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A two-story white clapboard home with paired black shutters, a brick chimney and a bluestone approach beyond a broad winter lawn.

After the Farm Stands Close, Water Mill Spends the Winter Looking at the East End

10/15/26

Water Mill's farm calendar winds down over the next eight weeks. Hank's Pumpkintown closes after November 1. Green Thumb's posted season ends December 8. The...

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White clapboard porch with a black divided-light door, brick chimney, shuttered window and bluestone steps beside russet oakleaf hydrangeas.

At the Foot of Main Street, Sag Harbor Is Deciding What the Sidewalk Gets to See

10/8/26

Stand on the curb outside K Pasa at 2 Main Street and look toward the harbor. What do you actually see, and what will you see in three years? That was close ...

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White clapboard house with black-shuttered windows, a red-brick chimney, lawn, bluestone path, and clipped shrubs.

The Building at 2044 Montauk Highway Has Never Kept Its Original Colors

10/1/26

The East Hampton Star reported that at a Southampton Town Planning Board meeting, someone had to decide what color a set of concrete posts could be. Target w...

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Hamptons Interior Design Trends Shaping Today's Luxury Estates

Hamptons Interior Design Trends Shaping Today's Luxury Estates

09/30/26 Matt Breitenbach

By Matt BreitenbachAfter years of selling and touring the finest homes across the Hamptons, I can tell you the look of a luxury estate is changing. The cool,...

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Private Beach Access and Deeded Rights: What Buyers Need to Know

Private Beach Access and Deeded Rights: What Buyers Need to Know

09/30/26 Matthew Breitenbach

By Matt BreitenbachIn the Hamptons, the difference between a home near the water and a home with real rights to the beach can be worth millions. Buyers often...

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White clapboard house with glowing windows and an uplighted brick chimney beyond a broad lawn and illuminated pool at dusk.

What Wainscott's Median Home Price Doesn't Price In

09/24/26

A buyer comparing Wainscott to East Hampton or Bridgehampton on price alone is comparing the wrong number. The median tells you what a typical Wainscott home...

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Bluestone terrace and green lawn lead to a white clapboard home with black glass doors and a brick chimney.

East Hampton's Busiest Cultural Month Isn't August. It's October.

09/17/26

Newtown Lane has parking spaces right now. Actual, findable parking spaces, the kind that don't require three laps around the block behind a Range Rover with...

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Hamptons Luxury Real Estate Market Digest

Hamptons Luxury Real Estate Market Digest

09/15/26 Matthew Breitenbach

The East End market remains defined by structurally tight inventory (still well below pre-pandemic levels), resilient high-end demand, and price strength ami...

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White clapboard house corner with a red-brick chimney, black shutter, cedar-shingle roof, and clipped boxwood.

Southampton's Farmers Market Has One Sunday Left: What Agawam Park Does Next

09/10/26

Labor Day has just passed, which means Agawam Park has exactly one Sunday of farm stands left. The Southampton Chamber of Commerce's Farmers & Artisans Marke...

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The Long Game: Building a National Network Around the Hamptons

The Long Game: Building a National Network Around the Hamptons

09/3/26 Matthew Breitenbach

“When Compass real estate agents think about the Hamptons, I want them to think about me.”I wrote that sentence in my notebook the week I joined Compass in 2...

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Modern kitchen with a long charcoal soapstone island, concrete ceiling, and glass wall overlooking a clipped garden.

Montauk's New Summer Dining and the 2026 Winter Restaurant List

09/3/26

Walk down to Gosman's Dock this month and you'll pass a stretch of Montauk that looks nothing like it did on Memorial Day. Alba Spiaggia is pouring wine dock...

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