Business Briefs: Homeyer and Ward launch Housatonic Real Estate; BCC adds VP, Director; Tatiana Godfrey joins WAM; Berkshire Bank appoints Pustake
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
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Labor Secretary Marty Walsh hasn t spoken much about the police commissioner mess he left behind since leaving for Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Good morning, Boston! Today is Thursday, May 20. We re talking Matty s outburst, record home prices and Trillium time.
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Depending on which former Boston police commissioner you believe, Marty Walsh has a lot of explaining to do.
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The Boston Globe s Danny McDonald and Andrew Ryan unpeeled another layer of the Dennis White story last night, saying Walsh knew about White s messy internal affairs history when he appointed him commissioner.
Median Home Price In Massachusetts Hits Record High Of $529,000
Sales prices jumped in Massachusetts in 2021 as buyers vie for a limited number of properties, prompting multiple offers, according to the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.
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The median sales price of a single-family home in Massachusetts rose to a record high of $529,000 in April, more than 20% higher than in 2020, according to new data from the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.
The median price of a condominium also jumped to an all-time high of $485,000, an 11.5% increase compared to the same time last year, the association said in its monthly report.
Sales prices jumped as buyers vie for a limited number of properties, prompting multiple offers. That s raised concerns about the lack of affordability in a state with some of the highest real estate costs in the country.