Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Real Estate Activity

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Real Estate Activity
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Real Estate [Abstract]  
Real Estate Activity
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Real Estate Activity

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Trust owned the following land and real estate (in thousands, except number of acres):
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
Number of Acres
 
Net Book Value
 
Number of Acres
 
Net Book Value
Land (surface rights)
 
877,462

 
$

 
877,633

 
$

Real estate acquired
 
24,715

 
10,492

 
10,065

 
1,115

Total real estate situated in 19 counties in Texas
 
902,177

 
$
10,492

 
887,698

 
$
1,115

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


No valuation allowance was necessary at December 31, 2018 and 2017.

Land Sales

The Assigned land held by the Trust was recorded with no value at the time of acquisition. See Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” for further information regarding the Assigned land. Real estate acquired includes land parcels which have either been acquired through foreclosure or purchased from a third party seller.

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Trust sold approximately 171.5 acres of the Trust’s Assigned land in Texas for an aggregate sales price of approximately $4.4 million, an average of approximately $25,464 per acre.

For the year ended December 31, 2017, the Trust sold approximately 11.0 acres of the Trust’s Assigned land in Texas for an aggregate sales price of approximately $0.2 million, an average of approximately $20,000 per acre.

For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Trust sold approximately 774.6 acres of the Trust’s Assigned land in Texas for an aggregate sales price of approximately $2.9 million, an average of approximately $3,803 per acre.

Land Acquisitions

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Trust acquired approximately 14,650 acres of land in Texas for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $9.4 million, an average of approximately $640 per acre.

There were no land acquisitions for the years ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.