Conservation Easements

EcoRealty's conservation strategy preserves open spaces, habitat corridors, and ecosystems, as well as preserving properties of historical and cultural significance. Clients employing these conservation tools may receive substantial tax deductions, which have the dual effects of reducing the buyer's costs, while optimizing the seller's profit.

In addition, the buyer can reduce his personal or corporate income tax liability and create a meaningful legacy that will be appreciated by future generations. In 2006 Congress passed tax incentives which make conservation easements much more attractive to a property owner. EcoRealty's featured property, ValdezLand, provides an example of how these incentives work.

Conservation Developers are beginning to use conservation easements as a development tool and as a way to attract equity for their projects. To learn more about how a property is valued for a conservation donation, you can review the appraisal guide to conservation easement.

Each property has unique characteristics, among which may be qualities that should be considered for permanent protection. EcoRealty can help the property owner find appraisal and legal support to determine values and operate within optimal land use regulations to arrive at the maximum value for a conservation easement.

For information on how you can donate your easement, contact the Taos Land Trust.