Make Your House a Hot Property

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When selling your home, you want the experience to be short and sweet. That is, you donâ€™t want to suffer through months and months of fruitless showings; and once you find a buyer, you want the transaction to go smoothly from start to finish. A big part of ensuring that your house sells quickly, for a fair price and without any hitches is to hire the right realtor. You want someone who is experienced, who works regularly with houses in your price range and who is well respected by colleagues and clients. You want someone like Chaz Walters. He and his company, Hot Property, are well-known for success, action and willingness to go the extra mile for clients and service. Waltersâ€™ boutique-style residential real estate office is a step ahead of the industry. The company provides the latest in technology to each agent and marketing from cutting edge billboards to public relations to advertising campaigns. Walters is one of Chicago's leading residential real estate sales agents with average annual sales of $50 million. He has established a reputation in the real estate market for action and excellence nationally as well as locally. Following a close to 15-year career at another major real estate franchise, Chaz decided to open an office that fosters a people-driven philosophy and facilitates a culture of working closely with clients to buy and sell real estate and surpass client's expectations. â€œBecause your home is the single most valuable -- and valued -- possession, entrust the sale of your home or find your future home with a real estate agent who is working hard for you,â€ says Walters. Hot Property is bringing together the best of both worlds -- the knowledge of established real estate leaders and brands with the edginess, drive and passion of entrepreneurship. All the marketing and word of mouth has made Hot Property a recognized brand in the Chicago real estate market. The company fields calls from as far away as London. The branding has paid off in another, unexpected way, as well. In October, ABC launched a show called â€œHot Properties,â€ a sitcom about four women who run a Manhattan real estate office. Walters is currently in licensing negotiations with Warner Brothers Television (WBTV). â€œWe have spent 10 years successfully building the Hot Property brand,â€ says Walters. â€œWe believe that Hot Property will continue to grow and stand for excellence in real estate and this sitcom is another opportunity for gaining widespread brand awareness. Log on to www.hotpropertyonline.com to find out more about this innovative real estate company; visit www.abc.com to learn more about the sitcom Hot Properties. Courtesy of ARA Content

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Pittsfield Housing Project Adds 37 Supportive Units and Collective Hope

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
05:01PM / Monday, December 29, 2025

PITTSFIELD, Mass.— A new chapter in local efforts to combat housing insecurity officially began as community leaders and residents gathered at The First on to celebrate a major expansion of supportive housing in the city.

The ribbon was cut on Thursday Dec. 19, on nearly 40 supportive permanent housing units; nine at The First, located within the Zion Lutheran Church, and 28 on West Housatonic Street. The Housing Resource Center, funded by Pittsfield's American Rescue Plan Act dollars, hosted a celebration for a project that is named for its rarity: The First.

"What got us here today is the power of community working in partnership and with a shared purpose," Hearthway CEO Eileen Peltier said.

In addition to the 28 studio units at 111 West Housatonic Street and nine units in the rear of the church building, the Housing Resource Center will be open seven days a week with two lounges, a classroom, a laundry room, a bathroom, and lockers.

Erin Forbush, ServiceNet's director of shelter and housing, challenged attendees to transform the space in the basement of Zion Lutheran Church into a community center. It is planned to operate from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. year-round.

"I get calls from folks that want to help out, and our shelters just aren't the right spaces to be able to do that. The First will be that space that we can all come together and work for the betterment of our community," Forbush said.

"…I am a true believer that things evolve, and things here will evolve with the people that are utilizing it."

Earlier that day, Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus joined Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll and her team in Housatonic to announce $33.5 million in federal Community Development Block Grant funding, $5.45 million to Berkshire County.

He said it was ambitious to take on these two projects at once, but it will move the needle. The EOHLC contributed more than $7.8 million in subsidies and $3.4 million in low-income housing tax credit equity for the West Housatonic Street build, and $1.6 million in ARPA funds for the First Street apartments.

"We're trying to get people out of shelter and off the streets, but we know there are a lot of people who are couch surfing, who are living in their cars, who are one paycheck away from being homeless themselves," Augustus said.

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