While Vermonts luxury real estate market continues to see robust saleswith $1 million+ volume up 16% year-over-year*the landscape is shifting. Inventory has expanded significantly. Months of Inventory** have risen from approximately 4 to 12 months, tipping the scales in favor of buyers for the first time since before the pre-pandemic, [...]

A Window for Buyers?

The late days of summer are full of news about growing inventories of listed homes, more price reductions, and stock market volatility. That said, the first meaningful reductions in mortgage rates in 2024 offers the prospect of future savings in financing [...]

History Suggests Presidential Elections Deliver Buyer Opportunities

Every presidential election year brings uncertainty and 2024 is proving to be one of the most unsettled election cycles in memory. But history suggests that in the U.S. real estate market, election trends can be more predictable than you might think. Since 1980 the autumn [...]

In the first half of 2024, the most common question I have been asked is whether housing is overpriced. Although my instincts told me no, I wanted to take a deep dive into the numbers to see what the data was telling us. Based on my analysis, the answer is yes and [...]

Anecdotal evidence suggests that Millennial home buyers are seeking a work/life balance that includes both sustainability and land ownership. Enter: permaculturea growing trend among LandVest Vermont [...]

LandVest is pleased to announce that David Speirs has assumed the role of Vice President, Land Transactions and Resource Consulting.

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 [...]

For decades, LandVest has been the industry leader in the brokerage and management of institutional and private timberland in North America. Much of the acreage LandVest represents is productive working forestland, managed for sustainable timber production and recreation. Today, properties are increasingly identified by our team of brokers [...]

Conservation projects often happen when, for a moment in time, the interests of landowner, community, and conservation align. This was the case on Cuttyhunk Island where a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity emerged with the passing in 2015 of island legend, Oriel Ponzecchi, owner of several iconic properties including historic [...]