Nantucket Island Massachusetts Directory of Real Estate Resources

For tourists seeking solitude, Nantucket in the off-season offers serenity, heavily discounted rooms and desolate walking paths.

The waves of tourists and suntan oil recede each winter, leaving behind what once was: a small island town 35 serene miles out to sea.

The cobblestone Main Street — teeming with shoppers each summer — is empty. The 80 miles of beaches ringing this crescent-shaped spit of sand are deserted also, except for scallop shells and squawking birds.

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People who support the car cap say Nantucket’s roads were not built for the vehicle volume they now bear. The steadily growing number of cars, they say, creates gridlock downtown, as well as a general safety hazard.

Opponents argue that restricting vehicle access would itself create an inconvenience that could deter tourism. Some seasonal residents also protest the possibility they wouldn’t get permits - even though they’re taxpayers - because they register their cars to a permanent residence off-island.

NANTUCKET, Mass. - In spring, along with the daffodils, crowds on the ferry and workers raking the beaches, comes the ritual of real estate gossip. What properties changed hands over the winter? And who could possibly be paying those out-of-sight prices?

That 15-acre waterfront parcel for sale for $15 million? It was snatched up after only one day on the market. Turns out the purchaser was Steven Rales, the billionaire entrepreneur who owns at least 61 acres next door and bought the parcel to protect his privacy and waterfront views, said Dalton Frazier, a local real estate agent.

Have any other palatial estates expanded? Not so long ago H. Wayne Huizenga, the billionaire founder of Blockbuster and owner of the Miami Dolphins, …

I grew up in an upside down house so i thought i should put this article from the New York Times on here because it’s about the type of house i grew up in.

But the article is really not interesting even though it’s about Nantucket and upside down houses. Everyone will problably read it with that glowing endorsement.

The Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce takes great pleasure in welcoming you to Nantucket, one of the most unique, historic, and visually stunning places in the world. With their website, they share with you all that our special island has to offer.

All member organization businesses are listed on their site as well as information on brochures and guides.

The Nantucket Chamber Website

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Nantucket, MA - Cape Cod/Nantucket/Marthas Vineyard (02554)

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Demographics   Population8,564 6,049 9,429 Population density154 580 1,179 Percent …