Bleeding at Eighteen Percent
In October 1981, the average US mortgage rate hit 18.63 percent. People still bought houses. They swallowed the rate, worked the second job, and signed the paper.
49 Amherst Drive, Massapequa, NY 11758 — A Well-Kept Split-Level in the Heart of Plainedge
A well-maintained 4-bedroom split-level at 49 Amherst Drive in Massapequa, NY — Plainedge schools, flexible layout, and an oversized primary suite. Listed at $779,000.
The Manufactured Quaintness of Stony Brook
Stony Brook Village looks like colonial history. It’s not. It’s a 1940s retail concept built by a shoe magnate who reshaped a working-class town to fit his vision of what a village should look like.
Renting Sand from the Atlantic
Million-dollar homes on Fire Island are collapsing into the ocean. The Army Corps of Engineers calls it an emergency. The ocean calls it Tuesday.
Carving Up the Gold Coast
The robber barons built castles on Long Island’s North Shore. Then the taxman arrived. The story of how legendary estates became quarter-acre lots.
12 Lost Meadow Lane, Port Jefferson, NY 11777
A 4-bed, 4,000 sq ft contemporary in the exclusive Village of Belle Terre. Resident beach access, Pirate’s Cove, and Port Jefferson’s harbor — listed at $1.5M.
