21.   To value waterfront properties correctly, real estate companies will have to keep up with the latest thinking on changes in flood patterns.

22.   Waterfront properties can be found well inland from the coasts, as the many lakes and rivers offer their own natural vistas.

23.   A dozen California tribes, some facing desperate poverty, are trying to reclaim prime waterfront property in San Diego.

24.   Even here there is evidence of the economic crisis in the vacant holiday villas left unfinished on some of the choicest parcels of waterfront property.

25.   Most of the waterfront property is held by either private landowners or municipalities.

26.   Some real estate agents predict a boom in waterfront property.