A group of roughly 20 neighbors and abutters have organized to protest a proposed renovation of 81 South Water street in Edgartown, claiming that the new construction will block one of the last public views of the harbor.
Real estate
2023
April 19, 2023
A new form of timeshare called fractional ownership has Island towns reexamining their zoning bylaws in an attempt to preserve the Vineyard’s dwindling housing stock.
March 8, 2023
As the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank prepares to move to its new headquarters on Meetinghouse Way, the land bank’s commission recently announced a request for proposals to purchase its current building on 167 Main street.
2022
December 9, 2022
Pandemic-era home sales in Tisbury have pushed property values up by 35.2 per cent, signaling a lower tax rate for the year to come.
October 27, 2022
The number of homes on Martha’s Vineyard registered as short-term rental properties shot up by 35 per cent over the summer, with industry professionals pointing to the real estate market in explaining the increase.
July 7, 2022
Halfway into 2022, the frenzied real estate market of Martha’s Vineyard is showing signs of slowing down. Land bank numbers illustrate the trend.
