Rich Americans Are Actually Using Their Second Homes as the Economy Falters
Hi folks, it's Chris Rovzar, your Bloomberg Pursuits editor, and I'm thinking about summer.
My family and I rent a house in Litchfield County, Connecticut, every summer, which we cited in the print edition of our Places to Go in 2025 list since it's a great pairing with the Upper East Side. We like it there because it's calm and quiet, without all the buzz of parties and social obligations that you can encounter elsewhere. I can't wait to get there and sit by the lake and relax and read the pile of books that's been mounting by my bedside table in Brooklyn.
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