We’ve been receiving many different questions regarding buying and selling property. One question came from Joe E. who lives in Greenfield. He wrote “my neighbor and I both listed our homes for sale about the same time. My neighbor’s house went under deposit fairly quickly but my house is hardly getting any showings – why?” The first thing [...]

The Realtor Association of Pioneer Valley, Inc. has released sales figures for the Pioneer Valley for April 2012. Inventory: Rose 1.4% from 2,887 single family listings at the end of April 2011 to 2,928 single family listings at the end of April 2012. Supply: At the end of April 2011 there were 11.4 months supply [...]

We’re just 23 days into the month of April and already there have been 79 new properties listed for sale in Franklin County according to the Multiple Listing Service Property Information Network. Near the bike path in Turners Falls, a 6 room, 3 bedroom, 1 bath home with 1,058 square feet just listed for $99,900. On Franklin Street in Greenfield, [...]

According to the Realtor Association of Pioneer Valley, Inc., single family home sales in Franklin County were up 27.1% for the first quarter of 2012. The median sale price rose 4.2% from $155,500 in the first quarter of 2011 to $162,000 for the same time period in 2012. Single family sales in Hampshire County were up 11.3% [...]

March was a busy month for home sales in Franklin County with 32 single family homes sold according to the Multiple Listing Service. The average listing price was $173,131 and the average sale price was $160,784.  Three of these sales were over $300,000 including a 10 room, 5 bedroom Colonial in Greenfield that sold for $315,000. A 7 [...]

Cohn & Company is pleased to announce that Mark D. Abramson has joined our office as a full time residential and commercial real estate agent. Mark started in residential real estate in 1979 and is a Certified Buyer Representative (CBR) and has earned the GREEN designation which is knowledge of energy efficient practices. After a [...]

Have you ever imagined what it would be like to live in a glass house? Picture sitting at your kitchen table, still in your pajamas, savoring your morning coffee and newspaper, knowing that while you are enjoying looking out, anyone can be looking in. This amazing architectural design allows you to live in a glass house and with just the touch [...]

A popular area to live, West County includes the towns of Ashfield, Buckland, Charlemont, Colrain, Hawley, Heath, Rowe and Shelburne.  According to the Multiple Listing Service, there are currently 48 single family homes for sale in West County with an average list price of $273,840. These range in size and price starting with a 6 room, 3 bedroom, [...]

February was a busy month in both Franklin and Hampshire Counties with a total of 67 single family homes sold. Statistics from the Realtor Association of Pioneer Valley show there were 31 homes sold in Franklin County with an average sale price of $174,665 after 175 days on the market. Hampshire County had 36 homes sold after 201 [...]

According to statistics just released by the Realtor Association of Pioneer Valley, single family home sales for Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties were down in January 2012 when compared to sales a year ago in January 2011. This was in part due to the big snow storm at the end of October. The inclement weather slowed real estate activity, [...]