Real Estate

When it comes to the multi-million dollar homes in the Hamptons real estate market, issues not addressed at the proper time and in the proper manner may prove problematic in selling and buying a home.

We arrived in Sicily and doubted that the food could match our triumphant wine paired dinner of a few days earlier in Florence. We were wrong.

"New York City wants to be here," says Hamptons real estate agent Michael Schultz, in the field for six years and currently hanging his shingle with the Corcoran Group in Wainscott and NYC.

Brown Harris Stevens is taking real estate brokerage in the Hamptons and across the East End in a whole new direction.

The Hamptons is a thriving year-round community with a healthy tourist industry. It is the preservation of land that since the 1970's has kept the vistas serene. We wondered, just what is Southampton doing to preserve the natural landscapes? The answers might surprise you.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Jackson Pollack, and Billy Joel were all regulars at the Cavagnaro Bar & Grill and Cavagnaro Deli, part of East Hampton's landmark Cavagnaro complex on Newtown Lane that just sold for $5 million.

It's officially autumn and that means chrysanthemums are taking over the Hamptons. If you're looking for some different colors in your pots or gardens this fall, plant pansies!

Luxury Hamptons real estate specialist Angela Boyer-Stump, presently with Sotheby's International Real Estate, has been in the business for the last 15 years and is an active Hamptons resident.

Given the relationship between insurance and real estate and the propensity of regular superstorms in the Hamptons, I met with insurance broker Tim Brenneman, to get the real deal on what every homeowner should know to protect their slice of heaven on the East End of Long Island.

Ann Ciardullo shares her insight of the Hamptons real estate market with our readers.