The landscape of Robert Frost, with green-shuttered white clapboard houses, white mountains, and rolling meadows, is the backdrop for an active equestrian community - from top dressage trainers to vibrant hunt clubs and avid eventers and jumpers. NHs current use tax program encourages open space by reducing taxes on undeveloped land, a [...]

A selection of historic properties listed by LandVest was recently featured in Private Wealth Magazines Buying History: If These Walls Could Speak.

Ian Shearn explores the backstories of ten great antique homes for sale.

It wasnt surprising that LandVest represents nearly half the great properties featured by Private Wealth Magazine in [...]

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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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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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 [...]

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 [...]

The Financial Times just featured LandVests Black Hole Hollow Farm among a collection of properties which inspired famous writers. This secluded Vermont farm along the VT/NY border was the inspiration for a romantic James Bond caper in For Your Eyes Only imagined by Ian Fleming during his stays there. Fleming's visits came in a glamorous [...]

Imagine having a forest for your backyard with a lifetime supply of prized hardwoods just waiting for you to create your next woodworking project. Then picture yourself in an 8,000-square-foot heated barn with dedicated spaces for wood storage, a modern woodshop, and a separate finishing area. And finally, think about the unique pleasure of [...]

A Glimpse into LandVest's North Shore Horse Country

A classic New England countryside of open meadows, woodlands, wide-open grass gallops, saltwater farms and gracious old estates define Myopia Hunt Country of Bostons North Shore. This rural character belies the areas easy access into Boston and sophisticated cultural amenities. A [...]