EASTERN SHORE LUXURY REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE WE INVEST IN FUTURES.....YOURS...... 410 310 4966

LOCATION......MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER!!..LIFESTYLE AND INVESTMENT INSPIRED BY PLACE.... RESIDENTIAL - COMMERCIAL - WATERFRONT - LUXURY ESTATES - FARMS....EXTRAORDINARY MARKETING - EXTRAORDINARY COMMITMENT.... TALBOT COUNTY: PERFECT BALANCE OF RURAL SIMPLICITY AND URBAN REFINEMENT...A FOODIE PARADISE.... OXFORD - ST. MICHAELS - EASTON - TILGHMAN ISLAND - TRAPPE...EACH A CHARACTER IS ON THEIR OWN. "THERE'S NOTHING HALF SO PLEASANT AS COMING HOME AGAIN." IT'S TIME TO REVEL IN THE NOW!!!

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THERE'S A SCIENCE TO CREATING WEALTH..... BUT MAKING IT ENDURE IS AN ART....... CHESAPEAKE BAY - AS ASSETS GO, LAND IS INCOMPARABLE. ULTIMATE WATERFRONT HAVENS, FAMILY-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES, QUAINT DOWNTOWNS, EXPANSIVE WATERFRONT ESTATES, HISTORIC HOMES SO MAJESTICALLY GRAND, THEY HOLD A NEW WAY OF LIFE! LAND PLAYS A CENTRAL ROLE IN DEFINING WHO WE ARE!! ONE OF LIFE'S GREATEST PLEASURES IS TO GO WHERE YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN, IN SEARCH OF PEOPLE, ADVENTURE, AND THE SHEER EXPERIENCE OF BEING THERE. NOTHING COMPARES TO WHAT'S NEXT! YOUR NEXT CHAPTER....YOUR NEXT HOME....YOUR NEXT ESCAPE.

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"GREAT SHELLFISH BAY".....ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST TREASURED NATURAL WATERWAYS. CHESAPEAKE BAY – APPROXIMATELY 800 MILES NORTH OF THE FLORIDA COAST AND AN EQUAL DISTANCE SOUTH OF CASCO BAY, MAINE, LAYS ONE OF THE LARGEST WATERSHED BASINS IN THE UNITED STATES: THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, CHILD OF THE “MOTHER OF WATERS”. THE BAY IS 200 MILES LONG AND ITS WATERSHED INCLUDES SIX STATES. WITH OVER 5,600 MILES OF SHORELINE, 46 PRINCIPAL RIVERS, AND COUNTLESS CREEKS, THE CHESAPEAKE BAY IS THE LARGEST INLAND BODY OF WATER ON THE EAST COAST. SNUG HARBORS AND COZY COVES PROVIDE VAST OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPLORATION AND ADVENTURE. FOR THE MARINER SEARCHING FOR A BOATER’S PARADISE, WHERE THE SEASONS ARE LONG AND THE WEATHER MILD, THE CHESAPEAKE BAY SHOULD BE THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION.

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JONATHAN T. GINN - 410 310 4966 - GINN@GOEASTON.NET - LIFESTYLE, WATER, LAND AND ESTATE AGENT - SPECIALIZING IN COASTAL LIVING ON MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE. PRACTICAL AND EXPERIENCED DECISION SUPPORT - STAYING ABREAST OF ANCILLARY MARKET INFLUENCES IN EVER-CHANGING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. FINDING A TRUSTED PROFESSIONAL WHO NOT ONLY UNDERSTANDS THE NUMBERS BUT ALSO THE DIFFERENCES IN VALUE FROM ONE AREA TO ANOTHER IS A CRITICAL PART OF MAKING INFORMED DECISIONS. COASTAL LIFESTYLE ON THE EASTERN SHORE WITH FOCUS ON TALBOT COUNTY .

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MEREDITH FINE PROPERTIES - EASTON OFFICE - ....WITH US, YOU'RE FAMILY..... FINDING A TRUSTED PROFESSIONAL WHO NOT ONLY UNDERSTANDS THE NUMBERS BUT ALSO THE DIFFERENCES IN VALUE FROM ONE AREA TO ANOTHER IS A CRITICAL PART OF MAKING INFORMED DECISIONS. COASTAL LIFESTYLE ON THE EASTERN SHORE WITH FOCUS ON TALBOT COUNTY - EASTON, ST. MICHAELS, OXFORD, TILGHMAN, TRAPPE - FINDING OPPORTUNITIES - INVEST AND ENJOY! NOW MORE THAN EVER, WE KNOW THAT THE AFFLUENT WANT TO SPEND THEIR EQUITY WISELY. CHEERS TO GOOD HEALTH!

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LISTING TO SELL?....OR LISTING FOR SALE?....THE OUTCOME MAY BE THE DIFFERENCE. LIST AND SELL! PROVEN TEMPLATE FOR PRICING A PROPERTY FOR SALE - THIS IS A TRUISM OF REAL ESTATE - THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A GOOD MARKET OR A BAD MARKET, ONLY THE MARKET. ONE THING ABOUT SALES IS: EVERYBODY WANTS WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS, AND NOBODY WANTS WHAT NOBODY WANTS! IF THERE'S NO DEMAND FOR YOUR LISTING, THEN YOU'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO CREATE THE ILLUSION THAT THERE IS. THE BIGGEST MISTAKE SELLERS MAKE IS PRICING BASED ON WHAT’S FOR SALE, NOT WHAT’S SOLD.

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THE BIGGEST MISTAKE SELLERS MAKE, IS PRICING BASED ON WHAT’S FOR SALE, NOT WHAT’S SOLD. CONSUMERS CAN GET EXCELLENT INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT COMPARABLE PROPERTIES HAVE SOLD FOR AND WHAT COMPETITIVE PROPERTIES ARE SELLING FOR. YOU PRICE ACCORDING TO WHAT HAS SOLD. THAT’S THE MARKET PRICE. THE ONLY REASON YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THE UNSOLD PROPERTIES IS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO BEAT THE COMPETITION. FINALLY, EVEN IF SELLERS AVOID THE BIG MISTAKES WHEN THEY’RE PRICING THEIR HOME, THEY CAN STILL MAKE A MISTAKE AFTERWARD - NAMELY, THEY SET IT AND FORGET IT. EVEN IN THE BEST OF CIRCUMSTANCES, THE INITIAL HOME PRICE IS A GUESS. PRICING IS BOTH AN ART AND A SCIENCE AND YOU NEVER QUITE KNOW EXACTLY HOW THE MARKET IS GOING TO REACT WHEN YOU LIST A HOME. INDEED, FROM A PURE ECONOMICS 101 PERSPECTIVE, IT ALMOST DOESN’T MATTER WHERE SELLERS INITIALLY PRICE A HOME BECAUSE THE MARKET IS GOING TO CORRECT THEM. IF THEY PRICE IT TOO HIGH, THE HOME WILL LANGUISH ON THE MARKET AS BUYERS TAKE A PASS UNTIL THEY REDUCE-IT.

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PRICING TO SELL?....PRING FOR SALE?....PROVEN TRANSACTION FORMULA.... CLICK ON MODEL ABOVE....YOU NEED TO KNOW: 1. WHAT PRICE PROPERTIES LIKE YOURS RECENTLY SOLD FOR 2. THE PERCENTAGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEIR ORIGINAL ASKING PRICE, FINAL ASKING PRICE AND SOLD PRICE 3. HOW LONG THEY WERE ON THE MARKET (AT EACH PRICE) BEFORE GOING UNDER CONTRACT 4. WHAT PROPERTIES WERE PRICED AT BUT DID NOT SELL AND WERE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET 5. HOW MANY PROPERTIES ARE CURRENTLY ON THE MARKET AND AT WHAT PRICE 6. WHAT PRICE CHANGES THERE HAVE BEEN TO THOSE PROPERTIES WHICH ARE STILL FOR SALE

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MORE THAN A PLACE....IT'S A CALLING....A LIFESTYLE BEYOND IMAGINATION EASTON - DISCOVER THE ENDURING APPEAL....ST. MICHAELS - OXFORD - ESCAPE TO TALBOT COUNTY ON MARYLAND'S CHESAPEAKE BAY…… FOUNDED 1661...600 MILES WATERFRONT...POPULATION 35,000...477 SQ MILES...TALBOT COUNTY OFFERS THE PERFECT BALANCE OF RURAL SIMPLICITY AND URBAN REFINEMENT. HOME TO SOPHISTICATED SMALL TOWNS, WATERMAN’S VILLAGES AND MORE THAN 600 MILES OF CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERFRONT, IT’S THE TREASURE OF MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE. RENOWNED GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS, AWARD-WINNING RESTAURANTS, AND LUXURIOUS SPAS PAIR WITH AN ECLECTIC COLLECTION OF BOUTIQUES AND ANTIQUE STORES, BED AND BREAKFASTS, AND HISTORIC ATTRACTIONS. THERE'S A SEASON FOR ART, FILM, FOOD AND MUSIC FESTIVALS AND A SEASON FOR QUIET AND CALM, RANKING THIS AS A GO-TO DESTINATION FOR BOTH ACTION-PACKED ADVENTURES AND RELAXING RETREATS. ACCESSIBILITY BY CAR, BOAT AND SMALL PLANE MAKE IT IDEAL FOR LONG WEEKENDS FOR TRAVELERS FROM D.C., PHILLY AND NEW YORK.

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS.....THE IMPORTANCE OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF A HOME!!! FIRST IMPRESSIONS COUNT IN EVERYDAY LIFE, AND EVEN MORE SO IN REAL ESTATE. WITH JUST SEVEN SECONDS TO TRY AND SWAY A POTENTIAL CLIENT OR EVEN FORM YOUR OWN OPINION, THE HUMAN MIND FIGURES OUT WHAT IT WANTS FAIRLY QUICKLY. WHETHER YOU’RE BUYING OR SELLING, YOU’LL UNDOUBTEDLY BE LOOKING TO IMPRESS OR BE IMPRESSED DURING THE REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION. BY UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF A FIRST IMPRESSION, HOWEVER, YOU’LL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT TO DO TO INCREASE THE IMPRESSION YOU MAKE ON BUYERS OR UNDERSTAND WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN FORMING YOUR OWN OPINION AS A BUYER.

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FIND YOUR PLACE..... YOUR SANCTUARY AWAITS....A PLACE TO LIVE...A PLACE TO VISIT...A PLACE TO DO BUSINESS...WHETHER YOU’RE LOOKING TO MOVE UP TO YOUR DREAM HOME, SEEKING A HOME THAT BETTER FITS YOUR LIFESTYLE OR SEARCHING FOR A SECOND HOME, JON GINN HAS THE KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE IT TAKES TO GUIDE YOU ON THE PATH TO THE RIGHT PROPERTY. JON’S IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF THE EASTERN SHORE REAL ESTATE MARKET IS INSTRUMENTAL IN LOCATING PROPERTIES THAT BEST MATCH YOUR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS. HAVING WITNESSED THE MANY CHANGES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DECADES, JON’S INSIGHT AND IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING ARE CRITICAL IN GUIDING BOTH BUYERS AND SELLERS. THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS -- FROM PREVIEWING AND SHOWING PROPERTIES THAT MEET YOUR NEEDS, TO NEGOTIATING OFFERS AND CONTINGENCIES, TO THE INSPECTION AND CLOSING – JON IS BY YOUR SIDE, EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. HE KNOWS THAT BUYING A HOME CAN BE BOTH EXCITING AND STRESSFUL. THROUGH CAREFUL PLANNING, COMMUNICATION AND PREPARATION, HE HELPS BUYERS REDUCE THE ANXIETIES THAT ARE OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LIFE-CHANGING EVENT.

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HAVING WITNESSED THE MANY CHANGES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DECADES, JON’S INSIGHT AND IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING ARE CRITICAL IN GUIDING BOTH BUYERS AND SELLERS. THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS -- FROM PREVIEWING AND SHOWING PROPERTIES THAT MEET YOUR NEEDS, TO NEGOTIATING OFFERS AND CONTINGENCIES, TO THE INSPECTION AND CLOSING – JON IS BY YOUR SIDE, EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. HE KNOWS THAT BUYING A HOME CAN BE BOTH EXCITING AND STRESSFUL. THROUGH CAREFUL PLANNING, COMMUNICATION AND PREPARATION, HE HELPS BUYERS REDUCE THE ANXIETIES THAT ARE OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LIFE-CHANGING EVENT.

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CLOSE TO PERFECT!!!!....PEACE AND CONTENTMENT - FIRST, BUT NOT LAST...... EASTERN SHORE SUNSET - LOOK WITH YOUR EYES. SEE WITH YOUR HEART. WORDS CHANGE EVERYTHING. LUCK, ENERGY,, DESIRE, VISION - THE WAY YOU SEE THE WORLD AND THOSE WITH WHOM YOU SHARE IT. SPECTACULAR NATURAL LANDSCAPE THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, ITS RIVERS, AND CREEKS ALONG WITH FERTILE SOILS AND A LANDSCAPE TEEMING WITH WILDLIFE ARE THE HALLMARKS OF THE STORIES OF THE CHESAPEAKE. THESE ABUNDANT RESOURCES FORM THE BASIS OF OUR ECONOMY, SHAPE OUR CULTURE, AND DEFINE OUR EVERYDAY LIFE. WATCH A SPECTACULAR SUNSET OVER THE FIELDS AND WATER, BIKE OUR SCENIC BYWAYS, AND TAKE HOME A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN THE LAND AND WATER.

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A BLEND OF SOIL, SEED, AND SOUL..... "A HUNDRED YEARS AIN'T SUCH A VERY LONG TIME ON THE EASTERN SHORE," LOCAL FARMERS AND WATERMEN USED TO SAY, AND THAT IS A TELLING REFRAIN. PAST AND PRESENT MIX EASILY ON THE SHORE, AND, IN THIS RESPECT, AS WELL AS IN CERTAIN LOCAL CUSTOMS AND HABITS OF LANGUAGE, THE REGION IS VERY MUCH STILL AN OLD-FASHIONED ENGLISH SOCIETY. UNTIL FAIRLY RECENTLY, THE PENINSULA WAS ONE OF THE MOST GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED REGIONS ON THE ATLANTIC COAST. IN THIS ISOLATED SOCIETY, THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS HAVE BEEN AGRICULTURE, SEAFARING, AND RACE--A BLEND OF SOIL, SEA, AND SOUL. MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE: A JOURNEY IN TIME AND PLACE BY JOHN WENNERSTEN

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MEMORIES IN THE MAKING......ST. MICHAELS - THERE’S PERHAPS NO CITY THAT COMBINES EVERYTHING MARYLAND IS KNOWN FOR — FOOD, CULTURE, AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE — QUITE LIKE ST. MICHAELS. A WALKABLE DOWNTOWN, AND A ROBUST SAILING COMMUNITY, THE STATE’S EASTERN SHORE IS PERFECT FOR A ST. MICHAELS - A LONG WEEKEND AWAY OR AN EXTENDED VISIT TO THE CHESAPEAKE REGION. A SENSE OF COMMUNITY. A SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE. A GREAT PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY. A PERFECT SPOT FOR RETIREMENT. A LIFE NEAR THE WATER.

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MEMORIES IN THE MAKING......TALBOT COUNTY, CLICK ON PICTURE - TALBOT COUNTY, MARYLAND, IS ONE OF THE OLDEST CENTERS OF EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT IN THE NEW WORLD. TALBOT COUNTY'S LONG HISTORY HAS ALWAYS BEEN LINKED TO THE WATER THAT SURROUNDS IT. WITH MORE THAN 600 MILES OF TIDAL SHORELINE, THE MOST OF ANY COUNTY IN THE UNITED STATES, IT RETAINS A MARITIME FLAVOR TO AN UNUSUAL DEGREE. LIKE THE NATIVE AMERICANS WHO MOVED THROUGH THIS AREA MANY CENTURIES AGO, EUROPEAN SETTLERS WERE DRAWN TO TALBOT COUNTY'S WEALTH OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND PROFUSION OF WATERWAYS FOR EASE IN TRAVEL. ITS FIRST ENGLISH SETTLERS, ARRIVING BY BOAT IN THE 1630S, ESTABLISHED TOBACCO PLANTATIONS ALONG THE SHORES OF THE CHOPTANK, WYE, TRED AVON AND ST. MICHAELS (NOW MILES) RIVERS ON THE LONG STRETCH OF CHESAPEAKE BAY COAST KNOWN AS BAYSIDE AND ON ITS COUNTLESS CREEKS AND COVES. A NEW KIND OF LEGACY! THE EASTERN SHORE! TALBOT COUNTY - WHERE LIFE"S LITTLE REWARD IS A WHOLE WAY OF LIFE!

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THE WATER PREMIUM...... THE WATER PREMIUM WHY DO WE PAY SO MUCH FOR ‘A VIEW’? PEOPLE WANT TO SEE AND HEAR THE WATER FROM WHERE THEY EAT AND SLEEP—AND THEY ARE WILLING TO SHELL OUT A LOT OF GREEN TO GET SOME BLUE. TIME AND TIME AGAIN, RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED THAT PROXIMITY TO WATER STRENGTHENS THE POSITIVE EFFECTS THAT ENVIRONMENT HAS UPON WELL-BEING. EVEN THOUGH BILLIONS OF PEOPLE LIVE CLOSE TO WATER, THE SUPPLY OF WATERFRONT AND WATER VIEW PROPERTY IS LIMITED, AND DEMAND IS HIGH. “THROUGHOUT HISTORY, PEOPLE OF ALL CULTURES HAVE ASSUMED THAT ENVIRONMENT INFLUENCES BEHAVIOR. NOW MODERN SCIENCE IS CONFIRMING THAT OUR ACTIONS, THOUGHTS, AND FEELINGS ARE INDEED SHAPED NOT JUST BY OUR GENES AND NEUROCHEMISTRY, HISTORY AND RELATIONSHIPS, BUT ALSO BY OUR SURROUNDINGS.” —WINIFRED GALLAGHER, THE POWER OF PLACE - RIVERBANKS, BEACHES, AND LAKEFRONTS OFFER A MINI-COURSE IN ECONOMICS, CULTURE, AND THE VALUE OF ENVIRONMENT. WE’VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO CALCULATE THE VALUE OF WATER OTHER THAN BY WHAT PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO PAY TO LIVE OR VACATION BY IT. BUT HOW WE DETERMINE THE VALUE—EXPERIENTIAL, MONETARY, OR OTHERWISE—OF BEING BY, IN, AROUND, OR NEAR THE WATER IS A CRITICAL QUESTION. WITH OVER 123 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UNITED SATES LIVING IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES, WHAT VALUE SHOULD WE BE PLACING UPON ACCESS TO WATER AND WATER VIEWS? APPRAISERS HAVE FOUND THAT ADDING WATER—IN THE RIGHT PLACE, AT THE RIGHT TIME, OF COURSE—CONTRIBUTES TO PROPERTY VALUE MORE THAN JUST ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE CAN, ALONGSIDE SQUARE FOOTAGE AND LOT SIZE.

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OH, SO CLOSE...... WHETHER BY LAND, WATER, OR AIR, GETTING HERE IS A BREEZE - IS IT ANY WONDER VISITORS COME TO TALBOT COUNTY FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO ENJOY THE BEAUTY AND BOUNTY OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY? IN OUR TOWNS AND VILLAGES, EACH WITH THEIR OWN CHARACTER, YOU’RE SURE TO FIND THE PLACE THAT SUITS YOUR PERSONALITY AND SETTLE IN FOR A RELAXING RETREAT WITH FRIENDS OR FAMILY. GREAT SEAFOOD, UNIQUE SHOPS, ENGAGING ATTRACTIONS, AND PLENTY OF FESTIVALS AWAIT YOU. START PLANNING NOW! HERE’S A LITTLE HELP WITH HOW TO GET TO TALBOT COUNTY:

BY WATER......WITH MORE THAN 600 MILES OF SHORELINE, TALBOT COUNTY IS A BOATER’S PARADISE. NOT ONLY DOES THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE COUNTY TOUCH THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, BUT FIVE MAJOR RIVERS —THE WYE, MILES, TRED AVON, CHOPTANK, AND TUCKHOE—EITHER BORDER OR RUN THROUGH THE COUNTY. AND WHEN YOU GET HERE, WE HAVE MANY BOATYARDS AND MARINAS TO SERVICE YOUR NEEDS, FROM FUEL AND SUPPLIES TO DOCKING AND REPAIRS — OR JUST HANGING OUT WITH FELLOW SKIPPERS.

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WHERE BUYING AT THE TOP END IS MORE AFFORDABLE IN THE MID-ATLANTIC....LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE......CHESAPEAKE LIFESTYLES - STRATEGIC MID-ATLANTIC LOCATION: EASY ACCESS TO MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS. YOU'RE NOT JUST BUYING A HOME, YOU'RE BUYING A COMMUNITY. FOLLOW. YOUR. HEART. ACCESS TO THREE MAJOR SEAPORTS IN BALTIMORE, WILMINGTON AND PHILADELPHIA AS WELL AS ITS MID-ATLANTIC POSITIONING THAT PLACES IT WITHIN A ONE-DAY DRIVE TO APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE U.S. POPULATION REPRESENTING ONE-THIRD OF THE NATION’S EFFECTIVE BUYING POWER.

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CLICK ON PICTURE FOR SHORE CURRENTS - SHORE CURRENTS BRINGS THE MAGIC & MAJESTY OF THE EASTERN SHORE TO LIFELUXURY IS NOT JUST ABOUT PHYSICAL REAL ESTATE - IT'S ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE ONE CANNOT DEFINE - PEOPLE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET THEIR FRIENDS TOGETHER, GET THEIR FAMILIES TOGETHER, CREATE A GREAT COMMUNITY AND ENJOY EXPERIENCES. PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR MORE FROM THEIR HOMES AND WHERE THEY LIVE. THEY WANT MORE OPTIONS INSIDE THE HOME. ROOMS THAT ARE MULTI-USE SPACES, DEDICATED OFFICES, BEAUTIFULLY ORGANIZED SPACES, AND HOME GYMS WERE ON THE RISE THANKS TO 2020. BUT THEY ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR MORE OUTSIDE THE HOME. THEY WANT TO LIVE IN A COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS THEIR INTERESTS, ACTIVITIES, AND PASSIONS. THEY’RE LOOKING FOR A LIFESTYLE, NOT JUST A HOME.

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FROM HOLIDAY TO FOREVER HOME - LUXURY MEANS CONTROLLING MY OWN SCHEDULE AND HAVING THE FREEDOM TO SAY NO TO OPPORTUNITIES THAT AREN’T CONSISTENT WITH MY VALUES OR PERSONAL INTERESTS. THAT ALLOWS ME TIME TO FOCUS ON THE PEOPLE AND THINGS I REALLY CARE ABOUT, AND TO WAKE UP EACH MORNING TRULY EXCITED ABOUT THE DAY AHEAD. FIND A HOME THAT FITS YOUR LIFESTYLE!. GO EASTERN SHORE COASTAL - BE INVIGORATED BY SALT AIR, ENDLESS WATERWAYS, AND SPECTACULAR SCENERY. ON MARYLAND’S EASTERN SHORE, THE YEAR-ROUND OUTDOOR ADVENTURES ARE UNLIMITED.

THE PATH TO SOMEWHERE NEW, BEGINS WITH REMEMBERING WHERE YOU STARTED - THE CHESAPEAKE BAY - ST. MICHAELS - EASTON - OXFORD - TILGHMAN - CAMBRIDGE - LIFESTYLE PLAYS AN INCREDIBLE ROLE IN TODAY’S REAL ESTATE LANDSCAPE. MANY PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO MAKE THEIR LIVES MORE FULFILLED OR TO LEAN INTO THE ACTIVITIES THAT MAKE THEM HAPPY. THEY’RE LOOKING FOR COMMUNITIES AND AREAS THAT NOT ONLY SUPPORT THE LIFESTYLE THEY WANT TO LIVE BUT ARE ALSO PRIME DESTINATIONS FOR THEIR CHOSEN INTERESTS. INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THEIR HOME, THEY’RE LOOKING TO LIVE IN INNOVATIVE WAYS THAT SUPPORT WHO THEY ARE AS PEOPLE.

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CHOPTANK RIVER - TRAPPE - LIVE YOUR LIFESTYLE - THE EASTERN SHORE IS A PLACE FOR RENEWAL - WHERE NATURE SEEMS TO EXERT A GENTLER TUG ON THE HANDS OF TIME. FOR RECONNECTING WITH BOTH THE PEOPLE AND THE THINGS WE LOVE AND DISCOVERING A WORLD AS WE DREAMT IT TO BE. IT’S. A PLACE OUR LIVES HAVE EARNED, FOR SOLITUDE, IF YOU WANT IT, OR TO JOIN IN CAMARADERIE OF FRIENDS WHO ARE OF LIKE MIND AND SHARE YOUR SAME VALUES. THERE IS A SENSE OF COMMUNITY, WHERE PASSING FRIENDSHIPS TURN INTO CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS.

LAND IS TIMELESS AND SCARCE - ITS VALUE IS GOVERNED BY THE HIGHER PRINCIPLES OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND. SUPPLY IS DWINDLING AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT RECOGNIZE THIS ARE RISING. LAND TAKES US BACK TO A SIMPLER TIME AND TO A MORE PERFECT PLACE. IT GROUNDS US SO THAT WE MAY, AT LEAST MOMENTARILY, EXTRICATE OURSELVES FROM A WORLD WOUND TOO TIGHTLY. SO MANY SHARE STORIES OF RETURNING HOME TO ENJOY A GLASS OF WINE AND TO SIT QUIETLY AND ENJOY THEIR BOUNTY. IT IS LAND AS THERAPY, A CONCEPT MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER BEFORE.

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PRIVACY!! PRIVACY!! PRIVACY!! ANONYMITY!! "TO THE OUTSIDER, THE TRAVELER, THERE'S AN INVISIBILITY TO THE MANORS AND ESTATES OF TALBOT COUNTY," SAYS ROBERT J. BRUGGER, HISTORY AND REGIONAL MARYLAND BOOK EDITOR FOR THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS. "IT IS A QUIET AND MYSTERIOUS PLACE. THE PEOPLE THERE LIKE IT JUST THAT WAY. "PRIVACY SO VERY IMPORTANT! PRIVACY IS THE ONE THING EVERYONE HAS GIVEN AWAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THE ONE THING THE INTERNET HAS TAKEN AWAY, AS YOU CAN ACCESS ANYONE ONLINE. PRIVACY IS GOING TO BECOME A LARGE AND IMPORT MARKET AND THE EASTERN SHORE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEFINE THAT NEW MARKET.

WHO THOUGHT SERENITY COULD BE SO CLOSE - PERRY CABIN INN - JUST ACROSS THE CHESAPEAKE BAY LIES A STATE OF CALM WHERE LEAVES RUSTLING IN THE WIND AND THE WATER'S CONSTANT FLOW ARE THE ONLY THINGS COMPETING FOR YOUR ATTENTION. WELCOME TO INN AT PERRY CABIN, ST MICHAELS, THE PREMIER RESORT ON MARYLAND’S EASTERN SHORE. REMEMBER WHAT IT'S LIKE TO JUST BREATHE? IN OUR CORNER OF THE WORLD, WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A STOP LIGHT TO INTERRUPT YOUR DAY. YOU'RE FREE TO WANDER, EXPLORE, OR SETTLE IN A CHAIR AND WATCH THE WATER GLIDE BY. CLICK ON PICTURE FOR DIRECT LINK..

THE EAST COAST’S NEXT-BIG-THING DESTINATION IS HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT. AT FIRST GLANCE, EASTON LOOKS LIKE MANY COLONIAL CITIES ON THE EAST COAST. FOG OFF THE WATER DIFFUSES THE EARLY-MORNING SUN. FEDERAL-STYLE AND ITALIANATE BUILDING LINE TIDY STREETS. NEIGHBORS SAY HELLO AS THEY WALK FLUFFY, VEST-CLAD DOGS. BUT LOOK A LITTLE CLOSER, AND YOU’LL FIND A TOWN IN THE MIDST OF A DESIGN, CULTURAL AND CULINARY RENAISSANCE. EASTON IS A SMALL TOWN WITH TOP-TIER DINING AND HOSPITALITY SOUTHERN LIVING - CLICK ON PICTURE

CLICK ON PICTURE - BAS ROUGE RESTAURANT IN WASHINGTONIAN MAGAZINE - BAS ROUGE IS A CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN RESTAURANT OFFERING AN IMPECCABLE INTEGRATION OF FINE DINING, A WORLD-CLASS WINE LIST, AND ELEGANT SERVICE. THE HIGH STYLE AND GORGEOUS INTERIOR OFFER INSPIRATION IN ONE OF THE EASTERN SEABOARD'S CULTURAL AND HISTORIC GEMS, EASTON, TALBOT COUNTY, MARYLAND. THE DINING EXPERIENCE IS REFINED, AND THE DISHES ARE CHARACTERIZED BY THEIR POLISHED ADAPTATION OF TRADITIONAL VIENNESE AND EUROPEAN CLASSICS, WITH INGREDIENTS FROM THE FINEST LOCAL PURVEYORS AND FARMS."THE 54-SEAT GEM—ALL OLD-WORLD STYLE WITH PARLOR CHANDELIERS AND A CHAMPAGNE TROLLEY—IS A HAVEN FOR GENTEEL SERVICE AND CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN CUISINE. DINNER IS A TASTING MENU, BUT WE’RE EQUALLY ENTICED BY A LEISURELY À LA CARTE LUNCH OF CHESTNUT VELOUTÉ AND DESTINATION-WORTHY WIENER SCHNITZEL.”

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ST. MICHAELS MARYLAND - RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE - EXQUISITE LIVING, SPORTING AND ENTERTAINING OPPORTUNITIES!!! A SENSE OF PLACE! ST. MICHAELS....THE TOWN THAT FOOLED THE BRITISH. SLUMBERS ON A BEAUTIFUL COVE OF THE CHESAPEAKE - THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, ST. MICHAELS IS A PICTURE - PERFECT HISTORIC WATERFRONT TOWN THAT SEEMS TO LIVE IN A TIME WARP - FILLED WITH AN ECLECTIC SELECTION OF SHOPS AND AWARD-WINNING RESTAURANTS, ACCOMMODATIONS AND ATTRACTIONS. ST. MICHAELS HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE PORT IN MARYLAND SINCE THE TOWN WAS DEVELOPED. TOURISM IS A BIG DRAW TO THIS PICTURESQUE PORT TOWN WHERE VESSELS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD VISIT. THE WORLD-CLASS CHESAPEAKE BAY MARITIME MUSEUM CAPTURES THE HISTORY OF LIFE ON THIS BEAUTIFUL ESTUARY. MANY OF THE SHOPS ON TALBOT STREET ARE HISTORIC HOUSES WHICH HAVE BEEN CONVERTED INTO BUSINESSES - "ELEGANT AND EARTHY, ST. MICHAELS KNOWS HOW TO PARTY LIKE A GENTLEMAN AND A SAILOR—ALL AT THE SAME TIME.” SOUTHERN LIVING.

EASTON

EASTON - THE HEART OF IT ALL! CLICK ON PICTURE - ARTS CAPITAL OF THE EASTERN SHORE - A SMALL TOWN WITH TOP-TIER DINING AND HOSPITALITY. DEEMED THE “BIG CITY” OF TALBOT COUNTY, EASTON IS AS SOPHISTICATED AS IT IS LIVELY. FEATURING A WORLD-CLASS THEATER, RENOWNED ART GALLERIES AND IMPECCABLY CURATED MUSEUMS, IT’S THE HEART OF THE SHORE’S ARTS AND CULTURE SCENE. THIS MINI METROPOLIS DRAWS INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, AND CULTURAL CONNOISSEURS TO A SERIES OF ACCLAIMED FESTIVALS EACH YEAR. AND IT’S A FOODIE TOWN TO BOOT, CHOCK-FULL OF HIDDEN CULINARY GEMS. COME FOR A SHOW, STAY FOR A WEEK – THIS ART LOVERS’ RETREAT IS RATED AMONG THE TOP TEN BEST SMALL TOWNS AND TOP 100 SMALL ARTS COMMUNITIES IN AMERICA.

OXFORD - LIKE AN OLD-FASHIONED POSTCARD, OXFORD IS PICTURE PERFECT. SURROUNDED BY WATER WITH TOWN CREEK TO THE EAST AND THE TRED AVON RIVER TO THE NORTH AND WEST, THE TOWN’S WATERWAYS BUSTLE WITH THE PASSING OF YACHTS, SAILBOATS, POWERBOATS, AND ITS OWN OXFORD-BELLEVUE FERRY. AUTHOR JAMES MICHENER EVEN PENNED THE NOVEL CHESAPEAKE IN THIS PEACEFUL NAUTICAL OASIS. TAKE A STROLL BACK IN TIME AS YOU NAVIGATE THE TREE-LINED STREETS, PEPPERED WITH HISTORIC HOMES AND PICKET FENCES, CHARMING INNS AND TAVERNS, AND A LOCAL ICE CREAM CREAMERY. IT’S A QUIET ESCAPE WITH WATER VIEWS AROUND EVERY TURN. ONE TIME LEADING PORT OF ENTRY. OXFORD IS ONE OF THE OLDEST TOWNS IN TALBOT COUNTY, AND A QUAINT TOWN OF ABOUT 700 RESIDENTS. AMONG THE HISTORICAL SITES ONE CAN ENJOY ARE HOUSES DATING TO THE LATE 1600S, THE OXFORD-BELLEVUE FERRY AND AN EXACT REPLICA OF THE OLD OXFORD CUSTOMS HOUSE. THE OXFORD MUSEUM OFFERS OTHER HISTORIC ARTIFACTS AND OBJECTS RELATING TO THE TOWN. IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH JAMES MICHENER’S “CHESAPEAKE”, YOU MAY ALREADY DISTINGUISH OXFORD AS A DESTINATION FILLED WITH BEAUTY AND LAND THAT IS IRREVOCABLY LINKED TO WATER AND PORTENTOUS HISTORY. OXFORD IS A PLEASURE BOATER’S PARADISE, NOT ONLY FOR THE DEEP NAVIGABLE WATERS AND PLEASANT ANCHORAGES, BUT FOR THE AVAILABLE FULL-SERVICE YARDS AND MARINAS.

CAMBRIDGE - THE TOWN SITS ON THE CHOPTANK RIVER. ROUTE 50 CROSSES THE CHOPTANK ON THE NORTH END OF TOWN. YOU’LL SEE THE CHOPTANK RIVER FISHING PIER RUNNING ALONGSIDE THE ROUTE 50 BRIDGE (A NICE RE-PURPOSING OF THE AN OLDER BRIDGE THAT WAS REPLACED BY THE ONE IN USE TODAY). THE CAMBRIDGE MUNICIPAL YACHT BASIN PROVIDES A GOOD PLACE FOR VISITING BOATERS TO DOCK. THE MARINA CAN ACCOMMODATE LARGE CRUISING YACHTS AS WELL AS SMALLER BOATS. THE HYATT REGENCY CHESAPEAKE BAY GOLF RESORT, SPA, AND MARINA BRINGS MANY VISITORS TO TOWN. WITH A GOLF COURSE, 150-SLIP MARINA, AND RESORT AMENITIES, IT’S A DESTINATION IN ITSELF.

TILGHMAN ISLAND - WHERE LAND AND WATER INTERTWINE A QUINTESSENTIAL HISTORIC AMERICAN WATERFRONT VILLAGE, TILGHMAN ISLAND IS JUST OFF THE BEATEN PATH ON THE SOUTHERNMOST TIP OF TALBOT COUNTY. WATERMEN REIGN, PRISTINE LANDSCAPES ABOUND, AND CROWDS ONLY EXIST AT THE ANNUAL CRAB FEASTS AND DOCKING CONTESTS. NESTLED BETWEEN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE CHOPTANK RIVER, THE ISLAND OFFERS SERENE VACATIONS MARKED BY FISHING, CRABBING, BOAT RIDES AND RELAXATION. THIS WATERMAN’S TERRITORY BRIMS WITH UNMATCHED HOSPITALITY AND IS JUST THE PLACE TO LEAVE YOUR STRESS BEHIND — AND SAMPLE THE CHESAPEAKE BAY’S BEST SEAFOOD.

COMMUNITY

TALBOT COUNTY - HOME TO SOPHISTICATED SMALL TOWNS, WATERMAN’S VILLAGES, AND MORE THAN 600 MILES OF CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERFRONT, TALBOT COUNTY IS THE PERFECT BALANCE OF RURAL SIMPLICITY AND URBAN REFINEMENT. HERE YOU’LL FIND A SEASON FOR ART, FILM, FOOD, MUSIC, AND CULTURAL FESTIVALS AND A SEASON FOR QUIET AND CALM, RANKING THIS AS A GO-TO DESTINATION FOR BOTH ACTION-PACKED ADVENTURES AND RELAXING RETREATS. ACCESSIBILITY BY CAR, BOAT, AND SMALL PLANE MAKE A VISIT HERE IDEAL FOR A LONG WEEKEND OR EXTENDED STAY FOR TRAVELERS FROM D.C., PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK, AND BEYOND!THE EASTERN SHORE IS A PLACE FOR RENEWAL, WHERE NATURE SEEMS TO EXERT A GENTLER TUG ON THE HANDS OF TIME. FOR RECONNECTING WITH BOTH THE PEOPLE AND THE THINGS WE LOVE AND DISCOVERING A WORLD AS WE DREAMT IT TO BE. IT'S A PLACE OUR LIVES HAVE EARNED, FOR SOLITUDE IF YOU WANT IT, OR TO JOIN IN CAMARADERIE OF FRIENDS WHO ARE OF LIKE MIND AND SHARE YOUR SAME VALUES. THERE IS A SENSE OF COMMUNITY, WHERE PASSING FRIENDSHIPS TURN INTO CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS.

CCBM

CHESAPEAKE BAY MARITIME MUSEUM - OUR MISSION - THE CHESAPEAKE BAY MARITIME MUSEUM EXPLORES AND PRESERVES THE HISTORY, ENVIRONMENT, AND CULTURE OF THE ENTIRE CHESAPEAKE BAY REGION, AND MAKES THIS RESOURCE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. OUR VALUES - RELEVANCE WE PROVIDE MEANINGFUL AND ACCESSIBLE EXPERIENCES TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND CONSTITUENCIES. AUTHENTICITY WE SEEK TO REPRESENT GENUINELY THE PEOPLE AND CULTURES WHOSE STORIES WE PRESERVE AND TELL. STEWARDSHIP WE VALUE THE PRICELESS ASSETS ENTRUSTED TO US—OUR COLLECTIONS, OUR CAMPUS AND FACILITIES, OUR FINANCIAL RESOURCES—AND ACCEPT THEIR PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT AS OUR PARAMOUNT RESPONSIBILITY. WE SUPPORT THE VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF WHO PERFORM OUR MISSION AND MAKE CBMM THE RICH ENTERPRISE IT IS.

TALBOT COUNTRY CLUB

CLICK ON PICTURE - WELCOME TO TALBOT COUNTRY CLUB THE OLDEST GOLF AND SOCIAL CLUB ON THE DELMARVA PENINSULA. RICH IN HISTORY AND TRADITION FROM OUR FOUNDING IN 1910, TALBOT COUNTRY CUB IS A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF INTERESTING AND ENGAGED PEOPLE WHO SEEK OPPORTUNITIES FOR FELLOWSHIP IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, SPORTS, DINING, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND FAMILY GATHERINGS. WE WELCOME THE GUESTS OF OUR MEMBERS TO EXPERIENCE ALL THAT WE CHERISH ABOUT OUR CLUB AND HEARTILY WELCOME NEW MEMBERS. WE APPRECIATE THE ENERGY AND VITALITY OF OUR GENERATIONS AND CELEBRATE THAT OUR MEMBERS RANGE FROM NEWBORN TO 99 YEARS YOUNG. TALBOT COUNTRY CLUB’S IDYLLIC, MATURE-TREED, 194-ACRE WATERFRONT OASIS AND FACILITIES ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY A FEELING AND AN EXPERIENCE. OUR UNDERSTATED CASUAL ELEGANCE PROVIDES A TIMELESS, GRACEFUL PLACE TO RELAX AND BE ACTIVE, TO MEET AND CONNECT, TO APPRECIATE NATURE AND THE GOOD NATURE OF OTHERS. OUR NEWLY REFURBISHED CLUBHOUSE IS COMFORTABLE, STYLISH, AND SHOWCASES THE WONDERFUL FOOD AND SERVICE OF OUR STAFF. OUR MULTIPLE OUTDOOR DINING VENUES CONNECT US TO THE BEAUTY OF OUR GROUNDS AND ENABLE MEMBERS TO COMBINE RECREATION WITH SOCIALIZING AND DINING. WE ARE STEWARDS OF THIS BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND TEACH OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN TO HONOR AND RESPECT OUR ASSETS IN TRADITIONAL AND INNOVATIVE WAYS, ALWAYS WITH COURTESY AND CONGENIALITY, IT IS OUR MISSION THAT EVERY VISIT TO THE CLUB FEELS LIKE A SPECIAL EVENT.