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 [...]
America has always been about reinvention. Disruption from the Industrial Revolution and global competition (sound familiar?) strained Vermont agriculture at the end of the 19th century. In an effort to modernize agriculture, agricultural big thinkers, often funded by wealthy philanthropists, encouraged the development of model farms. From [...]
Editor's Note: Below is the remarkable story of a200-year-old Vermont farm and its many incarnations.The place hastransitioned from asubsistence hill farm to a model agricultural estate to today'sultra-boutique vineyard with its grand summer mansion and original outbuildings, coolly reinvented for the 21st [...]
When I was at Bennington College in the mid-70s, on many weekends I would drive up to Randolph Center, a 2.5 hour drive, to stay with a friend who raised Morgan horses. I became very good at navigating back roads to get there, as it was boring always going the speedy way, Rt. 7 to I [...]
In honor of the season, we are continuing Wednesday blogs to assist in the search for unique gifts! LandVests gift bag of great New England properties has something for everyone. This weeks properties would be a great fit for those who love horseback riding, privacy and being outside in the [...]
In honor of the season, we are continuing Wednesday blogs to assisting in the search for unique gifts! LandVests gift bag of great New England properties has something for everyone. This weeks properties would be a great fit for those who love to be close to work, food, and entertainment. These properties are all in or near to [...]
In late November we gather our family and friends together to celebrate, feast, and give thanks. In this three part blog series well explore LandVests favorite places to celebrate Thanksgiving by the sea, in the mountains, and in the [...]
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