The median price of a Hamptons home climbed 30% to $2 million in the third quarter, compared with the same stretch a year ago, as a surge in high-end sales lifted the market.

On the North Fork, the median sale closed just above $1 million for the second quarter in a row, according to new data from real estate brokerage Douglas Elliman and appraisal firm Miller Samuel.

A strong year for Wall Street in 2024 increased the size of the buyer pool on the East End, said Todd Bourgard, CEO of Douglas Elliman for Long Island, the Hamptons and the North Fork. The average bonus among workers in the securities industry rose to a record $244,700 last year, Newsday previously reported .

“Wall Street and the Hamptons go hand in hand,” he said. “When the [stock] market is really good as it has been,

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