Buy Waterfront With Confidence — Not Guesswork.
Nine waterfront markets across four counties, compared with real, current MLS numbers — plus the Critical Area, riparian, and due-diligence details most buyers learn the hard way. Yours free, with a bonus Buyer's Scorecard to take to every showing.
Buyer's Scorecard
The education most agents never give you
This isn't a brochure. It's a plain-spoken guide to buying Eastern Shore waterfront the right way — so you understand exactly what you're buying before you make an offer.
Nine Markets, Compared
Kent Island, St. Michaels, Oxford, Easton, Cambridge, Chestertown and more — with current median prices, ranges, and inventory.
The Critical Area Law
What the 100-foot Buffer and RCA/LDA/IDA zones actually mean for what you can build, and the red flags that limit a lot.
Piers, Depth & Riparian Rights
Water depth at mean low water, pier permits, and the riparian rights that decide whether you can dock the boat you want.
The True Cost of Ownership
Bulkheads, living shorelines, flood insurance, and the six-figure surprises that catch out-of-area buyers off guard.
Financing the Purchase
Jumbo, portfolio, and cash — how waterfront appraises, and why flood-insurance cost belongs in your budget from day one.
Bonus: Buyer's Scorecard
A printable scorecard to rate and compare every home you tour on the things that actually matter — side by side.
Median waterfront price, by market
The full guide breaks down price ranges, days on market, active inventory, and the signature communities in each. Here's the headline figure for all nine.
Median sold price, waterfront single-family homes, trailing 12 months. Source: BRIGHT MLS, September 2026. Figures are deemed reliable but not guaranteed and change over time.
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A specialist who lives on these waters
I'm David J. Moore, founder of The Paragon Home Team. I live on the Eastern Shore and I know these waters — the Bay and the Tred Avon, Miles, Choptank, Chester, and Wye. Buying waterfront is more complex than buying a typical home, and out-of-area buyers deserve someone who will tell them the truth about what they're getting.
I wrote this guide because educated buyers make better decisions. When you're ready, my team and I will help you find the right home on the best terms — with one point of accountability from first conversation to closing.