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Check out this immaculate upscale home in a quiet neighborhood in a perfect location, offered by Maureen White Kirkby of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Barnbrook Realty. An analysis of potential changes in Berkshire real estate practices. Geoff Wilcox reports on the ‘transformation” of a run-down gambrel-roofed home in a small town in Massachusetts. Plus, recent sales, gardening columns and more.

Here’s what we have for you this week in The Edge Real Estate section:

  • Property of the Week – Maureen White Kirkby of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Barnbrook Realty offers an upscale house that combines privacy, luxury and convenience in one perfect location.
  • Transformations – Geoff Wilcox of The Country Shepherd in Chatham, N.Y. takes us through the restoring and rebuilding of a hybrid gambrel-roof home in a small town in Massachusetts. The project took three years to complete.
  • Weekly real estate transactions for Berkshire County, Northern Litchfield County and Columbia County.
  • Market Perspective – A settlement by the National Board of Realtors may bring changes to practices in the Berkshires. Here’s an analysis of what to expect.
  • The Self-Taught Gardener – As we think about lawns, we should question their purpose. And most importantly, how much energy do we want to spend on maintaining them?
  • The Lazy Berkshire Gardener – Our Lazy Berkshire Gardener already has brussels sprouts growing indoors and is about to start tomatoes and hot peppers.
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Department of Public Utilities hands Housatonic Water Works a victory

The department rejected a joint motion of enforcement by the towns of Stockbridge, Great Barrington, and West Stockbridge.

West Stockbridge Highway Department gets green light for new temporary staffing plan

The Select Board approved wage increases for employees following a key official’s departure from the town’s Department of Public Works.

Construction work begins on Habitat for Humanity’s affordable-housing project in Housatonic

“This Prosperity Way project will be the largest affordable-housing home-ownership project in Berkshire County,” said organization Executive Director Carolyn Valli. “It is essential now because people’s rents are so high, and many families are paying more than 50 percent of their income on housing.”

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