I just don't get how some don't study the history of West.
Land goes up and drops on problems, land goes up and drops on Drought,
Land goes up on Speculators.
Land does drop and has since 1900.
Don't fool yourself it does.
This time the drop won't be as drastic but it will happen.
Most speculators buy at lower end then get to flip on way up and some get out some get caught but the ones who usually get caught are the farmers that buy at the peak.
High interest takes out farms always has and always will.
This time we have Dairy guys out of Ontario that are leaving the business and Hutts in Alberta that have to split and expand. The Values will drop for a bit but these two groups will buy the Speculators and guys who got hit at the top.
Look at Vancouver housing prices. It's not going up any more actually going down to a point but if interest rates keep going up sooner or later the owner of the property decides its time to exit.
Farmland is no different.
Our area peaked then dropped and now has levelled out with virtually very few sales.
Why? We had three to four big dogs that did pack it in after a few bad crops and one large landowner that bought low left at the high. Other big dogs just stopped buying.
It happens.
Land goes up and drops on problems, land goes up and drops on Drought,
Land goes up on Speculators.
Land does drop and has since 1900.
Don't fool yourself it does.
This time the drop won't be as drastic but it will happen.
Most speculators buy at lower end then get to flip on way up and some get out some get caught but the ones who usually get caught are the farmers that buy at the peak.
High interest takes out farms always has and always will.
This time we have Dairy guys out of Ontario that are leaving the business and Hutts in Alberta that have to split and expand. The Values will drop for a bit but these two groups will buy the Speculators and guys who got hit at the top.
Look at Vancouver housing prices. It's not going up any more actually going down to a point but if interest rates keep going up sooner or later the owner of the property decides its time to exit.
Farmland is no different.
Our area peaked then dropped and now has levelled out with virtually very few sales.
Why? We had three to four big dogs that did pack it in after a few bad crops and one large landowner that bought low left at the high. Other big dogs just stopped buying.
It happens.
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