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It’s Time To Buy That Home

Wall Street Journal's Jack Hough, titled his article on Saturday just that… "It's Time to Buy That House". He discusses the National Association of Realtors, Housing Affordability Index, which Town and Country has written about several tim...

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Poxabogue Golf Club

Poxabogue Golf Club was purchased jointly in 2004 by the Towns of East Hampton and Southampton for $3.5 million each in order to keep open the 9 hole gem in Sagaponack. Now facing staggering debt East Hampton's Town Board has voted to sell its...

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Peconic Land Trust

.. I was delighted to have experienced the Peconic Land Trust Common Table in Amagansett this past Sunday. It was a beautiful day and a wonderful event for a great cause… the stars all lined up.

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Come & Get ‘Em

… Mortgages that is! Yes for the first time in history interest rates on a 30 year fixed rate mortgage is under 4%. The only problem is banks are holding on to their money with a real death grip! There are buyers who want to buy and they have...

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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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