Article: Wall Street comeback begets surge in Hamptons home sales; Deals up 32%; even Madoff's digs fetch more than asking.(NEWS)

Byline: AMANDA FUNG

Home sales in the HamptonsLong Island's beach oasis for the rich and famousare back in a big way, with sales volume rising 32% in the third quarter from the same period last year, according to a new report.

The Hamptons real estate market has been hit harder by the recession than the city's, and a lack of activity on the East End in the first half apparently led to a burst of demand over the summer.

Sales surged to 339, up 50% from the second quarter, according to the report, conducted by Prudential Douglas Elliman and appraisal firm Miller Samuel Inc. Median sales prices for the quarter fell just 2.4%, to $810,000, from the ...

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