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LVIS Landmark Society
Town & Country took their East Hampton ladies to the Maistone Club on Saturday, November 8th for the LVIS Landmark Society where they celebrated the works of legendary architect Stanford White as presented by his Great Grandson Samuel White. Th...
Town & Country Welcomes You To Go Green Too!
Let’s all work with our East End towns in reducing our carbon footprints! There is a proposal to ban all plastic shopping bags from grocery stores throughout the Hamptons. Here at Town & Country, we already made that possible for hundreds of ...
Town & Country Hamptons 3rd Quarter 2014 Home Sales Report
As predicted, the 2014 3rd Quarter Home Sales Report recorded some impressive statistics, the likes of which we haven’t seen since 2007. All 12 markets monitored by TOWN & COUNTRY REAL ESTATE rose… in fact 5 of the individual markets dou...
Town & Country North Fork 3rd Quarter 2014 Home Sales Report
Since the winter of 2013 I’ve been saying 2014 will be the year of the North Fork and yes it has been like a snowball rolling downhill, building in size and momentum. All 4 markets monitored by TOWN & COUNTRY REAL ESTATE rose in all 3 crit...Thank You To All Buyers Of Real Property!
The Community Preservation Fund or CPF transfer tax, as many of us in Real Estate call it, refers to the 2% tax paid by the buyer of real property over price points set back in 1999 when the fund was originally set up. The idea was to apply thi...
Montauk Boy Scouts
On Friday, September 26th Town & Country was pleased to donate several children’s wetsuits to the Boy Scouts in Montauk. Thank you Evelina Mcdermott, from our East Hampton office for your generous donation! We hope the children enjoy using ...New Home Sales Reach A 6 Year High!
The Commerce Department reported an 18% increase from July to August (504,000) in new home sales and August 2014 sales of new homes were up 33% from August 2013! This is a nationwide statistic. That is the highest level reported since May 2008,...
Town & Country Board Of Directors And Marketing Staff At Duryea’s Lobster House
Town & Country took their Board of Directors and marketing staff to the Fighting Chance Lobster Bash at Duryea’s in Montauk last Friday. It was a beautiful day with one of the best views in the Hamptons. Thank you Chip Duryea – the founde...
The Peconic Land Trust’s Common Table
On August 17, 2014 the Peconic Land Trust celebrated their 25th anniversary. The benefit was a grand success and Mother Nature blessed us with a perfect evening. There was incredible food prepared by well-known East End chefs complimented by ...
Hamptons 2nd Quarter 2014 Home Sales Report
To those of us in the industry, the second three months of 2014 seemed busier than the statistics show. Personally, I had expected to see all 12 markets monitored by TOWN & COUNTRY in the black for all 3 criteria — Number of Home Sales, Total...