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Republic Ranches

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Who is Republic Ranches?

Republic Ranches is a Texas-based farm, ranch and rural land brokerage founded in 2011 and licensed in 10 states. In 2025 it closed 195 transactions worth about $1.32 billion and covering more than 1 million acres. That total includes the 937,950-acre Singleton Ranches in New Mexico, the largest ranch sale in American history.

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About Republic Ranches

Republic Ranches is a brokerage that sells farms, ranches, recreational land and rural properties and represents buyers of them. It was founded in 2011 and has offices in nine cities.

A partnership with Fay Ranches extends its reach into the Rocky Mountain West and the Southeast. Its commercial division, Republic Commercial Land & Brokerage, handles commercial and transitional land.

Brokers at the firm work as one team. They market listings together, share what they know and look for opportunities on and off the market.

Listings are marketed through the firm’s website, listing sites, social media, an email database of more than 58,000 contacts, and print and digital publications. Associates also show off-market properties privately through their own contacts.

Services

What Republic Ranches Sells

Property types Republic Ranches sells
Property types
Farmland Ranchland
Sporting properties Recreational land
Luxury properties Estates

Licensing

Where Republic Ranches Is Licensed

States where Republic Ranches is licensed
Licensed states
Alabama Nebraska
Arkansas New Mexico
Colorado Oklahoma
Kansas Texas
Louisiana Virginia

Results

Republic Ranches Sales Results

Republic Ranches transactions, sales volume and acres sold in 2025 and in its first 15 years
Measure 2025 First 15 years
Transactions 195 1,460+
Sales volume About $1.32 billion $5.59 billion+
Acres sold More than 1 million 2.1 million+

2025 figures are from The Land Report’s 2026 America’s Best Brokerages. 15-year figures are from Republic Ranches.

Track record

Land Report Deals of the Year

The Land Report Deal of the Year coin

2025 Deal of the Year

Singleton Ranches, New Mexico

Acres
937,950
Closed
Dec. 2025
Role
Seller’s broker

Republic Ranches represented the Singletons in the sale of Singleton Ranches to Kroenke Ranches, owned by Stan Kroenke. Hall and Hall represented the buyer. It is the largest ranch sale in American history, almost twice the size of the next largest. The deal was done with no advertising, online marketing or press releases.

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The Land Report Equestrian Deal of the Year coin

2025 Equestrian Deal of the Year

TR9 Ranch, Texas

Acres
860
Price
$45M
Role
Buyer’s broker

Bret Burford and Bryan Pickens of Republic Ranches represented Kisha and Jason Itkin’s Theorem Ranch in buying TR9 Ranch and Equestrian Facility from Teton Ridge. Don Bell of Icon Global listed the property. The Itkins’ Montana broker, Greg Fay of Fay Ranches, brought in Pickens. The ranch is in Parker County, just west of Fort Worth.

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Sponsored report

Texas Ten Presented by Republic Ranches

Republic Ranches presents The Land Report’s roundup of the 10 largest landowners in Texas.

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People

Leadership

Jeff Boswell

Principal and Partner, Houston

Jeff Boswell has worked on rural properties in Texas for more than 30 years. He owns and operates a large duck hunting and bass fishing club and a crawfish farm that previously farmed fish and rice.

His experience includes wetland development, quail rehabilitation on the Gulf Coast and in South Texas, pond and lake building, and fish stocking. He also works on identifying plant, grass and bird species for clients looking for rural land.

He has a geology degree from Washington and Lee University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a member of the Texas Wildlife Association, the Quail Coalition and Ducks Unlimited, and a life member of the NRA. He is licensed in Texas.

Charles Davidson

Principal and Partner, San Antonio

Charles Davidson is a fourth-generation Texan who owns and operates a ranch in Real County. He has bought and sold ranch properties and interests as a principal, and he oversaw a nationwide commercial realty portfolio for a previous employer.

He is a Director Emeritus, Executive Committee Member and Past President of the Texas Wildlife Association, and a Trustee of the TWA Foundation. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Borderlands Research Institute at Sul Ross State University and on the board of the Texas Agricultural Land Trust. He is a past member of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department’s White-tailed Deer Advisory Committee and a member of the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.

He has a Bachelor of Science from Washington and Lee University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. He is fluent in Spanish and licensed in Texas and New Mexico.

Mark Matthews

Principal and Partner, Hondo

Mark Matthews has more than 25 years of experience developing, managing and owning ranch properties. He is also a co-owner of Cuerno Grande, a wildlife consulting business.

He has a marketing degree from the University of Texas and a master’s in wildlife management from Texas A&M University. He is licensed in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado.

Bryan Pickens

Principal and Partner, Dallas

Bryan Pickens is a sixth-generation Texan and a ranch owner in Henderson County. His sales experience includes natural resource and wildlife management, timber production, and mineral and aggregate exploration. He also brokers pre-development properties and works with capital groups looking for large land investments.

He recently served on the board of Heritage Land Bank, part of the National Farm Credit System, and he hosts business forums on market trends and rural real estate. He has served on the Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation Board of Trustees and the advisory board of the Texas Wildlife Association Foundation. He is an Eagle Scout.

He has a degree from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from Southern Methodist University. He is licensed in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Alabama and Virginia.

John Wallace

Principal and Partner, Corpus Christi

John Wallace has lived in Corpus Christi all his life and grew up hunting across South Texas. He brokered his first large ranch in 1993. He joined Republic Ranches in 2015 and became a partner in 2017.

He has worked on residential developments in Corpus Christi, Port Aransas and Portland, and he has helped broker and create large commercial developments in South Texas.

He graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1986. He is a past president of the Corpus Christi National Little League, and a past banquet chairman and state board member of the Gulf Coast Conservation Association, now known as CCA. He is licensed in Texas.

Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

What states is Republic Ranches licensed in?

Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia.

What kinds of property does Republic Ranches sell?

Farmland, ranchland, sporting properties, recreational land, luxury properties and estates. It also handles commercial and transitional land through its Republic Commercial division.

How much did Republic Ranches sell in 2025?

About $1.32 billion across 195 transactions and more than 1 million acres, according to The Land Report’s 2026 America’s Best Brokerages.

Did Republic Ranches sell Singleton Ranches?

Yes. Republic Ranches represented the seller in the 937,950-acre sale to Stan Kroenke’s Kroenke Ranches in December 2025. The Land Report named it the 2025 Deal of the Year.

What is the Republic Ranches partnership with Fay Ranches?

Republic Ranches partners with Fay Ranches, which serves the Rocky Mountain West and the Southeast. The two firms worked together on the 2025 sale of TR9 Ranch in Texas: Greg Fay of Fay Ranches brought in Bryan Pickens of Republic Ranches for his clients.

Who are the principals of Republic Ranches?

Jeff Boswell, Charles Davidson, Mark Matthews, Bryan Pickens and John Wallace are its principals and partners.

How do I contact Republic Ranches?

Call (888) 726-2481 or visit republicranches.com.

Profile updated November 2026.