Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in some 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. We spoke with the owner of [...]

The LandVest High-End Market Watch is a periodic review of select high-end markets in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and the Adirondacks. Market data are collected from Multiple Listing Services and do not include private listings. LandVest makes no representation as to the accuracy of the data and therefore is not [...]

The LandVest High-End Market Watch is a periodic review of select high-end markets in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and the Adirondacks. Market data are collected from Multiple Listing Services and do not include private listings. [...]

Sales by Town, $2,000,000+, Year End, 2000-2013

Nine of the 54 cities and towns in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, had high-end sales in 2013: Belmont (5), Cambridge (23), Concord (17), Lexington (12), Lincoln (5), Newton (49), Wayland (2), Weston (26), and Winchester (3). For the first time Newton has become the sales leader for the [...]

Active Listings & Sales, $2,000,000+, Q1-Q3, 2000-2013

In Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the first three quarters of 2013 the inventory of high-end listings grew to 183 compared 146 at the end of the third quarter in 2012. This is also above the first three quarters average since 2000 of 147 listings. 21 of these listings are above [...]

LandVest is excited and encouraged to see the luxury fall Real Estate Market picked up considerably. The Warren Report has noted a number of towns that are particularly "hot". If you are interested in Real Estate in any of these hot markets you may encounter bidding wars or the property is already under agreement.

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

• Record number of high-end $2,000,000+ sales, up 65% from 2011 and more than twice the number of sales in 2009.
• Record sale on Fairhaven Hill in Concord at $8,600,000. 74% of high-end sales $2,000,000 to $3,000,000; 5% of sales above $5,000,000.
• Inventories are healthy at all levels relative to sales.
• Strong performance in other high-end markets across New England suggests a return to a more balanced market, driven by significant price adjustments and pent-up
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Ask the Seller The sellers perspective is one of the best ways to get a feel for a property, so we asked our sellers what they love about their Concord home and they gave us their top ten list of favorite things about their property. Concord was listed as one of the [...]

Newly Priced at $14,500,000

5 Willow Road, Weston, Massachusetts, or the Cabot Estate, was owned by Thomas and Virginia Cabot from the late 1920's until 1997 and was purchased by the current owners in 1998. They constructed a magnificent California Lodge style residence on the 13.43 acre property completing it in 2004. Architect [...]