Archive for the 'Editorial and Opinion' Category

Mar 11 2010

New speed control device in use in Wyoming

Published by BillMcDavid under Editorial and Opinion

This is near Clermont, Wyoming. It’s a prototype so no data in yet on its effectiveness.

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Feb 18 2010

Insects, Wildfire, and Their Impact on Our Forests

Published by David under Editorial and Opinion

By: John Wells
As we drive through the landscape of the intermountain West these days, it is clear that Mother Nature likes change – and forest damaging insects are Mother’s little helpers. We are presently in the midst of a historically unprecedented outbreak of destructive insects in our Rocky Mountain forests. From Colorado to [...]

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Jan 07 2010

Overseas Living Features Tim Murphy

Published by David under Editorial and Opinion

Expert opinion editorial from Hall and Hall Broker Tim Murphy in the January 2009 issue of Overseas Living.
“Brazil enjoys a neutral role in world politics and through fairly stable governance, has a steady and growing economy, forecast to soon be rated investment grade. The stable economic and political environment combined with Brazil’s inherent agricultural [...]

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Sep 25 2009

Ranch Market Real Estate Trends

Published by David under Editorial and Opinion

I received an email from my brother in Bozeman, Montana the other day that said “President Obama has been here fishing for the last 2 hours!” My brother owns a small ranch along the Gallatin River and his property was one of three places near Bozeman selected by the President’s staff to try fly-fishing for [...]

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Aug 22 2009

Brazil’s Bright Future

Published by David under Editorial and Opinion

by: Mike Hall, Dave Johnson and Tim Murphy
It goes without saying the world’s population will continue to grow. The UN predicts by 2030 the population will have grown to 8.1 billion from today’s estimated 6.7 billion people. Combine this with the expansion of the globe’s emerging economies that are demanding access to higher [...]

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Jun 17 2009

Market Trends

Published by David under Editorial and Opinion

At this point there is very little empirical evidence to indicate any trends in land values. It is fair to say that the market has been very slow since our last report and, while there are “buyers” looking around, there are not a lot of them and they are by and large looking for discounts [...]

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