Real Estate is our profession. Here at Harsch Associates Real Estate we have sold over $640 Million Dollars of property all over the Berkshires including Williamstown, Lenox, Stockbridge and Great Barrington, as well as Bennington County in Vermont. As a Realtor Emeritus, Paul Harsch has more than 50 years of experience in guiding sales to closings. Our real estate agents offer the professionalism you expect from Top Producers. Call us today to begin your journey from sale to SOLD.
Harsch Associates Berkshire Real Estate located in Williamstown MA presents Holiday Fire Safety Tips to assure that your holiday starts and ends joyously and safely. We have been selling homes for over 35 years and assisting buyers in Williamstown and Berkshire county in obtaining the perfect home for their family. As Realtors(R) we know [...]
Williamstown MA located in Berkshire County and home of Harsch Associates Berkshire Real Estate has a Christmas Tradition which benefits our four footed furry orphans at our local Humane Society. The Williamstown Annual Reindog Parade includes dogs of every size, shape and color who parade in full festive costume down Spring Street along [...]
We all believe we truly "see" what we are looking at (at least most of the time). It is no secret (especially among police detectives and attorneys ) that seeing things with our own eyes does not mean we actually "see" or remember the details. Read the few lines below and you will understand how your mind can help and hinder you by [...]
The idea that our tastes and choices are shaped by our environmental history is the basis for "design psychology." Design psychology has Jungian undertones associates with the domain of "environmental memories" or "self-place connection." Toby Israel, author of [...]
The newest property investment niche is buying real estate in a college town where the great mix of affordable homes and higher quality of life include low crime rates, better-than-average schools, thriving cultural venues, and quality health care facilities/providers make the living easy. Rutgers University completed a study in 2009 [...]
Berkshires Real Estate Market Value Opinions can often reflect serious Conflicts of Interest
Sellers of real estate tend to seek the advice of one or more Realtors ® to provide a market value opinion upon which to base a listing price. Home valuation advice from Realtors® can be fraught with conflict of interest. The Realtor® is strongly [...]
Sizing up vacation destinations
courtesy of http://therealdeal.com/newyork/articles/sizing-up-vacation-destinations--2
A roundup of how some of the biggest second-home markets around the region are faring
May 01, 2010 07:00AM
By Sarah Ryley
From left: Fire Island, Martha's VineyardFrom the splashy beaches of the Hamptons to the rolling [...]
Adaptive Reuse is a process that adapts buildings for new uses while retaining their historic features. The simplest example of architectural adaptive reuse is the antique barn resurrected as a unique and stunning new residential home. Initially architects and structural engineers
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Renting out your Berkshire condominium is a great way to earn some extra money in this economy, but it is a big decision. We want to prepare you to make the best decision possible with a few tips on finding and retaining the PERFECT tenants.
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The moments we remember fondly always involve wonderful times in life when everyone seems contented and things just hum along happily. In real estate terms, good markets are when things are more or less "in balance." In the Berkshires, we remember this period as the all time great "seller's [...]
Is it still a man's world: Buying a home in the Berkshires and Trends in Female home ownership for 2010 and Beyond
Nationally households headed by women have grown 400% since 1950. The
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Can Your Kitchen Pass the Food Safety Test? Spring 2010
It's that time of the year again when we think of spring cleaning the Berkshires and getting our home ready for the season to come. Here in the Berkshires this time of year is known as the mud season and everything around us is an earthy brown. Then the brown blooms into a [...]
Housing prices are, as economists say, "sticky downward." While stock prices can plunge dramatically in a single day,
housing prices sometimes take years before they fall enough to restore the balance between supply and demand.
Don't blame buyers for this. They always adjust quite readily to the new reality of lower housing prices. [...]
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Berkshire homeowners, buyers and sellers are very much aware of the trend in home sales described in the article below. Berkshire home sales have trended downward for months and 2010 seems to indicate that this downward trend in Berkshire County is leveling off. Here at Harsch we evaluate all trends related
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