All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Land Market Trends

Australian Agriculture Opportunities Awakening.

August 29, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  Great Southern receivers sell cattle station | www.investordaily.com.au

1. Australian agriculture has shown to create opportunities for foreign investors to move into a solid and equitable enterprise following the Global Financial Crisis (GFC).2. Agricultural and Pastoral land in Australia is relatively cheap by world standards.

The Timing Could Be Right for Asian Investment in Residential US Land Markets

August 14, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  Chinese developers looking for land in Oz and US | www.propertywire.com

The overall residential housing market in the United States has been in severe decline since 2006 and related land prices have taken an even greater hit. This is particularly true for key markets like California, Florida, Las Vegas and Phoenix. So here is the good news. In recent months, many of the...

Submarket Analysis Helps With Great Decisions

August 4, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  June home sales are highest in King County since Oct. 2007 | seattletimes.nwsource.com

Today, it’s important to understand housing at a submarket level. There is a shift in the mix of buyers. Investors need to understand the nuances at a more granular level in order to make smart decisions. Fewer distressed and entry-level sales are taking place in Seattle. This same shift is takingplace...

Fairness and Equity take precedence over the need for Speed and Action.

December 4, 2008

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  Landsource Seeks Quick Land Sale Process | www.bigbuilderonline.com

The article points to the need for a more streamlined process, but also the need to retain and reinforce STANDARDS OF CONDUCT and PROCESSES which are transparent, open to all, “rules of the game” are known and enforced, and accountability is present. Otherwise, the pitfalls of the absence of thosestandards...

blue light special

October 13, 2008

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  Cheaper Land Sparks Free-For-All in Some Markets | www.builderonline.com

A few years ago was a great time to sell, now is a reasonable time to buy. Prices may go down some more. Nor will they go up again right away. Low land prices will at some point allow somewhat lower cost new homes. When the cheap land is all developed there will be some sort of squeeze.

RATIONAL EXUBURNCE

September 15, 2008

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  Yale’s Shiller: U.S. Housing Slump May Exceed Great Depression | blogs.wsj.com

Comments to a recent article I wrote, “Defining Value and the Risk of Delay,” have encouraged me to follow-up with this piece. Alan Greenspan uttered the words “irrational exuberance” in 1996 when referring to the stock market bubble that ultimately didn’t reverse until several years later, but itwas...

RATIONAL EXUBERANCE

September 15, 2008

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  Yale’s Shiller: U.S. Housing Slump May Exceed Great Depression | blogs.wsj.com

Comments to a recent article I wrote, “Defining Value and the Risk of Delay,” have encouraged me to follow-up with this piece.  Alan Greenspan uttered the words “irrational exuberance” in 1996 when referring to the stock market bubble that ultimately didn’t reverse until several years later, but...

Defining Value and the Risk of Delay

September 12, 2008

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  Yale’s Shiller: U.S. Housing Slump May Exceed Great Depression | blogs.wsj.com

Residential real estate lenders, property owners, and potential investors are seeing that current land values have in fact drop to levels that could be 60% below their highs in 2006.  Community developments and lot prices have shown the most obvious excesses and value collapses.  When you...

Common story in many locales.

July 4, 2008

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  Unfinished subdivisions grinding to a halt | www.azcentral.com

This article is right on the money as the developers who leveraged all their financing on selling the whole community got caught in a down turned market. I don't think communities will become "ghost towns" as this will be an opportunity for large developers to buy at a reduced price.

Developed Lot/Land Foreclosures Rising Rapidly, Banks Struggle for a Strategy

July 3, 2008

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  Unfinished subdivisions grinding to a halt | www.azcentral.com

While banks are selling foreclosed homes in the Atlanta market for close to 90% of the loan amount, their vacant lots and land are not selling at all.  Builders and developers that have been paying interest for months are running out (or have run out) of cash.  Banks are struggling to find...

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