Rural Land Transfer Survey: Preliminary Report

Bernat, G. Andrew,

No 309467, Agricultural Information Bulletins from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: The majority of rural land transfers--that is, when the ownership of a parcel of land changes hands--in 1985-86 were arm’s length sales. While arm's length sales accounted for most of the acres transferred, these tracts were half the size of tracts sold to relatives and a fourth the size of tracts sold in distress sales or foreclosures. Land transfers caused little change in rural land use; most land remains in agricultural use. Most new owners of transferred land were husband and wife and worked in occupations unrelated to farming.

Keywords: Land; Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 3
Date: 1988-05
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.309467

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