West Stockbridge, Ma Real Estate For Sale
Friday, March 18th, 2011
W.Stockbridge, Ma. – Vista Hill is an architecturally designed property that captures Mountain Views from every room. Spacious common rooms, soaring ceilings, great flow, inspiring gourmet kitchen, sensational dining room with bamboo ceiling. A Wrap around deck, infinity pool, large screened porch, master suite w/his & her bath, 5 additional bedrooms, game room, and 4 1/2 baths complete this multi level property located on one of the most scenic roads in West Stockbridge, Ma.
Located near the towns of West Stockbridge, Lenox and Great Barrington, with Fine Dining, Theatre, Dance Tanglewood, Shakespeare & Co, Edith Wharton Home and all Berkshire Attractions. $2,300,000
This magnificent property is also being made available for Summer/Vacation Rental.
For more information contact Marlene (413) 717-0773
Berkshire Real Estate: Fireplaces & Green Building
Thursday, January 20th, 2011
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I was just reading this article in the NYTimes that i would like to share with Berkshire Home Buyers and Owners
It appears as if “Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire” and all the Romantic notions and Imagery of sitting by the fireplace on a cold wintry Berkshire evening is becoming politically incorrect in the environmentally sensitive Green Building Community.
According to Diane Baileya senior scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council in San Francisco. “The smoke from a fire smells very nice,” “But it can cause a lot of harm.” The tiny particles, she said, “can cause inflammation and illness, and can cross into the bloodstream, triggering heart attacks” as well as worsening other conditions.
And last fall, an article on the Web site GreenBlizzard.com, “Cozy Winter Fires — Carbon Impact,” called wood-burning fires “a direct pollutant to you, your family and your community.”
The alternate position expressed by Stephen Sears, vice president of marketing for the Brick Industry Association voices his opinion which is shared by some others, that most fireplaces are used far too infrequently to cause any real damage to the environment.
Here in the Berkshires with snowy cold winters, many of my clients, some of who are second home buyers want to have a fireplace, and sometimes more then one. If you are looking at homes for sale in the Berkshires and want a wood burning fireplace, and are eco sensitive, experts say, there are several ways to make it more environmentally friendly, including using an energy-efficient wood or pellet stove certified by the Environmental Protection Agency or retrofitting a fireplace with an insert that fits into the mouth of a fireplace and enables it to heat more efficiently.
The article also gets into the the impact of cutting down trees vs. imported oil. Many inthe green movement only use seasoned wood from trees that have naturally fallen down on either their property or a neighboring one.
It is an interesting debate. I look forward to seeing how this eco trend impacts home buyer preferences in the Berkshire Real Estate market.
Here is the Link to the Article.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/20/garden/20fire.html?_r=1&ref=garden
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Berkshire Real Estate – Pittsfield Condominium For Sale
Friday, January 7th, 2011Berkshire Real Estate – Pittsfield Ma. Newly Renovated Luxury Condominium at 433 North St. in the heart of the Arts Section of Pittsfield, has just recently come on the market. This Light filled unit with distant Berkshire Mountain Views is a lovely choice as either a Pied -A -Terre for a Second Homeowner or for a First Time Home Buyer who wants to be close to work, and all the cultural activities that are going on in Pittsfield. The building which houses Ferrin Art Gallery on the ground level, has been tastefully renovated and updated. Enjoy Coffee at Dotties, Tapas at Mission, Walk to the Beacon Theatre, Barrington Stage, Baba Louies, Berkshire Museum, Art Galleries, and so much more. Enjoy an Urban Lifestyle in the middle of The Beautiful Berkshire Hills!
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Berkshire Real Estate News
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011According to Harvard University, The State of the Nation’s Housing states that “Historically low interest rates and bargain prices have made homeownership the most affordable it has been at any time during the past 40 years” And while the market in the Berkshires has not been as hard hit as other areas in the country, we have seen decreases in new home production and household formation suggest that as demand for homes returns over the next couple of years it could outpace supply. Nobody knows exactly how the recovery will unfold, but over the long run, owning property has always been a solid investment.
Here is a great flyer that has been prepared from information released by The National Association of Realtors
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