Stacks of photo albums sit on the table next to the fireplace at Selcombeand capture the daily life of a summer placein Brookline, Vermont over the last one hundred years. Five generations have loved this 750-acre hill farm with its swimming hole, 1819 brick Cape and English-style barn.Each generation has pasted in photosandrecordeda [...]

One of the things I really love about the house is that it is not fabulous, fancy or precious. It has the simple, honest, straightforward beauty of the vernacular local materials, assembled to meet the needs of a small Vermont hill farm, but designed and built by a skilled builder with a keen instinct for and understanding of proportion, [...]

A Summer Destination

Beauchamp Point in Rockport, Maine is known for its beautiful homes, the beloved Belted Galloways of Aldermere Farm, and the Vesper Hill Childrens Chapel. The peninsula extends down to the south with views of Penobscot Bay to the east and Rockport Harbor to the west. It was originally settled by early rusticators from [...]

Winter is on the wane in Northern New England. While some may call it "mud season", others think of March as a sweet time of year. The sap starts running and the maple sugar houses offer gallons of maple syrup, sugar on snow, maple candies, and fun events such as pancake breakfasts and horse-drawn [...]

What do you prefer? Saltwater or freshwater? Lake or ocean? Sail or motor? Dock or mooring? Whatever your boating preference, we have a house that fits the bill. Our collection of Great Homes for Boaters includes properties across New England and the Adirondacks that are geared towards life on the [...]

The below property sold on August 16, 2019. If you are interested in buying or selling in South Dartmouth, you can contact Betsy Lawrence at blawrence@landvest.com.

  Thinking the equity market feels a little risky? Bond yields too low? Looking for income with potential for capital appreciation? Padanaram Cottages offers an unusual [...]

Last weekend, Financial Times ran an excellent article titled, The Beginners Guide to Buying a Private Island, which featured Ram Island, currently listed for sale by LandVest in Camden, Maine. The article discussed the pros and cons of island ownership in different parts of the world with some well-researched tips for any prospective [...]

Its not every day you cross a swing bridge unless youre lucky enough to call the picturesque island of Southport home. Already stunning, the scenery seems to get even prettier as you wind your way along the coast south from Boothbay. As you cross the bridge and the Townsend Gut diverging blue waterways and fir-spiked islands create a [...]

First tracks can be your tracks every day (without the lines) on Bassett Mountain in Upstate New York.

Once again this season, the Adirondacks is having another great winter, with deep snows and consistent low temps ideal for outdoor recreation. Alpine, Nordic, and back-country skiing, snow shoeing, ice climbing, and pond hockey have all [...]