Learn the ins and outs of agriculture-based real estate with AREA’s Agribusiness & Real Estate Webinar Series.

AREA and Olds College developed the series to provide REALTORS^® with a deeper understanding of agriculture-based real estate, so they can buy and sell in the field with confidence.

Now that the live sessions have been completed, the recordings, as well as the slides and handouts from each course, are available for you to view on demand.

The webinar series includes the following courses:

Buying and Selling Agricultural Properties: looking at the differences between rural and farm real estate transactions, the basics of listing farm and farmland, and overviews the common types of farms in Alberta.

Agricultural Shares vs. Agricultural Assets: diving into trading shares and selling part of a farm, common types of asset valuation such as agricultural equipment and livestock, and methodologies of valuing farmland.

Agricultural Legislation, Taxation and Financing: dealing with county and municipal issues, dealing with Revenue Canada, and succession planning when selling a farm or farmland.

Marketing and Negotiation for Rural Properties: tackling marketing, negotiating the sale, and when an agent should and should not represent both the buying and selling parties when selling farms and farmland.

Easements in Agricultural Properties: addressing oil wells and oil companies, what is included and excluded in the sale of land, as well as easements and leases.

For more information or to watch the recorded sessions, click here.