Best properties on the market

1. Weston, Mass.

Built in 1715, this four-bedroom home sits on three acres that connect to forested hiking and riding trails. It has six fireplaces, pine floors, and a beehive oven. $2,249,000. Kathy O’Rourke, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Weston, (617) 291-8628

2. Bonita Springs, Fla.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up

This five-bedroom beachfront home on Little Hickory Island has a foyer with four-story, 50-foot windows and a glass elevator. A fourth-floor observatory with a computerized telescope affords 360-degree views. $7,995,000. Barry DeNicola, Barry DeNicola Realty Inc., (239) 947-6111

3. Key Largo, Fla.

Set on a four-acre oceanfront property planted with fruit trees, this three-bedroom cottage was used as a Red Cross station during the 1905–12 construction of the Overseas Railroad. Its 197 feet of frontage comes with a dock-building permit. $2,499,000. Joy C. Martin, American Caribbean Real Estate/Christie’s Great Estates, (305) 664-4966

4. Camden, Maine

A gravel driveway leads to this circa-1920 pink stucco house. It has six bedrooms, an in-law apartment, and pink accents throughout its interior. The two-acre property has landscaped gardens and a pink tennis court. $695,000. Chris Cokinis, Camden Real Estate Co., (207) 236-6171

Steal of the week

5. Lisbon, Ohio

This five-bedroom house, set on one acre, dates to 1817. Its 4,500-square-foot interior features eight fireplaces, including two in the great room. The third floor has a 1,500-square-foot ballroom. $199,500. Dee Brintzenhofe, Northwood Realty Services, (330) 726-8161

6. Ventura, Calif.

Designed by an architect to be his own home, this four-bedroom beach house has views of the Pacific Ocean, the Channel Islands, and the Santa Ynez Mountains. A detached building includes a one-bedroom guest studio and bath. $3,295,000. Alex King, Sotheby’s International Realty Inc., (805) 969-5005

7. Savannah

This three-bedroom home on Wylly Island sits along the Herb River. The property features two docks, a boat hoist, and a heated pool overlooking the river. $1,195,000. Melinda Martin Bailey, Cora Bett Thomas Realty & Associates, (912) 233-6000