Vermont Market Highlights

• Vermont luxury market is improving.
• Appreciation is stifled by excess inventory. This is due to the large demographic of baby boomers downsizing, relative to a smaller Gen X and Y pool of buyers.
• Buyers favor recent renovations, turn-key condition and close proximity to amenities.
• Furnishings and equipment are included as part of the turn-key
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THE VERMONT LUXURY MARKET IS IMPROVING

• Bennington, Chittenden, Lamoille, Windham, and Windsor counties command the most sales above $1 million.
• The number of luxury sales continued to improve in 2016, with 111 sales in 2016 compared to 97 sales in 2015, a 14% increase and 2017 appears to be off to a strong start as
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What says luxury more than a sumptuous master bedroom with a cozy fireplace and sitting area, an ensuite bathroom with steam showers and his-and-hers sinks as well as separate walk-in closets? How about [...]

Market Highlights

• 2016 $2,000,000+ sales were at record levels.
• Inventories were 8% above 2015.
• The top sale in Norfolk County in 2016 was $6,732,000 for 180 Clyde Street in Brookline.
• LandVests markets continue to improve in volume, turnover, and with significant record sales. Special properties, expertly presented to a broad market with
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The Ideal Family Home

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 what makes their property special. The owner of [...]

LandVest and Christies continued to help our clients to global success in 2016. From world-class art to great New England and Adirondack properties, there was one common [...]

Do you ever wonder what it is like to live on a property carefully designed to fit into nature and surrounded by a beautiful, sustainably managed forest? The owners of Beaver Brook Farm in Marshfield, Vermont describe the joy they have found in stewarding their property.     Walking out of our own back door into nature - after living in [...]

Stowe, Vermont has been front and center in the news lately with the sale of Stowe Mountain Resort to Colorado-based Vail Mountain Resort. A recent article on Realtor.com puts Stowe in the news again. It features our North Hill listing which is generating a lot of buzz for being the priciest listing in Vermont. You can read the article [...]

In celebration of St. Patrick's Day, we're sharing homes that wear green well. In addition to the festive "St. Patrick's Day Green", Greenery was named Pantone's Color of the Year for 2017, so we have a feeling we may be seeing this color in more homes. Whether a backsplash, accent wall, or rug, it adds an unexpected pop of bright color.

604 Delano [...]