LandVest's President, Joseph Taggart, shares his expertise on the housing shortage in the US and the attempt to accommodate the newest generation of buyers.

Stewart Young, a LandVest | Christie's International Real Estate Principal focusing on Cape Cod, the South Coast, and Boston's western suburbs, compiles the LandVest Index which tracks sales of high-end properties across New England and the Adirondacks.

January 2024 Buyer & Seller Activity Survey: Optimism Defines the First Expert Survey of 2024

LandVest's President Joseph Taggart provides his expert insight on forecasting residential home sales as we head into 2024.

The age-old dilemma: Should you buy, or should you hold off? Should you sell, or should you wait?

Vermont's real estate market is changing. Sales of homes over $1 million decreased in 2023 by 6.5% compared to the peak the year before. Buyers placed a bigger discount on homes that needed work due to high building costs and a shortage of [...]

Last quarter we addressed the crosscurrents in the real estate market: tight inventory, sellers frozen in place by their existing low mortgages, buyers still searching for the life they want, millennials continuing to come into the market.

Now the tide is turning:  The high water of the COVID-era seller's market is retreating.  The ebb tide is leaving fewer buyers in the waters and sellers more exposed to navigational [...]

It was the distinct details of The Ledges that made the current owners, Bill and Dana, fall in love with the property at first sight. This country home in Wenham is the work of Harrie T. Lindeberg, an American architect who was renowned for his country homes across the United States. His designs were innovative yet still historically [...]

One Truth: When there isn't a structural imbalance, real estate follows wealth and employment.

Three Themes:

1. Tight supply
2. Increasing demand from underlying demographics
3. Prices are still high

Is There a Structural Imbalance in Real Estate Currently?

If there is any structural imbalance, it is persistent lack of supply, not speculative [...]

When the sleek, pale faade of The Tiffany Ayer Mansion was unveiled in 1902 amid the red brick of Bostons Commonwealth Avenue, it was a challenge to the old order. Disruption and innovation are a Boston tradition. For a provincial capital, Boston has always punched above its weight on the world stage. From the Tea Party to Isabella Stewart [...]