From oceanfront to hilltop and everything in between, these LandVest land listings showcase a wide variety of New England settings. Each offers a rare opportunity: a chance to create something all your own, be it a recreational retreat, a family compound, or a dream [...]

Whether its in their store or on their website, support the small businesses in your town and towns like yours. No matter whos on your gift list this year, one of these businesses will have the perfect present for them. The products from these businesses will likely be easier to wrap than what weve featured in our gift guides (see those [...]

Working on your gift list? This year, give the gift of a spectacular property. In our annual LandVest Holiday Gift Guide series, we share homes thatll be perfect for you, your family, and your friends! Follow along in this 3-part [...]

Is This a New Normal?

For most of last year, many wondered when the COVID-driven demand would come to a halt. Many projected a sharp decline once the pandemic ended, as people would recede back to metropolitan centers. Such a shift has yet to occur. While COVID-driven demand remains strong, the emergence of climate refugees has [...]

Since 1761, only two owners have owned O. L. St. John Farm. It spans a half-mile across a rounded valley of rolling verdant meadows outside Woodstock, Vermont. The St. John family shares some memories.

In 1966, our father and mother drove to Vermont from Connecticut in search of 13 acres of land and a spring. After viewing several properties [...]

When Saturday Night Live riffs on homes in Vermont, you know things are hot.

(They are absolutely right that Boomers own a large share of Vermont vacation homes, and are, on margin, sellers. Whats new is that Gen X and Millennials are buying.)

The aggregate numbers are impressive enough, but its the difference in tone that is [...]

COVID-fueled interest in rural properties drove a near tripling in sales of Vermont's luxury properties. Today we look at the COVID land rush across New England and nationally.

As Ruth Kennedy Sudduth explored in The Covid Land Rush, trends in the real estate market experienced a 180 in 2020. After the Great Recession, apartments with concierge services and lots of amenities were all the rage for millennials and baby boomers alike. Last year though, with more jobs being moved away from urban centers, people [...]

 

The Tale of Two Markets after the Great Recession, when the entire story was about urban millennials and downsizing boomers fighting over concierge apartments, totally reversed with [...]