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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THE VERMONT LUXURY MARKET IS IMPROVING

• Bennington, Chittenden, Lamoille, Windham, and Windsor counties command the most sales above $1 million.
• The number of luxury sales continued to improve in 2016, with 111 sales in 2016 compared to 97 sales in 2015, a 14% increase and 2017 appears to be off to a strong start as
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Stowe, Vermont has been front and center in the news lately with the sale of Stowe Mountain Resort to Colorado-based Vail Mountain Resort. A recent article on Realtor.com puts Stowe in the news again. It features our North Hill listing which is generating a lot of buzz for being the priciest listing in Vermont. You can read the article [...]

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 [...]

Demographics and the New Realism of Luxury Real Estate

The dominant theme of the post-Great Recession luxury real estate market has been the gap between buyer and seller expectations. This new realism is driven by demographics.

LandVests average seller is shifting from the Silent Generation to the Baby Boom generation. For both groups, [...]

Leaf peeping in New England draws thousands of people to the area every Fall. What if you wanted to enjoy the spectacular colors away from the crowds? You may not have thought of visiting these Vermont and New Hampshire towns. While off the beaten track, they are well worth the effort! [...]

Florida Maine Connection in the News

The appeal of Maine luxury real estate was featured in Miami Today. Its not just retiring to Florida anymore; its young Miami-based buyers looking for second homes in Maine. Its the cooler summer temperatures (for sure) combined with a vibrant culture and beautiful scenery that are drawing Florida [...]

Named the most beautiful lake in the U.S, Lake George in New Yorks Adirondack Mountains has been an inspiration for centuries. One of Georgia OKeeffes most famous paintings, Lake George Reflection, will be offered for sale at Christies in New York on May 19, 2016 and is estimated to sell for $8,000,000-$12,000,000. The painting is [...]