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 [...]

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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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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Still working on your gift list? Weve found properties even your pickiest loved one will fall in love with. Follow along with LandVest's Holiday Gift Guide blog in this four-part series to find the perfect home for you, your family, and your [...]