Phyllis Riley

Texas Real Estate Attorney Hammers WOTUS Reg

LandOwner Newsletter Vol 37 Issue 9 May 12, 2016 Texas Real Estate Attorney Hammers WOTUS Reg A court stay is the only wall standing between landowner property rights and a federal takeover of most of the nation’s land, says Judon Fambrough, an attorney with the Teal Estate Center at Texas A & M University. The result of the waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) regulation enacted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) means “the Clean Water Act’s jurisdiction now extends well beyond the navigable waters of the U.S. to practically all waters if implemented,” says …

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Unimproved Tracts Bring $4,500+ Per Acre

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 30, 2016 Unimproved Tracts Bring Over $4,500 per Acre in Auction In a market thought to be between $3,000 and $4,000 per acre, Clift Land Auctions’ multi parcel auction process pushed the mark higher to average over $4,500 per acre. These unimproved tracts were part of two land auctions held on Tuesday, March 29th, one in White Deer, Texas and the other in Clarendon, Texas. George Clift, ALC, owner of Clift Land Auctions and Clift Land Brokers in Amarillo, Texas said of the auctions, “We had over 120 in attendance at these auctions with active bidding, …

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George Clift Named Land Realtor of America

George Clift Named Land Realtor of America Amarillo, TX – Over 250 Land Professionals from 31 states gathered in Dallas, TX March 10-13, 2016 for the 2016 National Land Conference hosted by the REALTORS® Land Institute. Ninety-six Accredited Land Consultants (ALCs) attended the conference and over twenty 2015 ALCs received their ALC pins at this year’s event.  During the conference,, the Institute presented seven distinguished ALC members with esteemed Institute Awards.  Among these was George Clift, ALC who received the Institute’s most prestigious honor, the 2015 Land Realtor of America Award. The Land Realtor of America Award recognizes members of the …

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