July 2017

Net farm income (NFI) and cropland values throughout the United States have increased substantially in the last decade, especially in the Midwest. NFI in Iowa has expanded from about $2...

The loss of manufacturing jobs has been discussed throughout the United States for decades. From 1939 to 2016, U.S. total nonfarm employment more than quadrupled and has continued to expand,...

Where do homeowners go when their neighborhoods become unaffordable? A growing number of urban communities within larger metropolitan areas are witnessing the dislocation of many of their most vulnerable residents....

Statewide Texas rural land prices increased in first quarter 2017, moving up 3.26 percent to $2,563 per acre from the first quarter 2016 price of $2,482 per acre. The statewide...

Comparing Texas residential mortgage debt to national levels reveals four compelling points. Texas historically maintains a smaller percentage of homeowners with mortgages; Texans typically incur lower levels of mortgage debt;...

The United States has consistently lost manufacturing jobs since reaching peak in the late 1970s. Job levels have not recovered from the losses during each recession since the 1990s (Figure...

Real estate professionals buying new technology related to sales, accounting records, or for other reasons may benefit from tax rules that allow deductions under the “immediate expensing" provision. Tax benefits...