1.0RealTrends - Bloghttps://preprod.realtrends.com/blogTracey Velthttps://preprod.realtrends.com/blog/author/tvelt/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="W5D5f1ooUj"><a href="https://preprod.realtrends.com/blog/2018/07/11/buyers-paying-premium-waterfront-homes/">Buyers Are Paying a Smaller Premium for Waterfront Homes</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://preprod.realtrends.com/blog/2018/07/11/buyers-paying-premium-waterfront-homes/embed/#?secret=W5D5f1ooUj" width="600" height="338" title="“Buyers Are Paying a Smaller Premium for Waterfront Homes” — RealTrends - Blog" data-secret="W5D5f1ooUj" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://preprod.realtrends.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/9ced5ef4-69ab-4ba7-a7cd-ec49be7b274d.png1200675Across the country, waterfront homes tend to have higher prices than similar homes in the same area, but the gap has closed over the past several years. The typical U.S. home has more than recovered f