Prices in Dinard, Kraft said, range from about €1 million ($1.1 million) to about €3 million. “Parisians don’t spend that much money,” he said. “These are not people paying €20 million for a vacation home.”
In Sonoma or Napa, Martin says prices range from about $4 million for a one-acre property. “Or when there’s new construction on a one-acre property, it will start at $6 million or $7 million,” she said. “It can go up past $10 million.”
“Let’s just say that the wine country real estate market is vast,” she continued. “We’re seeing higher prices every year.”
Still, a strong case can be made that the only Hamptons of anywhere is the Hamptons themselves. Not for their social scene, or their $60 million mansions, but for something more prosaic: “I first came here in 1992,” said Keszler. “And I was so impressed by the beauty of the beaches, and the light. It's truly a special light.”
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