News & Features

With the arrival of Labor Day comes the unofficial end to summer in the Hamptons. Let’s look back at some of the most-read real estate stories from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

Jim Metzger, a high-level insurance executive, and Peggy Zabakolas, a leading real estate agent, on working together.

The East End offers the ideal locale for equestrian sports. We asked these top agents how equestrian sports drive the real estate market.

The Labor Day issue of Behind The Hedges magazine is on newsstands now. Inside, you will find our nod to equestrian sports that are enjoyed on real estate all over the East End.

State and local officials are hoping to make “a compelling case” for the Peconic Bay Region Community Housing Fund Act with the new governor,  Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. said.

Housing advocates: Thousands of Long Islanders could lose homes in wake of Supreme Court ruling [News12]
Hamptons see exodus of Black residents while attracting more whites, Hispanics, census says [Newsday]
Census results show large gains in population on East End [The Suffolk Times]
10 modern architectural transformations of old buildings [Architect News]
This $175 Million Hamptons Hideaway Has Two Different Waterfronts and a Deepwater Dock [The Robb Report]
All the Homes Bethenny Frankel Has Bought and Sold [Architectural Digest]
Bidding wars rocket prices up in formerly affordable East End communities [Newsday]
New Board Puts Stamp on East Hampton Village Code [The East Hampton Star]
Concerns raised on proposed five-story building at ZBA hearing [The Riverhead News-Review]
Ask an Agent: What to know about rising North Fork home values and your taxes [The Northforker]
Riverhead looks to make sidewalk dining permanent downtown and in Jamesport [Riverhead Local]

An official, Hasbro-licensed Monopoly Hamptons Edition is currently in the works for a summer 2022 release.

Peconic Bay Community Preservation revenues are already nearly 115% higher than last year, according to the latest data from Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr., the architect of the program.

Why Was It So Hard to Sell a House That Promised Eternal Life? [Curbed]
I was a Hamptons squatter: How I lived in luxury for free [New York Post]
Meet the Sag Harbor Archivist Who Saved the Historic Footage That Became ‘Summer of Soul’ [LA Times]
The Reform Club Brings Quiet Luxury—And an Idyllic Orchard—to Amagansett [Vogue]
Ask a Hamptons Real Estate Expert! Sara Goldfarb on What the Average East End Home Is Worth Now, Trends to Watch, and More! [The Daily]
Real Estate Expert Peggy Zabakolas Dishes on Move to Discovery+ Series ‘Selling the Hamptons’ [US Weekly]
Shou Sugi Ban House Expands Offering in the Hamptons [Luxury Travel Advisor]
Contemporary Hamptons Legends Came Together for a Cultured Weekend [Cultured Magazine]

From an old-fashioned barbecue to more formal soireés, weekend house guests to those who stay longer, we asked our panel of real estate agents what is their key ingredient to successful summertime entertaining.