Moving is rarely an easy task. This year, some are finding it nearly impossible. During a challenging year, people across the nation continue to have the same life changes that motivate a move: families grow and shrink, jobs change, and people age in and out of their shells. Space to work and educate from home reached a new level of [...]

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 [...]

As Ruth Kennedy Sudduth explored in The Covid Land Rush, trends in the real estate market experienced a 180 in 2020. After the Great Recession, apartments with concierge services and lots of amenities were all the rage for millennials and baby boomers alike. Last year though, with more jobs being moved away from urban centers, people [...]

Life science headquarters, biomedical labs, and top-ranked universities seem to be around every other corner in Boston. It should come as no surprise that all this activity has propelled the city to the top of [...]

Our 2020 LandVest Index reported an unprecedented explosion in sales of luxury properties across New England and the Adirondacks. The imperatives for refuge and a new sense of life and work balance continue to drive the market into the second quarter of 2021. With low inventory and high demand, buyers need brokers who have their fingers on [...]

Market Highlights

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

• Inventory down 16% (162 vs 193 last year).
• Sales volume up 93% (Record 226 vs record 117 last year).
• Top Sale: $20,000,000, 187 Penzance Road, Woods Hole.
• Cape Cods high-end market lagged thru the Q2 and exploded in the second half.
• COVID-19 increased demand for special "refuge" properties, but buyers struggled with reduced inventory and premium
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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. [...]

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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