Landowners can now deduct 50% of adjusted gross income (up to 100% for farmers) for 2012/2013 Conservation Easements

Congress extended the tax deductions for conservation easements through the provisions of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. Included was a section for enhanced deductions for contributions of property for [...]

On January 1, 2013, US legislators extended the Production Tax Credit, or PTC ,for wind power development which will now include wind development projects started in 2013, and, according to the American Wind Energy Association, provide tax relief for the first ten years of a wind farm. One of the upsides of the one-year extension is that [...]

Cape Cod is well known as a summer playground, but I like it best in the off-season, especially in the winter. Whether you are thinking about a weekend or full-time retreat, here are my top 5 reasons for living on Cape Cod in the [...]

Once again, LandVest properties grab two of the top spots for the highest sales in Greater Boston area this year! According to Boston.com, two LandVest listings were in the top ten ranking for luxury properties this [...]

LandVest is honored to represent the Patagonia Sur Portfolio, a collection of properties representing the best of Chilean Patagonia. We have asked the team at Patagonia Sur to tell us about their favorite places. Here is what Alejandro Orizola, Patagonia Surs Land and Development Manager, has to say:

I was lucky enough to live in Patagonia, and to visit some of the most impressive locations in the south of Chile, and probably the world. Among them, and to this day, [...]

The sale of the True North solar site in Salisbury, Massachusetts, fully-leased for 22 years with an operational 5.7MW solar energy system, capped an exciting year at LandVest with the formation of its [...]

Per the Boston Globe, Essex County is named one of the healthiest real estate markets in the United States. Lanse Robb, LandVest's North Shore Director of residential sales, was again, ranked the #1 broker in Essex County for high-end real estate sales for 2012.

The North Shore of Boston has long been sought after as a place to call home. [...]

Richard Church, of LandVest's Boston office, worked directly with the buyer of Everett Avenue and after five days on the market, several showings, and several bids, negotiated an accepted offer. The sale is the second highest price for a property in the town's [...]

Were delighted to announce the sale of Harbor Island, the 25-acre heart-shaped island marking the entrance to Bucks Harbor in Brooksville, Maine.

The largely undeveloped island claims a prominent position in the picturesque harbor, which is considered a hurricane hole, offering sheltered anchorage in all winds. With only a small summer [...]