Happening In The Hamptons - Real Estate Podcast
Happening in the Hamptons, the weekly podcast from Saunders & Associates, offers a local perspective on the people, properties, events, and real estate market trends shaping life on the East End.
For more than five years and over 250 episodes, the show has become a trusted resource for Hamptons real estate updates, luxury property insights, local events, and East End lifestyle coverage. Hosted by Steve Glick, David Rattiner, and Andrew Doud, each episode highlights recent transactions, market movement, and the best things to do across Westhampton, Southampton, East Hampton, Sag Harbor, Shelter Island, Bridgehampton, and beyond.
Featuring top-producing agents from Saunders & Associates, the #1 local brokerage in the Hamptons, along with industry experts and established real estate professionals, Happening in the Hamptons combines big-picture market analysis with granular, hamlet-by-hamlet insight powered by Saunders’ advanced analytics. For buyers, sellers, renters, investors, and anyone following East End life, the podcast is a smart, timely guide to Hamptons real estate, local market data, luxury lifestyle, and the communities that define the region.
Happening In The Hamptons - Real Estate Podcast
Episode 259 - Lori Lambert and Steven Zellman
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April 30, 2026 - Discussing Should You Buy or Should You Rent in the Hamptons
A $100,000 summer rental can disappear in six weeks, but that same $100,000 can also change what you can afford forever. We dig into the Hamptons buy vs rent decision the way real clients actually face it: comparing a home for sale against a home for rent, weighing lifestyle against long-term wealth, and asking the uncomfortable question of how much you need to use a place for ownership to make sense.
We also talk about what makes the Hamptons unique: every town and pocket lives differently. Do you want beach access, village energy, bay sunsets, or quiet woods? Renting can be a smart “test drive” if you are unsure, but buying starts to look like a slam dunk when you know your spot and plan to hold for years. One of our favorite frames is the fixed-rate mortgage “time travel” effect: locking a key cost while rents and everyday expenses rise, turning today’s payment into tomorrow’s bargain.
Then we shift to the market and what’s happening now. We spotlight a featured listing at 578 Stephen Hands Path with both sale and summer rental options, share this week’s Hamptons stats on deals in contract, dollar volume, new listings, and inventory, and close with weekend picks from a psychic medium to live comedy, spring markets, a museum opening, and Long Island Restaurant Week. If this helped you think clearer about buying, renting, or timing your move, subscribe, share this with a friend debating the Hamptons, and leave us a review. What’s your biggest hang-up: price, location, or how often you’d really use the house?
Reach out to the Zellman Lambert Team at Saunders & Associates:
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About Happening in the Hamptons Real Estate Podcast
Happening in the Hamptons is powered by Saunders & Associates, the #1 locally owned real estate brokerage in the Hamptons, and Hamptons.com, the Hamptons’ leading lifestyle brand for what to do, where to go, and what’s happening across the East End.
Each week, Happening in the Hamptons covers the people, properties, market trends, events, restaurants, local businesses, charity happenings, arts and culture, and community stories shaping life on the East End. From Hamptons real estate and homes for sale to weekend events, waterfront living, village life, and local lifestyle coverage, the podcast brings a grounded, local perspective to one of the most iconic markets in the world.
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