What Bill Steigerwaldt Has Learned About Land and Value Over a 40-Year Appraisal Career

Bill Steigerwaldt learned to value land long before he learned to appraise it.

His father became a forester in Michigan in the 1940s. After a decade as a forester for the State of Wisconsin, he struck out on his own, building a forestry business and [...]

What distinguishes an exceptional island home beyond privacy and a beautiful view? 

There is an undeniable appeal to island living: privacy, expansive shoreline, and a sense of separation from the everyday. Across New England, that can take many forms—from a private island reached by bridge or boat to a historic home within a longstanding [...]

Every historic home has a story. Some were shaped by influential families, others welcomed notable guests, and a few have been carefully preserved using the same techniques that built them centuries ago.

LandVest is pleased to welcome Joshua McDorman as Project Manager, Mitigation Banking & Environmental Crediting, further expanding the firm’s expertise in natural capital, conservation, and environmental markets. Josh joins the [...]

Some properties are purchased for a moment in time. Others are held for generations. 

Across New England and the Adirondacks, family compounds have long represented a distinct kind of ownership — properties designed not simply as homes, but as places to return to year after year.

LandVest | Christie’s International Real Estate closed more than $1 billion in residential sales in 2025. The result reflects a year of disciplined growth across New England, with an average sale price of $2.5 Million

Its easy to understand why Paul and Bunny Mellon chose this site for their storied summer home. Situated on a bluff, overlooking Nantucket Sound, the southwesterly trade winds, gentle but constant, drive the tempo of the sea just beyond a protected barrier island. No doubt the Mellons selected this site for its sweeping views, privacy and seclusion.

LandVest | Christie’s International Real Estate is pleased to announce the record-breaking sale of 48 Witchwood Lane in Edgartown, which closed at $37.5 million, setting a new benchmark for the highest recorded residential sale in Martha’s Vineyard.  

The landmark transaction, alongside the closing of 81 South Water Street at $17.25 [...]

At the end of the second quarter, the high-end inventory of listings, active and pending, was up by 21% to a record318 listings compared to 263 last year and the previous record of 271 listings in 2016.