Real estate is at the forefront of the economic news.  Whether you are a current homeowner or planning to purchase a home it is important to keep you informed.   Rules and regulations are being changes all the time and it could make a big difference with your decision to move now or in the [...]

Greenfield will hold the 90th year celebration of the Winter Carnival.  Three days of winter indoor and outdoor events will take place at Beacon Field and around town.  With a warm winter, some events [...]

Is the real estate market showing signs of improvements?    

There is a new antique shop open in Shelburne Falls.  Located next to the Coldwell Banker Upton-Massamont Realtor's office on Bridge Street is the Trolley Stop Antiques and Collectibles.   It has all kinds of collectibles and neat things to look at and purchase!  If you like browsing antique shops, stop by and visit the Trolley Shop Antiques [...]

NAR released its pending home sales index figure last week, and for the second month in a row, the index is up. What's more, the index has broken 100. That's significant because the only other time the index has hit 100 in recent years is when the home buyer tax credit was available. "It is the natural, organic power of great affordability [...]

Released yesterday, December 29th, 2011,  is the 2012 Economic and Housing Outlook from NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. The full 15 slide PowerPoint looks at economic indicators such as existing home sales, new home sales, housing starts, GDP, payroll jobs and more.


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