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Second Homes as Legacy Assets: Why Coastal Properties Are Long-Term Investments, Not Lifestyle Purchases

When:

January 30, 2026 · 3:32 PM

Source:

Millers Professionals Co.

In today’s coastal real estate market, the meaning of a “second home” has shifted quietly, but decisively. What was once framed as a lifestyle decision, a summer escape, a beautiful place to gather, is increasingly being evaluated the way serious buyers evaluate any high-value asset: through the lens of long-term performance. On Martha’s Vineyard and on Cape Cod, homeowners are not simply purchasing scenery. They are acquiring access to one of the most structurally scarce categories of real...