The listmasters at Forbes have unveiled this year’s 500 Most Expensive Zip Codes in America, with a few East End contenders taking the top spots. Water Mill’s 11976 and Bridgehampton’s11932 enter the list at numbers 14 and 15, respectively, while Amagansett’s 11930 comes in at number 45. Elsewhere in the top 100 are Wainscott (47), Shelter Island Heights (68), [...]

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Billy Joel is selling a pair of adjacent homes in the Hamptons for $35 million after a split from third wife Katie Lee Joel.
The bigger of the two homes once belonged to the late “Jaws” actor, Roy Scheider. Joel bought it for his newlywed wife in 2004. He also [...]

From the outside it is not your typical Hamptons homestead: the grey-clapboard exterior, the somewhat unkempt quarter-acre garden. Inside is no different, with paper and chairs strewn across what appears to be the sitting room and the kitchen in a bit of a state. An ageing BMX bike is resting against the back porch.
This three-bedroom [...]

10) What: Bernie Madoff’s Montauk Waterfront
Asking: N/A, YET!
The Skinny: Though not technically on the market, the broker envy that will occur when someone does get this listing is worth putting it at the tenth spot. The wagering on its price is reaching its boiling point.
9) What: Goose Creek, East Hampton
Asking: $19.995 million
The Skinny: On and [...]

uxury home sales in the Hamptons, New York’s oceanside retreat for Wall Street and Hollywood luminaries, stalled in the second quarter as the number of unsold properties swelled and owners cut prices an average of 20 percent.

Only 37 houses and condominiums [...]

In 1946, three years before he built his famous Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut, renowned architect Philip Johnson designed a beach house in the Hamptons based on plans drawn up by Mies van der Rohe. Johnson considered the Farney House, nestled in the dunes of Sagaponack [...]

Too Many Maples may have star quality, but its star-owner, Richard Gere, has to wait to sell a house just like the rest of us. Since putting this Water Mill house on the market earlier this year for $8.8 million, he and wife, actress Carey Lowell, have lowered the asking price to $7.2 million.
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Yes so we’ve heard. Everyone’s waiting til’ May to make their move on rentals this summer. If you’re in the market for a beautiful beach abode, should you hold out any longer and risk someone beating you to that perfect house in the perfect location, with the perfect amenities and at the perfect price?! Corcoran’s [...]

As a veteran (or shall I say, survivor) of many Hamptons Summer Shares of all shapes and sizes over the years, I’ve picked up some tips for selecting the right house and sussing out the wrong ones. Since there are no refunds or mid-summer cancellations, it’s crucial to assess the situation fully before you write [...]