Harvard, Massachusetts, is a beautiful town year round, but summers in Harvard are especially great. Here are five things we love about living in Harvard:

LandVests Stanley Edwards calls Harvard "home". Visit her favorite listing, the Ark, as well as her other area listings in nearby Concord.

There is nothing like pampering yourself in your very own luxurious bathtub while taking in the magnificent water views! Check out these LandVest listings from the coast of Maine to Cape Cod, to the hills and mountains of New Hampshire and Vermont, all with luxurious [...]

Enjoy an active summer lifestyle in these turn-key properties!

The North Shore of Boston has got it all for summer: From the beaches of Cape Ann and Manchester-by-the Sea, to polo at Myopia, and kayaking and canoeing along the marshes and rivers in Ipswich and Essex and intense sailboat racing or mellow cruising from Marblehead and [...]

Q: What is the best real estate value in your area today? Are there any real estate deals left?

A: We asked Lanse Robb, the #1 luxury broker on Bostons North Shore (per MLS) which is the most solid investment of all his terrific listings:

"I would say 6 Eaglehead Road in Manchester-by-the Sea. Its a great neighborhood, has spectacular views of the ocean, and is a short walk to [...]

North Shore of Boston, Bostons Gold Coast, has everything from crashing ocean waves off the rocky coast of Cape Ann, to the white sandy beaches of Gloucester and Manchester-by-the-Sea, to the sailing harbors of Marblehead, to the salt marshes along Ipswich, Essex and West Gloucester, as well as the inland waterways, lakes, rivers, and [...]

Every summer community has a special neighborhood and in the case of Osterville on Cape Cod, its Wianno.

Captain Miles Standish negotiated the first great real estate deal in Wianno in 1648. At that time the price was two brass kettles, one bushel of corn, and half of the fence needed to enclose 30 acres of land reserved by the previous [...]

One of the things I love about the South Coast of Massachusetts is the maritime tradition. Through most of the nineteenth century, New Bedford was the world capital of whaling. In the present day that tradition continues with the world's largest scallop fleet. This week New Bedford celebrates that tradition with the arrival of the Charles W. [...]

Do you love New England's open countryside and beautiful trails? Here are some farms, country reteats and great deals:

Swimming ponds in the Green Mountains

Great places to ride at great values

Trying to please a horse person and a fisherman?

Or a horse person and a golf/ tennis player?

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Dreaming of a summer escape on the New England coast? Here are some of our favorite properties.

Get out in the islands

Summer on the beach

Tie up to your dock

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