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Fighting Chance Annual Board of Directors Meeting

By Judi Desiderio , Monday, January 26, 2015
My fellow Directors and I met for a few hours, led by our executive committee, Duncan Darrow, Sue Davies and Tuck Hardy. It was a budget meeting as well as operational. I remain in awe of the staff at Fighting Chance who give endlessly to those...

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Town & Country 2014 Hamptons Year End Home Sales Report

By Judi Desiderio , Thursday, January 22, 2015
It was a remarkable year for Hamptons Real Estate, particularly the high end as evidenced by 19 home sales $20 million or more. This was a 138% leap over 2013. Last year, 8 home shared that elite status, this year in Bridgehampton (which includ...

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Town & Country North Fork 4th Quarter 2014 Home Sales Report

By Judi Desiderio , Monday, January 19, 2015
The last 3 months of 2014 were good for the North Fork in 3 of the 4 markets monitored by TOWN & COUNTRY. In fact, Jamesport (which includes Aquebogue, Baiting Hollow and South Jamesport) increased 33%. The only hamlet to see a decline was Mat...

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Lights out at 11pm in East Hampton Village

By Judi Desiderio , Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Let me first tell you of a conversation I had with a client about a meeting we were to have – she asked me which Town & Country office I was at. When I replied the East Hampton Village office of T&C she quickly quipped, “oh, East Hampton.....

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2015 Predictions

By Judi Desiderio , Friday, January 09, 2015
Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year! As we tear into a new calendar what’s in store for East End real estate? Will the trend of high end sales continue to set new high watermarks? Will the number of home sales reach 2005 levels? ...

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New Trend or Anomaly

By Judi Desiderio , Wednesday, January 07, 2015
In 2014, Hamptons Real Estate markets set new records. The sale of Chris Browne and Andrew Gordon’s 18-acre Further Lane oceanfront estate for $147 million to Barry Rosenstein shattered the ceiling. The 2007 record, which was the sale of th...

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Main Beach Polar Bear Plunge!

By Judi Desiderio , Friday, January 02, 2015
On New Year’s Day several hundred people got together for the Polar Bear Plunge to raise money for the Hamptons Food Pantry. All of the generous donations will benefit many families in our communities from East Hampton, Wainscott, Amagansett...

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Make Some Noise – Help Us Get The Toxic Poles Pulled!

By Town & Country Real Estate , Wednesday, December 31, 2014
LIBFRE, a local, non-profit citizen’s group who is in the midst of a lawsuit fighting PSEG and LIPA to remove the poles, clean up the contaminated soil and water, and go underground with the power lines, is asking for everyone to MAKE SOME NO...

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Town & Country’s Annual Holiday Gala

By Judi Desiderio , Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Town & Country’s Annual Holiday Gala was at The Southampton Social Club. Ian and his staff did a wonderful job on the scrumptious hors d’oeuvres and fabulous dinner. Cocktails and conversations we enjoyed by all. Judi Desiderio, Janet Humme...

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Santa’s Gift to Wall Street

By Judi Desiderio , Monday, December 29, 2014
2014 was an incredible ride for the stock market—and we all know what that means to the Hampton's, North Fork and Shelter Island Real Estate. I always say, ‘we are umbilically connected’. 2014 was a year of many personal bests, new ceili...

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Tribute to Tom Twomey

By Judi Desiderio , Monday, November 24, 2014
Saturday, I along with hundreds of others attended a mass at St. Luke’s in East Hampton. Tom was eulogized by many including Hillary Clinton. Clearly his BIG heart and contributions to our community will be felt for generations to come. Tha...

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