While Vermonts luxury real estate market continues to see robust saleswith $1 million+ volume up 16% year-over-year*the landscape is shifting. Inventory has expanded significantly. Months of Inventory** have risen from approximately 4 to 12 months, tipping the scales in favor of buyers for the first time since before the pre-pandemic, [...]

New England is home to some of the most stunning equestrian properties that seamlessly combine luxury living with a passion for horses. Here are five exceptional properties on the market right now:

A Window for Buyers?

The late days of summer are full of news about growing inventories of listed homes, more price reductions, and stock market volatility. That said, the first meaningful reductions in mortgage rates in 2024 offers the prospect of future savings in financing [...]

History Suggests Presidential Elections Deliver Buyer Opportunities

Every presidential election year brings uncertainty and 2024 is proving to be one of the most unsettled election cycles in memory. But history suggests that in the U.S. real estate market, election trends can be more predictable than you might think. Since 1980 the autumn [...]

In the first half of 2024, the most common question I have been asked is whether housing is overpriced. Although my instincts told me no, I wanted to take a deep dive into the numbers to see what the data was telling us. Based on my analysis, the answer is yes and [...]

Anecdotal evidence suggests that Millennial home buyers are seeking a work/life balance that includes both sustainability and land ownership. Enter: permaculturea growing trend among LandVest Vermont [...]

As if in slumber, Stonecrop Ledge has stood, timeless, at the edge of the village of Middlebury. Its windows, long shuttered, clapboards in much need of paint and its crumbling stone walls, might suggest a story ended. But for Randall and Kathleen Brisson, and indeed for the house itself, this is a tale not finished but merely paused. 

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 [...]

Early this year we talked about one truth and three themes: 

One Truth: When there isnt 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

Where are we now?

The luxury market feels solid, but trendless, best described as experiencing [...]