LandVests Real Estate Consulting Group has been honored and proud to be involved in the permanent protection of Finch Farm an iconic 45-acre farm in North Salem, Westchester County, New York that is located in an area identified by the Wildlife Conservation Society as having some of the highest levels of native plants, animals and insects in the northeastern United States. Research by the [...]

Landowners can now deduct 50% of adjusted gross income (up to 100% for farmers) for 2012/2013 Conservation Easements

Congress extended the tax deductions for conservation easements through the provisions of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. Included was a section for enhanced deductions for contributions of property for [...]

LandVest is honored to represent the Patagonia Sur Portfolio, a collection of properties representing the best of Chilean Patagonia. We have asked the team at Patagonia Sur to tell us about their favorite places. Here is what Alejandro Orizola, Patagonia Surs Land and Development Manager, has to say:

I was lucky enough to live in Patagonia, and to visit some of the most impressive locations in the south of Chile, and probably the world. Among them, and to this day, [...]

In this second part of our interview, Matas Rivera, Patagonia Surs General Manager, discusses sustainability, his favorite places in the Patagonia Sur Portfolio and how to arrange a visit. Please click for the first part of our interview.

LandVest: What is special about the way that Patagonia Sur is integrating sustainability into its projects? Matas [...]

LandVest is delighted to have the opportunity to work with Matas Rivera, Patagonia Sur's General Manager, as our partner in the Patagonia Sur Portfolio. Matas has been recognized as one of Chile's 100 young leaders by the Chilean nationwide newspaperEl Mercurio, as one of the 30 faces of new power in Chile byCapital Magazine, and was selected byas one of Chile's successful young leaders [...]

In addition to a spectacular portfolio of real estate for sale in Chilean Patagonia, Patagonia Sur also offers a unique opportunity to go green by generating carbon offsets through their Reforestation & Biodiversity Project, and selling them to individuals or companies who wish to compensate their carbon [...]

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It's hard to imagine on a cold November day in the US and Europe that it is springtime in Patagonia. Flowers are blooming, the trees have leafed out, the snow is melting in the high Andes sending torrents of cold, clear water down into the valleys. The trout are rising and the days are getting longer. The ranch land is [...]

Many landowners have read about or know families who conserve portions or all of their land with a Conservation Easement (CE), also known as a Conservation Restriction in Massachusetts. A conservation easement is the permanent separation of the development rights from a property. The land subject to the CE can never be used for building [...]