The LandVest High-End Market Watch is a periodic review of select high-end markets in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and the Adirondacks. Market data are collected from Multiple Listing Services and do not include private listings. [...]

Sales by Town, $2,000,000+, Year End, 2000-2013

Nine of the 54 cities and towns in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, had high-end sales in 2013: Belmont (5), Cambridge (23), Concord (17), Lexington (12), Lincoln (5), Newton (49), Wayland (2), Weston (26), and Winchester (3). For the first time Newton has become the sales leader for the [...]

Active Listings & Sales, $2,000,000+, Q1-Q3, 2000-2013

In Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the first three quarters of 2013 the inventory of high-end listings grew to 183 compared 146 at the end of the third quarter in 2012. This is also above the first three quarters average since 2000 of 147 listings. 21 of these listings are above [...]

Brokers at LandVest are considered experts in their field and are often asked to voice their views and opinions on the current state of the real estate market. Recently, LandVest brokers, Terrence Maitland and Stewart Young, were quoted in the [...]

In 2010 the Massachusetts state legislature authorized the creation of the Cultural Districts Initiative that recognizes distinctive places in the Commonwealth with a concentration of cultural attractions and activities. Its no surprise then that Concord Center has been designated a Cultural District recognizing its uniqueness, historical [...]

What an interesting question for a real estate broker. Usually we talk about year-round attributes like the school system (great) or the commute to Boston (convenient), but what about in the dead of winter? What is so special about Lincoln at this time of year? Here are 5 reasons from the practical to the [...]

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

• Record number of high-end $2,000,000+ sales, up 65% from 2011 and more than twice the number of sales in 2009.
• Record sale on Fairhaven Hill in Concord at $8,600,000. 74% of high-end sales $2,000,000 to $3,000,000; 5% of sales above $5,000,000.
• Inventories are healthy at all levels relative to sales.
• Strong performance in other high-end markets across New England suggests a return to a more balanced market, driven by significant price adjustments and pent-up
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LandVests Real Estate Consulting Group is proud to have been involved in the permanent protection of Pantry Brook Farm an iconic 100-acre farm on Concord Road in Sudbury, Massachusetts that provides a major scenic backdrop and reminder of the towns agrarian past. The property is located on both sides of Concord Road and contains a mix of [...]

Ask the Seller The sellers perspective is one of the best ways to get a feel for a property, so we asked our sellers what they love about their Concord home and they gave us their top ten list of favorite things about their property. Concord was listed as one of the [...]