Our Expertise and Experience with Farms & Preserved Land
Max Spann’s knowledge and love of the land, as well as its understanding of relevant zoning and environmental laws, make it the marketer of choice for both developable and preserved land.
Max Spann understands what farmland is and what it can be because the company’s roots are in the soil. The Spann companies earned the trust of farmers and landowners around the world over more than a century of building business relationships. The company’s century-long experience with and knowledge of land, as well as their network of local, state, and federal contacts, can mitigate the complexities of dealing with environmental, preservation, and state regulations impacting land transactions today -- for both buyer and seller. Whether you are in the market to buy or sell a farm or preserved farmland, the resources and expertise of "the most trusted name in real estate" can help you achieve your goals.
Case Study:
Cranbury Township
Challenge
Cranbury Township lies in the designated Agricultural Development Area, and farmland preservation here is a high priority. When the Township was faced with plans for a housing subdivision on a critical 88 acre farm, it had two challenges: preserve the farm and return it to private ownership.
Reading PA, proud home of the Reading Rail Road, saw its growing inventory of abandoned and outgrown properties as a potential key to a Reading renaissance. In a city whose goal according to Mayor Tom McMahon is “to be one of the most successful, most livable cities in America,” the need was to put such properties back to work as homes, apartments, shops, and industrial facilities. The challenge was how to market these properties in a real estate market that was stuck.
Solution
They turn to the experts at the Max Spann Auction Co. to prepare and conduct these auctions. The Spann team’s combined years of experience in farming and farm-related auctions, as well as over thirty years of success in the accelerated sale (through auctions) of every type of real estate imaginable, hold the key to success.
Results
At the conclusion of the auction, another precious 88 acres of Middlesex County farmland had completed the cycle through preservation back to private ownership as a nursery operation. And for the Max Spann Auction Co., the successful transition of another preserved farm by auction confirmed once again the effectiveness of their system.