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One of the new buzzwords in the hot real estate market is 1031.   It's shorthand for a one-time way to avoid paying capital gains taxes in a property deal.  It's used in all sorts of real estate transactions, including 
farmland.  The popularity of 1031's has catapulted the impact of urban sprawl hundreds of miles into non-metro farm areas. (MPR file photo)

One of the new buzzwords in the hot real estate market is 1031. It's shorthand for a one-time way to avoid paying capital gains taxes in a property deal. It's used in all sorts of real estate transactions, including farmland. The popularity of 1031's has catapulted the impact of urban sprawl hundreds of miles into non-metro farm areas.

(MPR file photo)
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