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 don’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. Walters’ 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. “Because 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,” 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 “Hot Properties,” a sitcom about four women who run a Manhattan real estate office. Walters is currently in licensing negotiations with Warner Brothers Television (WBTV). “We have spent 10 years successfully building the Hot Property brand,” says Walters. “We 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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Berkshire Carousel Offer Withdrawn, Volunteers Plan Reopening

By Brittany Polito

PITTSFIELD, Mass.— The Berkshire Carousel offer has been withdrawn, and a volunteer group plans to reopen it.

Tuesday’s City Council agenda includes withdrawing an order to accept a conveyance and donation of land at 50 Center St. (the Berkshire Carousel.) While the carousel, owned by James Shulman, opened to enthusiastic fans in 2016, it has not operated since 2018 after leadership and funding fell apart.

“On January 17, 2025, I received an email from Mr. Shulman notifying me of his withdrawal of the gift of the carousel and conveyance and donation of land at 50 Center Street,” Marchetti wrote.

“Given this set of circumstances, I no longer intend to create a committee to study the carousel project.”

The mayor’s office said it understands that Shulman is working with friends of the carousel group on other operations plans.

On Friday, iBerkshires.com received a press release from a volunteer group affiliated with the Berkshire Carousel, Inc., announcing the course's reopening in the spring.  It explains that when the volunteers learned that the ride could be revived, they began working with the Berkshire Carousel, Inc. to offer an opportunity for it to be run “By the people who love it most.”

The group reports that an opening date will be announced soon.

“We are excited to reintroduce the Berkshire Carousel to our community,” said Janet Crawford, volunteer group coordinator.

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