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Exciting new developments at Town and Country Real Estate

By Judi Desiderio , Sunday, January 23, 2011

These are exciting times for Town and Country Real Estate: Theresa Eurell opened our new Montauk office, Janet Hummel doubled our office in Bridgehampton (at a convenient and easy parking Main Street location) and Patrick Galway just opened ...

Existing-Home Sales Jump in December

By Judi Desiderio , Friday, January 21, 2011

The National Association of Realtors released their December report on the sale of previously owned homes. The December report showed a 12% increase from November. This month over month improvement has marked a slow, yes steady, recovery of ...

Home Sales on the Rise While Prices Stabilize

By Judi Desiderio , Thursday, December 23, 2010

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) released its November report on existing-home sales. The number of completed transactions on single-family residence, townhomes, condos and co-ops rose 5.6% to a seasonally adjusted 4.68 million in Nov...

Relight the Lighthouse

By Judi Desiderio , Wednesday, December 22, 2010

The Cedar Island Lighthouse was built in 1839, and was used as the home port to 29 whaling ships and 20 fishing and transportation ships. In 1934 the lighthouse was decommissioned and privately owned by numerous people until the late 1960's...

No Winter Blues Here!

By Judi Desiderio , Thursday, December 16, 2010

Ordinarily, from mid-August through October, Real Estate agents on the East End don’t take vacations, don’t get a day off and pretty much remain connected 24/7 via BlackBerry, iPhones, iPads, etc., as the fall is normally the busiest time o...

What’s in the name Napeague?

By Judi Desiderio , Thursday, December 09, 2010

Napeague, that very narrow and not too long strip of land that lies connects Montauk to the rest of the east end, is home to weathered homes, undulating dunes, acres of beach grass, the ‘walking dunes”, and of course, Lazy Point with winds...

Housing Market Recovery

By Judi Desiderio , Friday, December 03, 2010

NAR, or National Association of Realtors, just released their October report for pending home sales. Pending home sales are considered fully executed contracts to buy homes. Here in the Northeast, a remarkable 19.6% increase in signing is a ...

What’s in the name Sagaponack?

By Judi Desiderio , Tuesday, November 30, 2010

The name Sagaponack, like so many of others in the Hamptons, is derived from the Shinnecock Indian Nation and meant "land of the big ground nuts" or more commonly known as potatoes. Potato farming continued until late in the 20th century and m...

U.S. Housing Market Scores Well

By Judi Desiderio , Wednesday, November 24, 2010

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s November 2010 edition of the Presidents Administrations Housing Scorecard shows continued signs of stabilization in home prices and high home...

Bonackers: Meaning And Origin

By Judi Desiderio , Friday, November 05, 2010

Traditionally, Bonackers referred to families in Springs, the north side of East Hampton town, who were among the early settlers of the town in the 17th and 18th century. Of recent past, however, the name has come to signify anyone who is born ...

Attend the North Fork Harvest Gala: buy tickets, enjoy a great night and help the East End Tourism economy grow!

By Judi Desiderio , Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Where: Jason’s Vineyard, 1785 Main Road, Jamesport, NY 11947] Date: November 18, 2010 Time: 7:00pm–11:00pm The North Fork Promotion Council invites you to celebrate our 25th Anniversary honoring Dr. Herodotus Damianos (Pindar...

Existing Home Sales Climb for September

By Judi Desiderio , Tuesday, October 26, 2010

The National Association of Realtors released their September report on Monday – Sales of previously owned homes rose 10% from August to September to an annual rate of 4.53 million units. There’s lots of chatter on both sides of the fen...

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