Has Real Estate Lost Its Sizzle? Not on the Farm - New York Times
Interesting as I read the Omnivore's Dilemma to hear about increasing value of farm real estate and the rising prices of corn. Will this be a boon for farmers in the long term? Likely not simply because the farmers are not in a position to control the price of their product, rather, more yield, more money, lower price, back to the farm subsidized status quo.
From an investment perspective though, interesting to consider, article mentions an Ag Real Estate Fund: Commodity RealReturn Strategy , pretty poor performance, but interesting concept. As the article says though, the boon is best for folks with money to turn from real estate profiles, tax deferral, and then into a farm real estate investment. Who to manage that transaction though.
