Yes, You Can Surf Where You Live
Although it hasn’t quite caught up with golf, surfer-friendly real estate is attracting more buyers.
Liam Murray Strout, a British surfer, competing in a heat of the World Surf League Boardmasters Quiksilver Open in Cornwall, England, in 2018.Credit.Matt Cardy/Getty Images
By Shivani Vora
June 9, 2021, 5:02 a.m. ET
Surfing may be a sport that’s been popular for more than a half-century, but the concept of surf real estate that is, buying a home specifically for its locale in a surfing destination has only gained traction in the last several years, according to Philip A. White Jr., the president and chief executive of Sotheby’s International Realty.