When the phone rang in early March, a family from New York with two young kids was looking for an immediate rental in Vermont where they could find what was desperately lacking in the locked-down city: landscape-scale social distance. The family isn't going back. They're now looking to buy something permanent in the corner of Vermont where [...]

The Bay Club 0f Mattapoisett is rightfully proud of its designation as a Silver Signature Sanctuary. The designation is granted by Audubon International exclusively to those golf courses that engage in comprehensive environmental planning and sustainable long-term management. The designation ensures that nature and golf coexist to their [...]

I start my walk in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, an early example of the rural or garden cemetery. Its rolling landscape set in a park-like setting became popular in the mid-nineteenth century. Sleepy Hollow is known for Authors Ridge, where you can find the gravestones of writers Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and [...]

Market Trends

High-End Sales Volume % Change, Year-to-Year

Sales volumes increased by 4% compared to 2018 (1,679 vs 1,611 sales). Compared to 2006 (861 sales), our baseline year, sales are up 95%, and have recovered substantially from a bottom of 534 sales in 2009. High-end markets continue their strong recovery, but buyers are [...]

Located in Penobscot Bay, about 12.5 miles from the Midcoast town of Rockland, North Haven is a small idyllic island accessible by ferry, boat, or airplane. North Haven was originally settled in the early 1700s by farmers and fishermen, drawn to the island for its fertile soil and bountiful waters. Today about 300 residents remain on the [...]

This Northampton Home Has 2 Full-Sized Living Areas

  Mothers Day is going to look a little different this year. There wont be any brunch buffets or large celebrations, but there will probably be plenty of Zoom calls to celebrate [...]

Market Highlights

HIGH-END $2,000,000+ MARKETS HIGHLIGHTS

• Inventory down 33% (185 vs 275 last year).
• Sales up 17% (Record 54 vs record 46 last year).
• Top Sale: $16,000,000, 46 Fayerweather St., Cambridge, 2010 Contemporary with 7,000 sq ft on oversized lot.
• LandVests markets continue to perform strongly with significant record sales, but
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People have been looking at Taylor Farm in Peacham, VT, and its easy to see why. Its been one of the most popular listings on LandVest.com in recent weeks and Boston Magazine just featured this private retreat on its website. One reaction to the article perfectly summed up the property: the compound dream.

What makes this a great place to [...]

We have been assessing the strong urban real estate recovery post-2008 at the expense of the suburbs and countryside, followed by a shift toward the suburbs and country retreats as the recovery matured.

What are we seeing in market activity in the COVID-19 context?

A clear preference for rural, exurban, and suburban properties with space and [...]