With the upcoming kick off of the New Bedford Whaling Museums Sailors Series, a four part series of lectures that spotlight the Americas Cup, we feel its a great time to share some of our properties that are made for Sailors:

The opening lecture of the Sailors Series, 36 Years of 12 Americas Cups: 1977-2013, will be

LandVests Consulting Group is cited in Stephen J. Smalls groundbreaking new book The Business of Open Space: Whats Next?

Steve Small is recognized as the nations leading authority on private land protection options and strategies. He has been counsel to landowners and easement holders in more than 400 transactions around the country and has [...]

I recently attended a conference in Portland, Oregon and wanted to share a couple of interesting points which were brought up during the meeting. Much larger than I had expected, conference attendees included people from all over the US, though certainly a preponderance were from the Pacific Northwest. The focus of the meeting was on key [...]

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in some 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 followed up with Bill Chorske, to talk with him about wintertime experiences at his property, [...]

Advisor Perspectives recently highlighted Harvards real asset investments within their post-crisis endowment strategy. LandVest is proud to work with families, universities like Harvard, foundations and institutions in timberland and real estate. Our Christies partners provide companion services for art and collectibles. Whether they retain outside advisors or manage assets in-house, our [...]

LandVest is pleased to welcome J. Stanley Edwards to our Boston brokerage team. Here is her first blog:

Why LandVest? Why Now?

My friends whove known me during my 17 years with one of the world's largest technology companies dont ask, they know already. Theyd see me after Id spent a weekend photographing properties for LandVest (which Ive [...]

LandVests MAI (Member of the Appraisal Institute) appraiser, Mike Hart, recently attended the annual Economic and Real Estate Market Outlook, where different industry experts discussed the Boston housing market.

Here are the top five takeaways:

• Projected increases in disposable income supports growth in real estate spending
• Record housing affordability combined with easing credit conditions are boosting housing
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New Incentives in Massachusetts

The Department of Energy Resources (DOER) is finalizing regulations for its second round of solar renewable energy credits (SRECs), dubbed SREC-II. In anticipation of the new regulations, there is pent-up demand for new projects among solar investors, developers, and businesses involved in solar throughout the [...]

According to the Boston Business Journal, LandVest had three of the Most-Expensive Sales in Eastern Mass. in 2013. LandVest represented either the sellers or the buyers of the 2^nd, 3^rd & 10^th ranked sales. One home was on Cape Cod and two were in the Boston Suburbs. #2. Fairview, 43 Church Street, Falmouth, MA. $11,750,000 - sold