Last quarter, I introduced the LandVest Economic Index, as a measure of how well our economy was performing. The index is a scaled measure of unemployment, GDP growth, and inflation. I plotted the index against the University of Michigans survey on consumer sentiment and found that at the end of this year's firstquarter,
More Homes For Sale, But Location Matters
An eventful first half of 2025 is in the books, and weve seen U.S. housing inventory continue to climb towards pre-pandemic levels. The current number of houses for sale trails 2017-19 levels by about 11% but its grown, year over year, for 20 consecutive [...]
Explore exclusive insights into Cape Cod's high-end real estate market in the first quarter of 2024. Discover trends, top sales, and inventory dynamics, providing valuable analysis for buyers and sellers.
Home sales are lagging. Although economists (as did I) predicted around 4.60 million existing home sales for 2024, that number is now expected to end the year at 3.84 million units [according to NAR September report]. This represents a 6.1% decline from 2023, which was already the worst year we had seen since 1995. Bear in mind that the US [...]
By Slater Anderson, Vice President & Managing Director of Real Estate
We enjoyed a strong start to the year in terms of transactions, dollar values, and listingsall of which increased year-over-year from 2023.
LandVests inventory grew 33 percent in Q1 year-over-year, a performance that easily outpaces the national number of 23.5
January 2024 Buyer & Seller Activity Survey: Optimism Defines the First Expert Survey of 2024
The 2024 Outlook by LandVest is a 3-part series of analysis and insights on the investment land and luxury residential markets.The perspectives outlined in this series are informed by performance in our investment land, residential, and
For generations, families have flocked to Cape Cod to take advantage of the gorgeous scenery, sandy beaches, and coastal lifestyle. Last year, between May and September, over 2.5 million people visited the Cape Cod National Seashore. The Cape has long been an escape from city life a chance to slow down and relax.
In the latest episode of LandVests [...]
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 [...]
On April 28th, Joe Taggart, LandVests President, shared the below message to all LandVest personnel. We are sharing it with you, as it underscores our commitment to protecting our staff, clients, and our community at [...]
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