Originally Posted by MooseMan3000

We don't have anything of that sort near here in Southern Maine... but that's because there are lots of those type of houses selling every day. $2.6 million is an average price for that type of house - many waterfront properties here go for $5 million or more. And the properties aren't even that large. You can pay $2 million for what is essentially a beach cottage in a cramped neighborhood in some of the wealthier towns.