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Landscaping for Privacy

By Anne Halpin
March 3, 2016

Whether you spend time in your East End home during the summer season or all year ‘round, privacy is probably important to you. And it seems harder to come by all the time. There’s more traffic on the roads. The quiet of a weekend morning is often shattered by whining leaf blowers and buzzing lawnmowers.

Realty Check – March Issue

By Zoe Langstrom
March 2, 2016

After being fired from The Creeks, Ron Perelman’s sprawling 57 acre Wainscott estate, the billionaire’s butler went on a $9,000 spending spree using several of the household’s credit cards. His revenge went wrong when he was caught and landed in court on a grand larceny charge.

Ring Around the Rosy

By Kelli Delaney
February 4, 2016

For the first time PANTONE’s Color of the Year blends two shades of a beautiful Hamptons sunset – Rose Quartz and Serenity, offering a softer take on color for 2016

Spa-Licious Pampering

By Heather Bryce
February 4, 2016

There’s nothing like having a comforting spray of warm steam directed at your face during deep winter, especially while a litany of sumptuous plant-based potions are massaged into your parched skin. I found Geomare on a street in Southampton Village I didn’t know existed, tucked off Windmill Lane near where it intersects with North Sea Road.

Color Influential

By HRES Staff
February 4, 2016

Drum roll please...Pantone, the color experts, have announced their color of the year. Actually, for the first time ever, they have chosen not one...but two colors: soft pastels that complement each other. The colors of 2016 are a delicate rose quartz and serenity and ethereal blue – hues that reflect the current “gender blur.”

Travel Showcase – Sand Castles

By Kelli Delaney
February 4, 2016

For most travelers, the United Arab Emirates calls to mind futuristic skylines where sci-fi towers pierce the clouds and indoor malls shelter racetracks and ski slopes. Each winter I spend most of January in the UAE to escape the cold weather in New York...

Realty Check 2016

By Zoe Langstrom
February 4, 2016

Coastal Living, Time Inc.’s veteran magazine, which bills itself as “the best in coastal style, travel, and food,” will be hosting its first ever Hamptons’ show house in June at 272 Brick Kiln Road in Bridgehampton.

Marketwatch – 2016 Off to a Strong Start

By Ruth Thomas
February 4, 2016

2015 was a strong year for Hamptons real estate and 2016 is off to an even better start. Most high-end rentals are already rented for the season. Mid-markets are very active and new construction is robust. Demand is high, inventory is diminishing, and prices are heading up. The Spring is anticipated to be a very busy season in the Hamptons...

Broker Showcase – Gene Stilwell of Town & Country Real Estate

By HRES Staff
February 4, 2016

HRES: You have been with Town & Country for some time now as Executive Sales Manager. You are a top producer, and your office is very successful; how do you do it? GS: Well, I was very fortunate that when I came on board almost three years ago I inherited a great group of seasoned professionals and combined with their expertise and my 32 years of experience it was simply a winning combination! We have added considerably more agents since my arrival.

Where Brokers Live

By HRES Staff
December 10, 2015

One day in 2005 while sitting in an open house at one of her listings in Sagaponack North, Sotheby’s agent Dana Trotter took a look around and realized that it was the perfect property for her and her family. A prize-winning equestrienne who rode professionally before entering real estate 18 years ago, the parcel was not only large – three acres – but also had paddocks and a barn that could be perfect for a stable.