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Introduction In December 2011, Forisk asked a simple question: how do timberland investment returns stack up against 10-year U.S. Treasuries, the classic “risk-free” benchmark? The answer then proved reassuring: over the 2001–2010 window, timberland investment vehicles, public and private, outperformed more…
The following is an excerpt from the Forisk Research Quarterly. When evaluating timberland investment performance, we generally look at two drivers: EBITDDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Depletion, and Amortization), which represents the cash yield from operations, and Appreciation, more…
This post includes data from Forisk’s North American Timberland Transactions Database and research from the Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ). To learn more about the FRQ, please click here or email Nick DiLuzio at ndiluzio@forisk.com. Introduction The year 2025 maintained the more…
The following post is an excerpt from the Q4 2025 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ). October’s merger announcement between PotlatchDeltic and Rayonier made big news in the timberland world. The resulting company will comprise each firm’s roughly 2 million acres, more…
This post includes data from Forisk’s North American Timberland Transactions Database and research from the Forisk Research Quarterly. For more information about the Forisk Research Quarterly, please contact Nick DiLuzio (ndiluzio@forisk.com). In Q1 and Q2 2025, Forisk tracked 22 more…
Co-authored by Joshua Uzu This post includes data from Forisk’s North American Timberland Transactions Database and research from the Q2 2025 Forisk Research Quarterly. As noted in previous updates, 2023 and 2024 were below average years for timberland transaction more…
Co-authored by Joshua Uzu This post includes data from Forisk’s 2025 North American Timberland Owner & Manager List and the Q2 2025 Forisk Research Quarterly. Forisk has been tracking timberland transactions and aggregating timberland owner data since 2005. The 2025 edition of the North more…
This post includes data from Forisk’s North American Timberland Transactions Database and research from the Forisk Research Quarterly. 2024 was another below average year for U.S. timberland transactions. With about 1.0 million acres changing hands, 2024 fell in line more…
This post includes data from Forisk’s Timberland Transactions Database and research from the Forisk Research Quarterly. We recently reviewed timberland transaction volume going back to 2014. We noted that 2023 was a slow year with just over 1 million more…
This post includes data from Forisk’s North American Timberland Transactions Database and research from the Forisk Research Quarterly. 2023 was a down year for timberland transactions in the U.S. and Canada, with just over a million acres trading, well more…