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Homes Prices on the Rise

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011 For the 4th straight month in a row, in most major U.S. cities, July saw home prices increase in 17 of the 20 cities tracked by the Standard and Poor’s / Case – Shiller Index. The National Association o...

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The Darkest Day in America’s History 9.11.01

It’s been 10 years since the world as we know it changed forever. As the wife of a NYC fire fighter, I remember this day, and the weeks and months that followed with eerie clarity. That morning my husband, John T...

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Harvest East End

Long Island has long been known for its production of fruits and veggies…but in recent years, wine has been taking over center stage. We now proudly put out some of the hot new labels on the market today. During the first three weekends in...

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Great Affordability Brings Real Estate Buyers From The Sidelines In The North Fork & Hamptons

The Real Estate market in the North Fork (and the Hamptons) is brisk in the East End offices of Town&Country, we are happy to report. Amid wild swings in the markets, caused by (international) sovereign debt crises, the Media are continuing ...

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LI Home Prices on the Rise!

The median Home Sales Price across Long Island rose in July from June 2011. The Number of Home Sales also rose July 2011 compared with 2010, again in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties by 15.2%! Multiple Listing Service of Long Island (or MLSL...

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Community Preservation Fund Used to Purchase More Land!

East Hampton Town’s latest land acquisition is a 26.7 acre parcel off of Route 114 behind the Jewish Cemetery and abutting Sag Harbor Village. It is a wooded site and is part of the Pine Barrens and Ground Water Protection area. The land is c...

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Elvis Costello SOLD OUT the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center

Elvis Costello and the Imposters played to a sold out audience at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center. On stage was a huge game show wheel ,“The Spectacular Spinning Songbook”, which selected audience members put into motion featur...

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New Hamptons Home for Bloomberg

Cryptomeria, a magnificent 35 Acre estate in Southampton, is soon to be the Hamptons home of NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Cryptomeria, named after the tall evergreens which dot the estate, was built in 1910 for Charles Blair Macdonald, golf ...

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Southampton Goes Shopping For Land

SOUTHAMPTON TOWN SPENDS $10,000,000 ON LAND THROUGH THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION FUND. Southampton Town Board approved the purchase of 3 separate holdings. The largest of the acquisitions was a $7.5M for the development rights to farmland in N...

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The Peconic Bay Shopper and famous Waterfront homes on the North Fork

The East End of Long Island has long been a getaway for the rich and famous. Since the 1980s the Hamptons have dominated the news as the playground for Manhattan's who'se who. The mix of proximity to the City and the world's best Ocean Beaches...

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Finally!!!

Finally the media is easing up on their Real Estate Market bashing! In the past 2 days you’ve been reading & hearing Home Sales Prices Rose & Contracts for Home Purchases Rose. The most recent was the report by the National Association ...

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No-Vacancy Signs Are Going Up At Brand New “Blue Inn” In East Marion For 4th Of July Weekend

Montauk Hotelier Sam Glass succeeded in bringing the best of the North Fork and South Fork & the Hamptons together: the owner of Montauk’s Ocean Resort Inn is opening the Blue Inn this fourth of July weekend! Visitors to the North Fork ...

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