"I've often thought if someone were coming to visit America for the first time, I'd send them to... Islesboro Island, where there's a great Victorian inn called Dark Harbor House, a gracious place with no phones, and fireplaces in all the [...]

This is the third in a Conservation 101 series. Click for our blogs on Understanding Conserved Properties and What Makes Conserved Properties Special.

Round Lot Farm, in the heart of Norfolk Hunt Country in Medfield, MA is one of many great conserved properties for sale listed by LandVest.

  Have you looked at a great property on the market and wondered what makes it [...]

Demographics and the New Realism of Luxury Real Estate

The dominant theme of the post-Great Recession luxury real estate market has been the gap between buyer and seller expectations. This new realism is driven by demographics.

LandVests average seller is shifting from the Silent Generation to the Baby Boom generation. For both groups, [...]

Leaf peeping in New England draws thousands of people to the area every Fall. What if you wanted to enjoy the spectacular colors away from the crowds? You may not have thought of visiting these Vermont and New Hampshire towns. While off the beaten track, they are well worth the effort! [...]

This is the second in a blog series What I Love About . covering unique residences, shops, restaurants, and experiences found in the upscale neighborhoods of Boston.

Theres so much to share about the unique and exquisite Back Bay neighborhood! So I will break it down into three parts:

Part 1: Back Bays vibrant residential life Part 2: Off the beaten path restaurants and shops Part 3: Favorite buildings and their [...]

How about a little California sunshine come February? Our Christies partner, Willis Allen in La Jolla, shared three of its favorite properties with us:

6210 Camino De La Costa La Jolla This glamorous oceanfront estate qualifies as one of La Jolla's premiere properties. Cascading terraces delight the senses, offering bold ocean views in the [...]

To me, it is well, as I said paradise. This is how Katharine Hepburn refers to her Fenwick beach home in her 1991 autobiography, Me: Stories of My Life. This is how the Boston Globe began their recent article Katharine Hepburns Connecticut: Set on narrow lanes, and designated a Historic District in 1975, Fenwick is a tidy place, yet untamed. (Sound like [...]

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in one of LandVests properties? We invite our owners to tell us a bit about their experience, what they love about their homes and a bit of their history. We spoke with the owners of [...]

"One Summer in Dark Harbor is Worth a Dozen Summers Abroad"

- Charles Dana Gibson, America's most famous turn-of-the-century illustrator

  Dark Harbor, located on the southern end of Islesboro, is home to a majority of the islands impressive cottages. Overlooking the Dark Harbor itself, Dark Harbor House is the gateway to this enclave of turn-of-the-century homes, and is viewed by many as one of its most [...]