The site, in fact, was founded on the premise that second-home buyers are thinking less locally.

They might be one reason that many second-home buyers choose to live near, not in, Napa.

Many second-home buyers are counting the days until they become full-timers.

Rising prices have pushed second-home buyers farther away from the beaches.

For some second-home buyers, staying wired has become a requirement.

Nearly all of their Essex customers, the brokers agreed, are second-home buyers.

A major advantage for a second-home buyer is the range of prices and styles available.

The ranks of second-home buyers also include more single professional women and married couples trading up from their first second home.

Bed-and-breakfasts do have some features that are attractive to second-home buyers, especially with big families.

On one end, the average age of a second-home buyer in the United States is 51.