Hamptons Real Estate: Top Stories Of 2022

Emerging out of the haze of Covid and how it affected real estate in the Hamptons was an exhausting eye-opener. Brokerages and individual agents/brokers shattered records upon records as second-homeowners found their refuge here. Within the chaos we continued to interview and learn about the many amazing giants of Hamptons real estate whose careers were further catapulted because of the pandemic. Here are a few of our top real estate stories for 2022:

Compass’ Cindy Scholz Championing Women Of Real Estate

Because women lifting other women up in the real estate industry makes us proud.

Douglas Elliman Lists on the NYSE
Under the Ticker Symbol “DOUG”

Because Douglas Elliman is a legendary enterprise with Scott Durkin as its CEO. There are few leaders like Durkin who nurture and lift up their agents and operations teams quite like he does — before, during and after going public. If you don’t believe us, follow his Instagram.

Bess Freedman, Brown Harris Stevens’ CEO:
The Leader We All Need

Because leaders who make giving back a deeply integral part of their lives gives us hope.

Sheri Winter Parker: Queen Of North Fork Real Estate

Because when a real estate professional truly lives and loves her community as much as Winter-Parker — by promoting local business and practices consistent philanthropy — they deserve to be winning at the scale that she is.

Ed Bruehl: Team Sportsmanship In Luxury Real Estate

Because he is a luxury real estate advisor with a finance background and will tell you exactly what you need to do in every kind of market — not just what you want to hear.

Sara Goldfarb On The Launch Of OFFICIAL Partners

Because starting a brokerage with your team from scratch during a pandemic takes some serious guts.

Ty Wenzel

Co-Publisher & Contributor

Ty Wenzel, a recent breast cancer survivor, started her career as a fashion coordinator for Bloomingdale’s followed by fashion editor for Cosmopolitan Magazine. She was also a writer for countless publications, including having published a memoir (St. Martin's Press) and written features for The New York Times. She is an award-winning writer and designer who covers lifestyle, real estate, architecture and interiors for James Lane Post. She previously worked as a writer and marketing director for The Independent. She has won multiple PCLI and NYPA awards for journalism, social media and design, including best website design and best magazine for James Lane Post, which she co-founded in 2020. Wenzel is also a co-founder of the meditation app for kids, DreamyKid, and the Hamptons social media agency, TWM Hamptons Social Media.