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Proudly celebrating 35 years of client-dedicated service! 48 Housatonic St., Lenox • 413-637-4200 www. www berkshirehouses.com • info@berkshirehouses.com
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LENOX - Very careful attention was given to all the details in a top to bottom renovation of this gracious, lovingly restored Victorian. The home has many original period details, but with today’s amenities. Whether indoors in one of the two parlors, formal dining room, or gourmet cook’s kitchen, resting or reading in one of the four bedrooms, soaking in the primary en suite tub, playing or working in the third level expansive finished space, or lingering outside on one of the sun-drenched porches overlooking the professionally landscaped double lot with Goshen stone patio, fully equipped outdoor kitchen, and studio, you can enjoy every moment of Berkshire living, with the added convenience of being so close to downtown, to Tanglewood, and to Kennedy park. This is the Lenox in-town home of which you have dreamed. Call to arrange your private showing. R3197
LENOX - Located on a cul-desac, this 4 bedroom 2.5 bath colonial sits on an acre lot. Hardwood floors throughout most of the house. Formal living/dining rooms and expansive updated kitchen/family room with wood-burning fireplace. Spacious screened porch for entertaining or taking in the private back yard. First floor laundry, pantry and half bath. Second floor with 4 generously sized bedrooms. Spacious walk-in closet in the primary. Replacement windows, oversized two car garage, paved drive - so much to come home to! $724,500/R3208
RICHMOND - Come home and enjoy the country living on a spacious lot at the end of a dead-end street. If you’re seeking one-level living, this home can work! Main floor features a living room with hardwood, bedroom, full bath, and a dining room (or bedroom/office) that opens to a rear deck. Laundry is incorporated into the eat-in kitchen. Accessed from inside the house, the second floor area consists of one large, finished bonus room above the oversized garage offering lots of usage possibilities. Convenient to West Stockbridge village, swimming at Richmond Pond, and over the mountain to Tanglewood. $315,000/
HINSDALE - Looking for privacy and a bit of acreage? Be sure to see this wellmaintained saltbox colonial. Dating from 1986 but incorporating many features found in historic homes from colonial days. Kitchen/family room with wide plank floors, stone fireplace, exposed beams. Three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, formal living w fireplace; formal dining, first floor office/playroom. First floor laundry. Primary bedroom suite fireplace, outfitted walk-in closet; updated bath with tiled shower. Breezeway leads to oversized two-car garage with bonus room above. Nicely sited back from the road. $529,000/R3205
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IN THE HEART OF THE BERKSHIRES! Much more than a piece of raw land, this estate parcel conveys with many permits in place to streamline your building process This mountain-top retreat includes over eight private acres, but presents significantly larger as it borders a fourteen-acre parcel of town conservation land! Enjoy the serenity of views over mountains and meadows Hike from your front door to enjoy mature hardwood forest and year-round brook. Permits for well, septic, scenic mountain and conservation work in hand Constuction-grade driveway in place to the ideal building site Two miles (5 minutes) to the main gate of Tanglewood and/ or Kripalu! $549,000/L2733
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LENOX - Design your dream home and make this culde-sac neighborhood the site of your new home! Underground utilities, natural gas, town water and sewer This 1 8 acre parcel Close to Lenox center, Lenox Middle and High School Minutes from cultural attractions and outdoor recreation! $189,000/L2970
LEE - Invest in a one-of-a-kind, undeveloped property located in the heart of the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. Conveniently located off I-90, a main artery between Boston and NY, this property has unlimited potential From a tranquil brook to ample locations for privacy and views from each potential building point, the apex of this property offers breathtaking vistas that go on for miles. Close to Tanglewood, Goose Pond and Appalachian Trail $825,000/L3003
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DALTON - Beautiful parcel of land on 3+ acres Conveniently located, completely cleared, level, open parcel bordered by woods for privacy Access to public sewer and public water source at the entrance to the lot Gorgeous mountain views during every season - ready for building your new home $149,900/L3113
RICHMOND - Thinking of building? Take a look at this two plus acre lot at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in Richmond! The blending of a neighborhood setting with large parcels allows for privacy when siting your new home Served by underground utilities and surveyed Close to all cultural attractions $114,900/L3188
SAVOY - Wow – a chance to build your new home in Savoy! Over eighteen acres on a paved road for easy access, this gently sloping lot affords privacy and some southerly views! Value option with north and central county attractions within an easy drive $59,900/L3192
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PERU - Here’s your opportunity to build your dream home on this raw land with electric on the road, fiber-optic available. It has privacy and views from paved cul-de-sac, 1 mile from Lake Ashmere! $26,900/L3174
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LEE - Build your dream home on Valenti Farm Road! This twelve acre parcel with roughed-in drive leads you to a delightfully private level building site. The paved cul-de-sac consists of five lots in total. This is the last lot - and the largest! Underground utilities - water, sewer, electric and cable Location is wonderfully convenient to Lee/Stockbridge, MA turnpike This is an opportunity not to be missed if a new home is in your future! $230,033/L3172
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Dear Lynn, contract provisions, ordering mortgage agent agree on how they are going to be Happy New Year and thanks for an payoff statements, explain all closing paid prior to working with them. This informative and fun column! We documents, protecting your deposits, is a simple explanation as to how buyer’s are going to be buying a home this year and and attending your closing. The tasks agents are paid. Some details may vary. had a few questions. Do I need an attorney are not limited to this list. Remember, To have or not to have a home or can I just use the lender’s attorney or the bank’s attorney and the seller’s inspection. That is the question! No, share the seller’s attorney? Also, I plan to attorney represent their clients, not you don’t HAVE to have one. But you get help from a buyer’s agent. Do I pay the you. YOUR attorney represents YOU. also don’t HAVE to have anesthesia prior buyer’s agent? Finally, do I have to have a In response to your second question., to an appendectomy but the wise choice is home inspection? As you have most likely understand that when a seller or buyer to have it. When you view a home there guessed we are trying to put as much money contracts with a seller or buyer’s agent is only so much you can see and the seller as we can toward our future home. they are contracting with the real estate may not know everything there is to know Thanks, Counting Pennies in Peru company (AKA the brokerage). The about their home. A home inspector buyer’s agent will most likely have a should be licensed in Massachusetts. You contract for the buyer(s) to sign after a can check a home inspector’s at www. Dear Counting, payment structure is agreed upon. mass.gov/how-to/check-an-occupationalHappy 2024 to you as well! Most real estate agents are compensated board-license The home inspector may Here are some answers to your with a commission that is based on a check the structure, electric, heating, questions. percentage of the sales price. The seller water, roof, chimney, windows, radon, Yes, you will need an attorney to pays the commission to the seller’s agent’s sewer and more. You can discuss your close on the home you are buying. brokerage out of their sales proceeds. options with your inspector prior to the Your attorney will do a variety of tasks All commissions are paid to the seller’s inspection. depending on the type of purchase you brokerage. The brokerage then typically Thank you to all that enjoy this column! are doing. Your attorney represents pays its seller’s agent and pays a portion to Happy New Year!!! you in the transaction by reviewing the the buyer’s agent’s brokerage. The buyer’s Purchase and Sale Agreement, doing a agent’s brokerage then pays its agent. It title search, drafting the deed, enforcing is important that you and your buyer’s
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