Two people have asked me questions about land pricing in SL over the past couple of days. What makes land worth less or worth more in SL?

I should first issue a disclaimer that I have not made any money on the land market, and so have not followed my own advice. In fact I lost money in heaps buying snowland when it first came out high, and selling it low, and in buying up a lot of worthless land in Darkwood in order to try to help save the themed sim when the Lindens released the land they once held in trust.

There is no simple answer to the question. However. What makes land valuable for one person in SL may make it worthless for another. If you are looking for a quiet residential area with strong zoning regulations, then private sims where land for rental or "buying but not really owning" imposes strong restrictions may be worth a premium, for you.

If on the other hand, you have a yen to build multicoloured skyscrapers and fill them with noisy clubs, quiet land where people only ever teleport to their house and no one explores, will be worthless to you. You may be looking for high traffic land where people get out of the buildings and explore and give you some hope of attracting them to your place.