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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I recently spent a sunny afternoon looking back over 23 years of statistics for the Berkshire Housing Market. I was seeking some indication of what is in store for the Northern Berkshire Housing Market in 2010. However, as Yogi Bera once said "predictions are difficult to make, especially about the [...]
The new year promises some changes to the Berkshire real estate market, as well as the market as a whole. So what road will the real estate market take in 2010?
Here are some of our 2010 Berkshire real estate predictions:
The median home price, the point at which half of all homes are sold for more and half are sold for less, dropped in all regions but the West, as well. The price increased to $220,500 in the West, up from $217,900 in July, but it is still down 12.2 percent from last [...]
We have been receiving so many questions, I thought it might be a good time to weigh in on the First-Time Homebuyer issues, including the IRS tax credit and financing [...]
Decreased home values makes it a difficult time to sell. It's a buyer's market, with home prices extraordinarily low. But sellers are not at a complete loss. Despite challenging times in real estate, homeowners can make some wise decisions along the way that will improve their chances of [...]
No matter your interests or the time of year, it's just better here in the eclectic Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts. From Boston or New York, Newark or Norfolk, those with a taste for the arts, for antiques, for the country life without isolation head here ...... and then tend to stay... three nights instead of two, a month instead of a [...]
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