LandVest's Keene Valley and Boston offices were part of the team that successfully helped the Ernst Family master plan, negotiate and appraise the family's amazing conservation gift on the 12,000 acre Elk Lake Preserve to the State of New York at the tail end of 2012. "It was an honor and pleasure to work with the Ernst Family, The Nature [...]

LandVest is honored to market the Patagonia Sur Portfolio in Chilean Patagonia. Patagonia Sur insiders have been telling us about what they love about participating in this historic conservation project and their favorite places within the Patagonia Sur portfolio. Today, weve asked Toms Gonzalez, Chiles national rafting champion and [...]

The Maine island of Isle au Haut in Penobscot Bay made the Wall Street Journals list of five Final Frontiers in the world.

It just so happens that our Camden office has a property listed on Isle au Haut. While it certainly offers the beauty and solitude touted by the article, its not exactly primitive living. [...]

Landowners can now deduct 50% of adjusted gross income (up to 100% for farmers) for 2012/2013 Conservation Easements

Congress extended the tax deductions for conservation easements through the provisions of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. Included was a section for enhanced deductions for contributions of property for [...]

On January 1, 2013, US legislators extended the Production Tax Credit, or PTC ,for wind power development which will now include wind development projects started in 2013, and, according to the American Wind Energy Association, provide tax relief for the first ten years of a wind farm. One of the upsides of the one-year extension is that [...]

Cape Cod is well known as a summer playground, but I like it best in the off-season, especially in the winter. Whether you are thinking about a weekend or full-time retreat, here are my top 5 reasons for living on Cape Cod in the [...]

Once again, LandVest properties grab two of the top spots for the highest sales in Greater Boston area this year! According to Boston.com, two LandVest listings were in the top ten ranking for luxury properties this [...]

LandVest is honored to represent the Patagonia Sur Portfolio, a collection of properties representing the best of Chilean Patagonia. We have asked the team at Patagonia Sur to tell us about their favorite places. Here is what Alejandro Orizola, Patagonia Surs Land and Development Manager, has to say:

I was lucky enough to live in Patagonia, and to visit some of the most impressive locations in the south of Chile, and probably the world. Among them, and to this day, [...]