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 [...]

LandVests Timberland Division has recently become certified by the Rainforest Alliance to the Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC) Forest Management and Chain of Custody Standards FSC C120428. Forest Certification is a voluntary third-party process to identify and recognize well-managed forestland. LandVests forest management policies, [...]

We often hear What is the best time to list our home? According to the Wall Street Journal, the best month to list your home in the Boston area is May. It is more likely that your home will sell more quickly, and for more money if listed in the second half of May!

"This May is shaping up to be strong for new launches for LandVest. Buyer [...]

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in one of LandVests properties? We invite our owners to tell us a bit about their experience, what they love about their homes and a bit of their history. Here is what the owner of [...]

How did you come about owning this property? We knew we wanted to live in Marblehead, and we found this house after an extensive search for just the right waterfront property. The views from the house sold it! We used the house as a primary residence, but it could easily be a vacation [...]

Market Highlights

• First quarter volume of $2,000,000 + sales was strong (34 vs peak 40 sales in 2015).
• Top sale for the first quarter: $6,700,000, 383 River Road, Carlisle.
• First quarter inventories grew 46% compared to a year ago.
• LandVests markets continue to improve in volume, turnover, and with significant record sales.
• Special properties, expertly presented, reaching out to a broad market with a strong value proposition, are well received by the
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This is the first in a blog series What I Love About ., covering unique residences, shops, restaurants and experiences found in the upscale neighborhoods of Boston.

Where to begin to describe the things I love about Beacon Hill? Having lived there for two decades, Ive come to appreciate the special things that lend a sense of time and place [...]

What are the three keys to a successful sale of your home?

1. The BEST BROKERS 2. The BEST OUTREACH 3. The BEST PRESENTATION of your property

Talk to Terry Maitland and Nicole Monahan.

With nearly $900,000,000 dollars of luxury property sales between them, they are distinguished among the highly competitive Greater Boston market by their [...]