The year was 1946 - a time when our soldiers were returning home from war. The United Nations held its first general session. The movie "It's a Wonderful Life," starring James Stewart and Donna Reed was acclaimed "the best movie of all time," and Roy Rogers was riding tall in the saddle and in the hearts of people across the country.

This was also a time for new adventures and new business opportunities. Henry Hall and his son Warren founded Hall and Hall Mortgage Company as the exclusive correspondent for the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, a major lender to the agricultural community at that time. Traversing the vast landscape of the West and carrying his bedroll, a forty-five pistol and a stack of loan applications on the seat beside him, Henry lent money to and developed close business and personal relationships with hard working ranchers and farmers.

Those early friendships were built on trust, good advice and a helping hand. While many things have changed over the years, we know the basic principals of integrity and hard work still count. From our early years in the mortgage banking business we also know the many long-standing relationships we value and continue to build are based on the simple principles of honesty, respect and fairness.

Now in our third generation of operation with Henry's grandsons Mike and Doug active in the management of the company, Hall and Hall's broad based ownership structure continues to embrace the original principals Henry established. Our team approach and compliment of services place us at the forefront of our industry. We serve a global client base with an overriding commitment to excellence and diversified services including real estate marketing, resource management, loan underwriting and real estate appraisals. While we have grown, our goals today echo those of our founder...providing the best possible service to our clients in order to make the purchasing, selling, management and ownership of land a positive and rewarding experience.

Because we share a deep attachment to the land, we promote careful stewardship, responsible lending practices, a stable, non-speculative real estate market and a long-term land ethic.