Edward G. McFarland and Michele McFarland purchased 67 Sunset Road in Oak Bluffs from David A. Schumann and Emma M. Schumann for $585,000 on August 8.

Lawrence B. Cohen and Suzanne Cohen purchased 4 Haystack Lane in Edgartown from Barbara Puddicombe for $735,000 on August 1.

Hinckley’s Lumber, the landmark commercial property on Beach Road in Vineyard Haven, has been sold to an Aquinnah real estate investor for $2.3 million.

As the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital takes steps to convert vacant units at Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation into business and physician office space, a wider discussion has begun to unfold.

Legislation passed this week by Massachusetts lawmakers would extend state and local occupancy taxes to short-term rental properties.