#SarahOnTheSand | Is August the Right Time to Buy in the Hamptons?
- Sarah Minardi
- Aug 11
- 3 min read
Friends, Hamptonites, and everyone else,
August is when the Hamptons real estate market stops being theoretical. By now, people have actually lived in the houses they rented or bought. They know which rooms they use, where everyone gathers, what they thought they needed but never touched, and what they wish the house had offered.
This summer, I think the most interesting real estate trend may not be found in my sales numbers or rental prices. What I found the most interesting is how people are using their homes. Were these houses weekend escapes, family compounds, offices with swimming pools, or places where friends gathered around the kitchen long after dinner was over? What happened inside the houses tells us a great deal about what buyers and renters will be looking for next.
The traffic in the Hamptons this summer has been challenging. When is it not? Once people arrived at their houses, they stayed there. Going out for dinner began to require the kind of planning usually associated with international travel. So we cooked, improved our culinary talents or, in some cases, simply became more confident about serving things we had not actually made.
The home is a more permanent destination now. People invite friends over, spend longer around the pool and rediscover the pleasure of an afternoon that did not require a reservation. Outdoor kitchens, large dining tables and comfortable places to gather mattered. So did guest rooms, because once someone successfully made it through the traffic, sending them home seemed unnecessarily cruel.
The beaches are still crowded, but even a beach day becomes more local. People go to the beach closest to them rather than crossing towns in search of the supposedly perfect one. Shopping worked much the same way. The village nearby became more important than the destination everyone was posting about. Convenience may not be the most romantic word in Hamptons real estate, but this summer it became one of the most valuable.
What people learned this summer is that a Hamptons house cannot simply be beautiful. It has to work as the place where the day happens. The pool, the kitchen, the outdoor space and the ability to walk or bike somewhere became more than amenities.
They became the difference between enjoying the Hamptons and spending the summer staring at someone else's brake lights.
August is amazing. The resources we all have at our fingertips, in our communities, are spectacular. I wake up every day and count myself lucky.
- Sarah
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