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Built for Generations: Family Compounds Across New England & The Adirondacks05.12.2026

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Some properties are purchased for a moment in time. Others are held for generations.  Across New England and the Adirondacks, family compounds have long represented a distinct kind of ownership — properties designed not simply as homes, but as places to return to year after year. With [...]

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Stewarding the Best of the Best: Brandons Next Chapter with Alibabas Jack Ma

WSjRecent press coverage has featured Jack Mas purchase of Brandon, the 28,120 acre private preserve in the heart of the Adirondack Park, brokered by LandVest. We were pleased to see the Wall Street Journals thoughtful interview with Jack Mas team about how his purchase of Brandon fits into his global interest in conservation.

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LandVests Richard Carbonetti and his forest management team have spent years managing the lands at Brandon and are pleased to see its tradition of land stewardship continue. They, along with LandVests Vinny McClelland and Gary Bahlkow who brokered the sale, share a sentiment of excitement about the new owners commitment to conservation and preservation of one of the most magnificent properties in the Northeast.

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This project exemplifies the balance of skills LandVest can bring to our clients:

  • timberland management
  • development of land plans that fit each owners vision, within the guidelines of conservation easements and government authorities
  • valuation of rare properties and timberland resources
  • marketing conserved properties to sophisticated buyers

If you have or seek a special property and would like to learn more about what LandVest can do to help, contact us!

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LandVest Leads an Emerging Asset Class with Mitigation Bank Portfolio Sale04.24.2026

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  LandVest is helping shape a growing market at the intersection of investment performance and environmental stewardship with the recent sale of a large-scale mitigation bank portfolio—an asset class gaining traction among institutional and private investors alike. The Appalachia Mitigation Bank Portfolio, brokered on behalf of Ecosystem [...]

Middlesex County | Massachusetts High-End Market Watch, First Half 202509.22.2025

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  HIGH-END $2,000,000+ MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Inventory up 12% (Record 514 vs record 458 last year). Sales up 23% (Record 423 vs record 345 last year). Top Sale: $10,500,000, 10 Appleton Street, Cambridge. Buyers and sellers continue to increase their activity resulting in record inventories and [...]

Annisquam: A Hidden Gem on Massachusetts' North Shore07.02.2025

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  Perched on the northern edge of Gloucester, Massachusetts, Annisquam feels like a village where time slows down. With its clapboard homes, winding lanes, and views that stretch from quiet coves to the open sea, it offers a glimpse of coastal New England as it was, and, in places like [...]

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