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Sag Harbor Cinema

Sag Harbor Plays On

A year ago, a hole was burned through the heart of Main Street in Sag Harbor – literally! The iconic Sag Harbor Theater in the center of its village was destroyed in an early morning fire on December 16, 2016. Thanks to the combined...

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Closing Costs Report

Closing Cost Guidelines 2017

Town & Country provides this guide to estimate closing costs for you, for informational purposes only. Both Buyers and Sellers should receive Estimated Closing Costs from their respective attorneys prior to closing. Purchasers using a lending i...

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59 Middle Lane Front 3

How Important Is Pricing?

Those of us in the industry are witness to one of the oddest phenomenon I’ve seen in my 36 years. We are seeing homes selling for HALF of their original list price. Clearly, our markets are not collapsing by any means. We are not in a ...

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Hamptons Real Estate – A Glass Half Full

Maybe I’m the eternal optimist or maybe I’ve just been doing this too long – HA! Either way, I believe it is important to address the grim snapshot of the state of Hamptons Real Estate as described by some of my contemporaries, all...

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Kaplan 56 Middle Lane, East Hampton - Front Facade

National Homes Sales Are Rocking!

The National Association of Realtors has released the first quarter home sales report for 2017 and the numbers are impressive. Total existing-home sales rose 1.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.64 million. This was the highes...

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Marine Drive

US Home Prices Rose 5.9%

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index reported a 5.9% rise in home sales prices nationwide for January, year over year. That increase is the greatest since mid-2014. The 10-city index rose 5.1% January 2016 to January 2017 while the 20-city ...

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