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East End Luxury Real Estate Market Overview 2026

A luxury market report covering residential sales of $5 million and above.

Barry McGovern, Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, Hedgerow Exclusive Properties

Barry McGovernLicensed Real Estate Salesperson, Hedgerow Exclusive Properties

East End Luxury Real Estate Market Overview 2026

Sales in this report come from EastEndLI, together with recorded deeds and the off-market trades named below.

By Year

2025 was the high-water mark at $2.426 billion across 179 sales. 2026 to date stands at 146 sales and $1.767 billion.

Volume by year
Volume by year
2023volume $1.80B126 sales
2024volume $1.75B148 sales
2025volume $2.43B179 sales
2026 YTDvolume $1.77B146 sales
Sales by year
Sales by year
2023sales 126$1.80B
2024sales 148$1.75B
2025sales 179$2.43B
2026 YTDsales 146$1.77B
Median sale by year
Median sale by year
2023median $8.75M126 sales
2024median $8.75M148 sales
2025median $8.85M179 sales
2026 YTDmedian $8.81M146 sales

By Market

Volume by market
Volume by market
East Hampton Southvolume $1.93B100 sales
Southampton Southvolume $1.86B137 sales
Bridgehampton Southvolume $935.1M69 sales
Water Mill Southvolume $895.1M79 sales
Sagaponack Southvolume $775.8M61 sales
Sag Harbor Villagevolume $400.8M51 sales
North Havenvolume $311.5M29 sales
Wainscottvolume $276.3M21 sales
Noyac and Sag Harbor outside the villagevolume $241.3M38 sales
Shelter Islandvolume $120.7M14 sales
Median sale by market
Median sale by market
East Hampton Southmedian $11.00M100 sales
Sagaponack Southmedian $10.50M61 sales
Bridgehampton Southmedian $10.30M69 sales
North Havenmedian $9.96M29 sales
Water Mill Southmedian $9.10M79 sales
Wainscottmedian $9.10M21 sales
Southampton Southmedian $8.95M137 sales
Shelter Islandmedian $7.87M14 sales
Sag Harbor Villagemedian $6.29M51 sales
Noyac and Sag Harbor outside the villagemedian $6.00M38 sales
MarketSalesVolumeMedianAverageLandSale to list
East Hampton South100$1.93B$11.00M$19.28M491.0%
Southampton South137$1.86B$8.95M$13.56M491.9%
Bridgehampton South69$935.1M$10.30M$13.55M687.7%
Water Mill South79$895.1M$9.10M$11.33M888.4%
Sagaponack South61$775.8M$10.50M$12.72M488.0%
Sag Harbor Village51$400.8M$6.29M$7.86M393.2%
North Haven29$311.5M$9.96M$10.74M583.8%
Wainscott21$276.3M$9.10M$13.16M389.1%
Noyac and Sag Harbor outside the village38$241.3M$6.00M$6.35M194.5%
Shelter Island14$120.7M$7.87M$8.62M092.2%

Price Bands

Sales by price band
Sales by price band
$5M to $10Msales 33556% of sales
$10M to $20Msales 17529% of sales
$20M and abovesales 8915% of sales
BandSalesShare
$5M to $10M33556%
$10M to $20M17529%
$20M and above8915%

37 of the 599 sales were oceanfront.

The Largest Trades

AddressMarketPriceClosed
408 Further Lane (off-market)East Hampton South$115.0MJul 2025
700 Meadow Lane (Mylestone)Southampton South$112.5MNov 2023
26 and 32 Windmill Lane (off-market)East Hampton South$91.50MJan 2023
366 and 376 Gin LaneSouthampton South$88.48MMar 2024
43 East Dune LaneEast Hampton South$72.00MMar 2026
370 and 372 Further LaneEast Hampton South$70.00MFeb 2025
105 and 111 Lily Pond LaneEast Hampton South$66.75MAug 2025
Rose Hill CompoundWater Mill South$65.00MDec 2023
115 Beach LaneWainscott$59.00MMar 2026
165 Surfside DriveBridgehampton South$58.00MNov 2025

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Images courtesy of Hedgerow Exclusive Properties.

Barry McGovern

About the author

Barry McGovern

Barry McGovern is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with Hedgerow Exclusive Properties, a boutique ultra-luxury Hamptons brokerage that has facilitated over $2 billion in transactions since 2020. Dublin-born and a Sag Harbor local since 2013, Barry focuses on oceanfront, waterfront, estate-section, and private-market opportunities from Southampton to Montauk, and has been involved with the firm's landmark and record-breaking work.

646.339.0154barry@hedgerowexclusive.com