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BUILDING COMMUNITY: A champion for housing that fits local needs

Doug Mishkin, singer/songwriter/lawyer/housing advocate spearheads a new model for affordable housing in the town of Egremont that is getting noticed around the state.

2022 Real Estate Market Watch: January – December sales comparison

The 2022 market did well. The overall market will be challenging in the year ahead but now has many hopeful influencing factors.

2022 3rd Quarter Market Watch: January – September sales comparison

Overall, residential and multi-family sales fell 10 percent, but pockets of strong and fast sales exist in some parts of the county and at some price points.

New factors are influencing the residential real estate market

Three factors mainly affect mortgage rates in today’s market: expectations on inflation, economic growth and the Fed’s next rate hike.

BERKSHIRES REAL ESTATE MARKET WATCH – 2nd quarter 2022, January-June sales comparisons

As the market begins to slow, buyers are aware of the shift, while sellers are still thinking the sky's the limit.

BERKSHIRES REAL ESTATE MARKET WATCH – 1st quarter 2022 sales comparisons

Prices are high, availability is low, and the future is uncertain.

REAL ESTATE MARKET WATCH – Updated 2021 year-end report

What does the Berkshire County year-end real estate report tell us? Higher prices. Lower inventory. Land sales up. Greater variety of properties sold.

REAL ESTATE MARKET WATCH: 2021 year-end report

What does the Berkshire County year-end real estate report tell us? Higher prices. Lower inventory. Greater variety of properties sold.

REAL ESTATE MARKET WATCH: 2021 3rd Quarter Report

This has been a record-breaking quarter in terms of volume and price, but inventory continues to be low.

Market Watch: Residential Market Update for August, 2021

Lack of inventory persists, with far reaching consequences.

Market Watch: Residential Market Update January – April 2021

Year to date, sales in 2021 were 21% higher than in 2020, and prices were higher, too.

Market Watch: February 2021

Low inventories persist in the Berkshire housing market. If you have an underused home, this may be a good time to sell.

January 2021 Residential Real Estate MarketWatch

A severe inventory shortage of residential homes available for sale continues across the Berkshires.

Berkshire Market Watch Report: December 2020

The hot real estate market continues, with sales up, prices up and inventory down.

Berkshire Market Watch Report: November 2020

Sales are up, prices are up, but inventory is way down all over Berkshire County.

October 2020 Real Estate Market Report for the Berkshires

Sales up, up, up; inventory down, down, down.

August 2020 Real Estate Market Report for the Berkshires

Residential sales throughout Berkshire County are booming, but inventory is low.