2020 was a year full of unexpected change. Among them was a booming real estate market as families traded heavily populated states such as New York and California, along with major metropolitan areas, for the suburbs and rural America. The reasons are many, but the lower real estate prices outside of congested areas are a big factor, [...]

Wolcott Woods is distinguished not only by its magnificent setting, but also its roots in Massachusetts history. In 1851, prominent Beacon Hill merchant Joshua Harrington Wolcott bought the land and subsequently built Blue Hill, a summer residence for his family. Later known as the Wolcott Mansion, Roger Wolcott, the former Governor of the [...]

The word of the year for 2020 should be unprecedented. On Marthas Vineyard, a year of unprecedented challenges finished on quite the record: for the first time, real estate sales on the island passed the $1 billion threshold. [...]

2020 is finally, thankfully, receding in the rear-view mirror. It was a difficult year, and our thoughts go out to all of those who have suffered from the effects of this [...]

The Tale of Two Markets after the Great Recession, when the entire story was about urban millennials and downsizing boomers fighting over concierge apartments, totally reversed with [...]

Market Highlights

HIGH-END ($2,000,000+) MARKETS HIGHLIGHTS

• Inventory up 13% (163 vs 144 last year).
• Sales up 17% (Record 377 vs record 322 last year).
• Top Sale: $16,000,000, 46 Fayerweather Street, Cambridge.
• Middlesex Countys high-end market continues to perform strongly.
• COVID-19 crimped listings and sales in the first half, but the year ended with record
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LandVest, a longtime member of the Vermont community, has for years circled the Stowe area, but timing was just not right, until now. LandVest is pleased to have found our newest home on Mountain Road, and excited with the new addition to the Vermont [...]

It happens every year, but we never get tired of saying it: Lanse Robb is, once again, the overall top-ranked broker in Essex County for residential sales above $1,000,000. Despite unprecedented challenges, Lanse and Sophie Soman finished out 2020 with over $40 million in sales. With these latest figures, Lanses total sales in residential [...]

We are pleased to be introducing our new website in January 2021. Back in the early 90s, LandVest launched one of New Englands first real estate firm websites. Since then, we have remained committed to being on the cutting edge of technology. Our newest website once again sets the bar for the real estate [...]