Winners and Losers in Real Estate
How Much Is That Person's Coffee Mug ( Seller's Property) Worth?
Why is it more difficult now to bring buyers and sellers together in real estate transactions than just a few years ago? Princeton economist Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Prize winning author of Thinking Fast and Thinking Slow sheds light on this seemingly perplexing question. Take a simple coffee mug for [...]
Berkshire County Real Estate as well as Williamstown Real Estate is showing anecdotal evidence of a good start in [...]
You have decided to list your Berkshire property with a discount agency or perhaps sell your Berkshire County property on a "for sale by owner" website. You know that Real Estate Agents will usually charge a flat fee percentage of the sale price for selling your house. You believe that Realtors® get
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Selling your Berkshire real estate can be frustrating in this buyer's market to say the least. You have done all the right things including cleaning away clutter, increasing the curb appeal and even hired a stager to give you ideas on how to present your home in the best light. Still no action. You are not alone. Even stars have [...]
Williams College Williamstown MA is the best in the nation again 2011.
Forbes Magazine recently announced that Williams College in Williamstown MA is rated #1 in the nation. See the article below courtesy of ABC online news.
"For the second year in a row, Williams College, a small, western-Massachusetts liberal arts school, has been [...]
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Patch all holes and cracks in walls and ceilings. Check with your local Home Depot or Hardware store for the items needed to make these easy do it yourself repairs. Inspect every room for spider webs and lint clinging to ceilings. A simple long handled duster will make short work and give a cheap face lift to an aging room. Don't forget [...]
Neutrality Sells. As a general rule homeowners are shocked by buyers first impression of their home. The seller associates " home" with a lifestyle they cherish which may include family members (kids/parents/friends), pets, vocations/avocations and the many objects they have collected for each unique interest. It can be slightly [...]
Spring has officially sprung and mud season is upon the Berkshires. Williamstown, Stockbridge, Lenox, Great Barrington, and the Berkshires in general are thawing and the smell of fresh green is in the air. Shopping for a new nest is what spring is all about. Sunshine and warm weather causes buyers to feel that same longing for a new [...]
A comparative Market Value Analysis or "CMA" in Realtor speak is a Broker price opinion based on the current real estate Market in Williamstown or the Berkshires or your real estate location. "Your location" is the key word here. The same home in Palm Springs Florida may sell for far more than a similar home in Hancock MA. Location [...]
Picture this: you arrive home late from a long day at work, you have an armful of groceries along with the mail and your trying to turn that door knob and get in without dropping everything. Sounds pretty routine doesn't it? It would be much easier if the door had a lever style handle that you could just push down. Also a wider [...]
Paul Harsch of Harsch Associates Berkshire Real Estate believes in community first. Harsch states, "It is a core value of our agency." We announced the Harsch Charitable Gifting Program recipients of our 2010 campaign today and checks are being mailed to all [...]
Churning a listing. Resetting the clock. NEW listing. Really? Churning the listing occurs when a seller takes their home off the market for a few days or weeks and then re-introduces the home as new to the market. Churning a listing is as old as the real estate sales profession. At one time I suppose it was easier to convince a buyer [...]
Writing about Williamstown Real Estate and Berkshire county in general we do not foresee auctions on the rise but we do see real estate activity on the upswing. The increase in real estate sales activity will be welcome news for Berkshire County sellers who have endured some pretty lean years since the bubble burst in [...]
Delicate Balance
The Berkshires are a spectacular geographical location that blends culture, proximity to urban amenities yet sufficient distance from urban sprawl along with unmatched natural scenic splendor. Apparently, the experts agree since the Berkshires are cited in National Geographic's Traveler magazine as one of the top 10 [...]
As Valentines Day approaches we at Harsch Associates Berkshire Real Estate think of candy, roses, hearts, and the color red. February is the month we celebrate love and pay homage to Cupid. It is also American Heart Health month. Most people are aware that heart disease is the number one killer in the United States, yet we still seem to [...]
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