What Bill Steigerwaldt Has Learned About Land and Value Over a 40-Year Appraisal Career

Bill Steigerwaldt learned to value land long before he learned to appraise it.

His father became a forester in Michigan in the 1940s. After a decade as a forester for the State of Wisconsin, he struck out on his own, building a forestry business and [...]

For years, the housing industry has been waiting for the “Silver Tsunami”— Baby Boomers (and the Silent Generation) downsizing from their large homes, and releasing a wave of long-held luxury real estate to the next generation of [...]

What distinguishes an exceptional island home beyond privacy and a beautiful view? 

There is an undeniable appeal to island living: privacy, expansive shoreline, and a sense of separation from the everyday. Across New England, that can take many forms—from a private island reached by bridge or boat to a historic home within a longstanding [...]

As we move into Vermont's midsummer market, residential sales over $1 million increased 19% year-over-year, while total dollar volume rose 23%.

At first glance, the increase in dollar volume might suggest that luxury home prices have risen significantly. However, dollar volume reflects both the number of homes sold and their [...]

Every historic home has a story. Some were shaped by influential families, others welcomed notable guests, and a few have been carefully preserved using the same techniques that built them centuries ago.

Each year, LandVest processes enough paper trip tickets generated through timber harvesting and log transportation activities that, if laid end to end, they would stretch roughly 13 miles. That volume of paperwork has long been a necessary part of moving wood from the forest to the mill, but it also reflects a workflow that has remained [...]

LandVest is pleased to welcome Joshua McDorman as Project Manager, Mitigation Banking & Environmental Crediting, further expanding the firm’s expertise in natural capital, conservation, and environmental markets. Josh joins the [...]

For over 25 years, I have analyzed housing and macroeconomic trends and how they shape real estate markets across New England. Following its peak in the fourth quarter of 2022, I expected the housing market to follow a more familiar correction pattern. As affordability spiked, prices would fall sharply, inventory would rise, and a [...]

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.