https://thekalmanco.com/talking-nantucket Sean Kalman's blog on Nantucket Island real estate: market reports, neighborhood spotlights, buyer and seller guides, and island life from a sixth-generation Nantucketer. en-us The Kalman Co., brokered by eXp Realty Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0400 https://thekalmanco.com/assets/favicon.png https://thekalmanco.com/talking-nantucket https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-scallop-season-harbor-homes https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-scallop-season-harbor-homes Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Events Nantucket’s family scallop season runs October 1 to March 31. How the permit works, and why the same shellfish beds set the rules for a harbor house. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-inshore-fishing-derby-fall https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-inshore-fishing-derby-fall Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Island Life Nantucket’s fall fishing tournament runs into October with no summer crowd, just the people who never left. What that tells a buyer. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-in-town-farmers-market-fall https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-in-town-farmers-market-fall Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Events Nantucket’s Saturday farmers market is still running past Labor Day. What that says about in-town location value for buyers. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-october-closing-month https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-october-closing-month Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Market 58 Nantucket homes and $353 million closed in October 2025, the year’s busiest month. What the deeds say, and what it means for buyers and sellers this fall. https://thekalmanco.com/why-you-can-walk-across-nantucket https://thekalmanco.com/why-you-can-walk-across-nantucket Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Events The Land Bank’s Cross-Island Hike is Saturday. Why you can still walk Nantucket coast to coast, and what the protected land does to what you’d pay. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-ytd-2026-two-medians https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-ytd-2026-two-medians Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Market Nantucket's homes median is up 10.6% in 2026, yet the market-wide median barely moved. Why the two numbers disagree, and what it means for buyers. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-water-wells-and-town-supply https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-water-wells-and-town-supply Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Buying + Selling Some Nantucket houses draw town water and many draw private wells. What that difference means for a buyer, and the test the town requires before a sale. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-street-after-dark https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-street-after-dark Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Island Life In September the island sorts itself. What an evening drive down a Nantucket street tells you about a neighborhood that a summer showing never will. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-landscaping-salt-wind-sand https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-landscaping-salt-wind-sand Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Island Life Salt, wind, sandy soil and deer decide what lives on a Nantucket property. What that means for buyers, owners, and anyone planning a garden here. https://thekalmanco.com/madaket-nantucket-neighborhood-guide https://thekalmanco.com/madaket-nantucket-neighborhood-guide Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Neighborhoods Getting to know Madaket, Nantucket’s westernmost village: wide-open beaches, protected land, and sunset views, for buyers who value quiet over walkability. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-shoulder-season-house-hunting https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-shoulder-season-house-hunting Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Events The car ferries switch to their fall schedule on September 11. Here's why that — not Labor Day — is when Nantucket's serious buyers actually get to work. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-house-moving-season https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-house-moving-season Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Island Life A house rode down Milestone Road on a trailer this month. What that, and "closing up the house," reveal about owning a piece of Nantucket. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-renter-to-buyer https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-renter-to-buyer Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Buying + Selling Renting here for years teaches you things no showing can. What that knowledge is worth when you buy — and what the lease was quietly handling for you. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-offer-to-closing https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-offer-to-closing Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Buying + Selling Between an accepted offer and a Nantucket closing sits about a month — and most of it belongs to labs, inspectors and underwriters with their own queues. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-in-september https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-in-september Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Island Life September on Nantucket: warm water, open beaches, the Sidewalk Art Show, the Inshore Classic, and why the week after Labor Day is the one owners protect. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-buying-with-bookings https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-buying-with-bookings Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Buying + Selling Many Nantucket houses come to market with next summer already booked. Who owns those reservations after closing, and how to handle them in the offer. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-august-2026-market-report https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-august-2026-market-report Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Market Insights Nantucket's August 2026 by the LINK numbers: 31 sales, $151M closed, a $15M off-market Monomoy sale, homes at 97.5% of asking, inventory turning. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-what-conveys-furnished-sales https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-what-conveys-furnished-sales Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Buying + Selling Plenty of Nantucket houses sell furnished, and furnished means whatever the contract says. What conveys, what walks, and how to write it down. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-storm-season-owners https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-storm-season-owners Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Island Life September is the heart of storm season on Nantucket. What owners actually do when a system turns north — before, during, and the morning after. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-making-an-offer https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-making-an-offer Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Buying + Selling How to read a Nantucket listing before you make an offer: original asking price, days on market, and what buyers actually captured in 2026. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-end-of-summer-market-2026 https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-end-of-summer-market-2026 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Market Nantucket's late-August 2026 market from LINK: 168 distinct properties across 181 listings, two-thirds asking above $4M; median home sale $3,478,000. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-late-august-2026 https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-late-august-2026 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Island Life Race Week is over and Nantucket exhales. A local's guide to summer's warmest, quietest week — Jetties at sunrise, the 'Sconset bluff, what's on Aug 17–23. https://thekalmanco.com/walking-the-nantucket-moors https://thekalmanco.com/walking-the-nantucket-moors Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Island Life Everyone comes to Nantucket for the water. The moors — more than 40% of the island, permanently open and almost empty — are the better afternoon. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-listings-after-labor-day https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-listings-after-labor-day Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Buying + Selling Race Week ends Sunday. What Nantucket's unsold summer listings do next — and what July's LINK numbers say a buyer or seller should do about it. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-vacation-home-buying-challenges https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-vacation-home-buying-challenges Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Buying + Selling Seven Nantucket-specific obstacles serious vacation home buyers hit: inventory, off-market supply, zoning, septic, flood, freight and closing costs. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-market-timing-factors https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-market-timing-factors Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Market Insights Seven forces that make Nantucket luxury real estate timing hard to read: seasonal supply, thin comp sets, mix shift, uneven rate sensitivity. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-august-2026-market-minute https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-august-2026-market-minute Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Market Insights Nantucket real estate at mid-August 2026, straight from LINK MLS: a $3.48M median home, sales down 26.5%, and a $2.5M gap between asking and closing. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-perseids-eclipse-dark-skies https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-perseids-eclipse-dark-skies Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Events A partial solar eclipse and the Perseids peak on the same August day. Where Nantucket actually goes dark, and what that darkness is worth. https://thekalmanco.com/how-nantucket-keeps-its-own-august https://thekalmanco.com/how-nantucket-keeps-its-own-august Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Island Life August is Nantucket at full volume. How year-rounders keep their own rhythm through it, and what that rhythm tells you about living here. https://thekalmanco.com/things-to-do-nantucket-august-3-9-2026 https://thekalmanco.com/things-to-do-nantucket-august-3-9-2026 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Events Boston Pops on Jetties Beach, Green Crab Week, St. Lucia at the Muse, and one perfect Saturday — a local's guide to Nantucket, August 3–9, 2026. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-july-2026-market-report https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-july-2026-market-report Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Market Insights Nantucket's July 2026 by the LINK numbers: 25 sales, $117M closed, a $25M Brant Point sale, homes at 97.6% of asking, and the most inventory of the year. https://thekalmanco.com/sconset-nantucket-neighborhood-guide https://thekalmanco.com/sconset-nantucket-neighborhood-guide Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Neighborhood Spotlights A buyer's guide to Siasconset: what the village is, why so little comes to market, the Q2 2026 LINK numbers, and what to check before you buy. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-q2-2026-asking-vs-selling https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-q2-2026-asking-vs-selling Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Market Insights Nantucket homes sold at 95% of asking in Q2 2026 — but above $6.5M the number is 82% of original ask. The LINK price bands, explained. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-late-july-market-2026 https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-late-july-market-2026 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Market Insights Late July 2026 on Nantucket: $15 million closed in one week, contracts building toward fall, and price cuts still rare. A sixth-generation broker's read. https://thekalmanco.com/why-they-call-it-the-gray-lady https://thekalmanco.com/why-they-call-it-the-gray-lady Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Island Life Nantucket's oldest nickname is about the fog, not the shingles. What a gray day reveals about the island, and why it matters before you buy out here. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-august-house-hunting https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-august-house-hunting Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Events Peak season is the best time to test a Nantucket house. What to notice on an August showing, the week worth planning around, and the fall deadline. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-assessed-value-vs-market-price https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-assessed-value-vs-market-price Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Market Insights Nantucket homes sold at 148% of assessed value in 2026. Why the town assessor's number isn't market value—and what it means for buyers and sellers. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-property-taxes-closing-costs https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-property-taxes-closing-costs Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Buying + Selling What you actually pay to buy on Nantucket in 2026: FY2026 tax rate, the residential exemption, the 2% Land Bank fee, and worked examples at $1M, $3M, $5M. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-house-style https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-house-style Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Buying + Selling A sixth-generation islander's guide to Nantucket architecture: grey shingles, widow's walks, HDC rules, and what the historic look means when you buy. https://thekalmanco.com/the-best-hour-on-nantucket https://thekalmanco.com/the-best-hour-on-nantucket Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Island Life There's an hour on Nantucket, after the beaches empty and the light turns gold, that says why people choose to live here — not just visit. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-summer-market-2026 https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-summer-market-2026 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Market Insights Nantucket home sales doubled from April to June 2026 and inventory sits a third below last summer. Why it looks hotter than the listing count suggests. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-summer-2026-americas-250th https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-summer-2026-americas-250th Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Island Life Summer 2026 has arrived on Nantucket — the busiest season in memory, and the island that's older than America gets ready for the nation's 250th birthday. https://thekalmanco.com/daffodil-weekend-in-nantucket https://thekalmanco.com/daffodil-weekend-in-nantucket Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Island Life Why Daffodil Weekend is one of the best times to see Nantucket homes for sale — a refined look at spring listings, island neighborhoods, and the season ahead. https://thekalmanco.com/buying-from-off-island https://thekalmanco.com/buying-from-off-island Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Buying + Selling How remote buyers win on Nantucket: define your island days, get financing ready, build the local team, tour by video, and run island-specific diligence. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-real-estate-2026 https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-real-estate-2026 Sat, 10 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Market Nantucket’s 2026 market by the LINK numbers through August: fewer sales, higher house prices, tighter inventory, and what it means for buyers and sellers. https://thekalmanco.com/technology-cant-create-more-nantucket https://thekalmanco.com/technology-cant-create-more-nantucket Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Island Life Algorithms, AI pricing and virtual tours all matter — but none of them make more Nantucket. Why scarcity still decides this market, and what buyers do. https://thekalmanco.com/polpis-vs-tom-nevers https://thekalmanco.com/polpis-vs-tom-nevers Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Neighborhoods Polpis or Tom Nevers? Harbor acreage against moorland and ocean: drive times, what actually sold in 2026 per LINK, septic and wells, and who fits where. https://thekalmanco.com/short-term-rentals-on-nantucket https://thekalmanco.com/short-term-rentals-on-nantucket Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Buying + Selling Nantucket’s short-term rental rules, October 2026: the by-right vote, the $250 certificate due November 1, the 31-day line, taxes and condo limits. https://thekalmanco.com/why-nantucket-is-still-nantucket https://thekalmanco.com/why-nantucket-is-still-nantucket Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Island Life Markets shift and headlines change, but Nantucket stays Nantucket. Why thirty miles out to sea still operates by a different set of rules. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-home-pricing-guide https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-home-pricing-guide Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Buying How Nantucket home prices break down by bedroom count and lot size — a December 2024 look at 3BR–5BR pricing and the land premium behind the numbers. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-winter-market-update https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-winter-market-update Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Market Insights What Nantucket buyers should know this winter: less competition, more room to negotiate, and the off-season advantages most people overlook. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-commercial-real-estate https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-commercial-real-estate Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Market Insights Nantucket commercial real estate: retail, hospitality, and mixed-use opportunities — and the realities behind them — from a sixth-generation island broker. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-in-december https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-in-december Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Island Life Why December is a quietly ideal time to buy on Nantucket — fewer crowds, motivated sellers, and the island showing its true off-season character. https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-first-time-buyers https://thekalmanco.com/nantucket-first-time-buyers Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:00:00 -0400 Sean Kalman Buying A first-time buyer's guide to Nantucket: what the entry-level market really looks like, what to budget for, and how to buy with confidence on the island.