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BCC announced Dr. Kierstyn Hunter has joined the college as Vice President for Academic Affairs & Chief Academic Officer. Kelly Osorio is its new Director of Student Financial Services.
Suzann Ward (left) and Samantha Homeyer celebrate the opening of their new agency.
Samantha Homeyer and Suzann Ward have opened Housatonic Real Estate at 402 Park Street in Housatonic, Mass. They are excited to bring their significant experience representing both buyers and sellers to their own new agency.
A Berkshire native, Homeyer has been a licensed Realtor since 2011. She is a member of the Berkshire County Board of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors, which has granted her a GREEN designation. She also sits on the Great Barrington Affordable Housing Trust, helping to ensure that the “Berkshire Dream” is available to all members o
PITTSFIELD â The Berkshire economy still is recovering from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, but those lingering symptoms havenât affected the countyâs luxury home market.
The sales of $1 million-plus single-family homes in the Berkshires, which began to heat up last year, continued during the first quarter of 2021. Fifteen such homes were sold by Realtors in the Berkshires during the first quarter, which ended April 20, the highest total for that time period since the Berkshire County Board of Realtors began tracking those statistics in 1997, according to Sandra J. Carroll, the boardâs president and CEO.
The board tracks only Realtor-assisted transactions.
LENOX â Whatâs missing from the rapidly greening Berkshire landscape? Daffodils, tulips, cherry blossoms, apple blossoms, pear trees, dogwoods and forsythia abound.
But, the usual, easily spotted âfor saleâ signs in front of homes are few, even though springtime is normally high season in the real estate market. Thatâs because âinventory,â as the brokers call it, is at near-record lows and the mostly expensive homes that are listed are being snapped up, often at or above the asking price.
The countyâs Board of Realtors states that only about 300 houses are on the market throughout the Berkshires, compared with the typical 800 at this time of year, pre-pandemic. In Pittsfield, only 40 active listings are available, apparently an all-time low.
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