-05:00

Good article on Foreign Investments in Timberland.
Good luck!!

Far too often, people file for bankruptcy unaware ...

2012-02-02T07:29:17.828-05:00

Far too often, people file for bankruptcy unaware of what may happen and how bankruptcy will affect their debts and assets. Don’t fall into that trap.
file for bankruptcy

Oh my god. I didn't know there was so much mon...

2012-01-25T08:32:20.423-05:00

Oh my god. I didn't know there was so much money involved in buying acres of timber. Thx for sharing Brian!

The environmental consideration should always be i...

2012-01-15T08:59:06.639-05:00

The environmental consideration should always be in everyone else's mind in doing things and coming up with a product. I appreciate the effort in letting people know how the idea sailed through these days.

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2012-01-07T00:33:15.714-05:00

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timo foresters have been misleading investors for ...

2012-01-03T20:29:57.639-05:00

timo foresters have been misleading investors for some time about returns on timberland investment,
reality is about to set in

Most foresters today cannot conceive of a forestry...

2012-01-03T11:25:32.946-05:00

Most foresters today cannot conceive of a forestry without extensive intervention by government. Government run forestry schools, government licensing, government subsidized forest management, government forests, professional societies dominated by the statist mentality (includes ACF), & Etc are the norm.

There are almost no foresters that do not accept these interventions without question or critical thought.

The result of government intervention in economic affairs is the bubble economy. In my 38 years as a consulting forester, I have seen at least five bubbles. The signals are always the same. The Federal Reserve and the banking cartel pump more money into the economy than would be demanded in a free market economy (we do not have a free market economy). People take the money printed out-of-thin-air and spend it, thereby bidding up the price of land, commodities, & Etc. When the bubble pops, the malinvesments crash and people go bankrupt. Did CellFor bet on the housing boom continuing? If it listened to Bernanke, it mught have.

(When I started forestry in 1968, Yellow Pine sawtimber sold for about $9/ton on the stump. That $9 had as much purchasing power as $40+ today. Today in SC, the NIPF would be lucky to get $25/ton.)

Before this bubble corrects, there may be more forestry concerns in bankruptcy (any TIMOs got their fingers crossed).

Unfortunately, we are in a professions where the wizards of smart in the forestry schools, forestry bureaucracies, professional societies,
& Etc. have no clue as to why the bubbles happen.

Bernanke is already pumping billions of dollars into the economy trying to create e new bubble before we have paid for the excesses of the last bubble. If he is sucessful, it will be business as usual in forestry until the bubble pops again.

Who will be the next CellFor?

Travis Cork

I tried to go to it as well, Brian, but found I en...

2011-12-29T10:51:23.089-05:00

I tried to go to it as well, Brian, but found I ended up elsewhere. Thank you for sharing your expertise as I am a follower.

The Bowra Groups web site has been hacked. Links t...

2011-12-29T10:06:12.558-05:00

The Bowra Groups web site has been hacked. Links to it are temporarily dead.

You have a nice blog Bramco Engineers: New range of pulp and paper mil machines

Great job and thanks for sharing this information....

2011-11-26T03:53:38.432-05:00

Great job and thanks for sharing this information. Your blog is really informative.

Clarification on Forestar: The 57,000 acre "s...

2011-11-04T12:11:38.657-04:00

Clarification on Forestar: The 57,000 acre "sale" was actually the 50,000 acre sale and the 7,000 acre sale combined.

Thank you Bruce. Forestar also announced a 57,000 ...

2011-11-03T21:19:13.726-04:00

Thank you Bruce. Forestar also announced a 57,000 acre sale for $87 million this week. They didn't say to who or where it was.

Brian, Thanks for keeping us up-to-date on timber...

2011-11-02T14:15:40.979-04:00

Brian,

Thanks for keeping us up-to-date on timberland transactions. One to add to your list is a sale by Forestar Group to The Conservation fund -- 7,000 acres of timberland in Texas for $12 million.

I also appreciate your comments on conservation easements and how they make the comparison of timberland transaction prices more difficult.

Bruce

Dear sir, i am Studying Forestry and looking for t...

2011-08-03T13:56:23.863-04:00

Dear sir,
i am Studying Forestry and looking for the Research on climate change effect on growth of vegetation specially in conifer species. Please i need some idea on this, how can i make my study effective????
looking forward for your suggestion.

I look forward to seeing what other goodies you ha...

2011-07-06T04:42:29.384-04:00

I look forward to seeing what other goodies you have here.

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2011-07-03T22:17:36.619-04:00

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2011-06-27T02:04:05.685-04:00

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Compliance with FIRPTA is required when a non resi...

2011-05-31T17:50:13.815-04:00

Compliance with FIRPTA is required when a non resident alien or foreign partnership, trust, estate or corporation disposes U.S. real property. A 10% withholding tax is required when purchasing U.S. real property from a non resident. By applying for a Withholding Certificate from the IRS prior to the sale, the withholding may not be required.

The non resident selling timberland or farmland is also subject to federal capital gain taxes that can be deferred in a 1031 exchange when replaced with real property of equivalent value. To learn more about FIRPTA see http://bit.ly/ktAFOv.

good job!

2011-05-23T04:19:46.225-04:00

good job!

I also invested in stocks but by God grace I haven...

2011-04-26T09:22:31.343-04:00

I also invested in stocks but by God grace I haven't received that much lost.Although some of my friends had lost.this post helps you understand the facts and figures of Timberland.Stocks really need to be considered closely.

so nice,thank you for sharing.

2011-04-13T00:52:04.314-04:00

so nice,thank you for sharing.