The Martha's Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $177,500 for the business week ending on Friday, August 2, 2024.

The Martha's Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $121,080.24 for the business week ending on Friday, July 26, 2024.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $120,624 for the business week ending on Friday, July 5, 2024.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $383,860 for the business week ending on Friday, June 21, 2024.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $55,423.04 for the business week ending on Friday, June 7, 2024.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $83,370 for the business week ending on Friday, May 17, 2024.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $180,550 for the business week ending on Friday, May 10, 2024.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $263,192 for the business week ending on Friday, March 15, 2024.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $37,461.32 for the business week ending on Friday, March 8, 2024.

Million-dollar sales, mostly in Edgartown and Chilmark, are dominating the Island’s real estate market, as figures from the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank make abundantly clear.

Hard numbers illustrating the trend underscore urgent concerns about the lack of affordable housing, the subject of a standing-room-only forum last weekend.

A rising tide lifts all boats, and the evolution of million-dollar price tags from shocking rarities to barely remarked commonplaces has ratcheted up the cost of even the most basic shelter.