Realtor Associate Joins Tucker Welch Properties

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Michael Kelly
RICHMOND, Mass. — Michael Kelly has joined Tucker Welch Properties as a Realtor associate.

Most recently an IBM executive with the Solution Sales Group for 10 years, Kelly moved from San Diego to the Berkshires (during the blizzard of 1996) for his career with Oracle and became a Berkshire area enthusiast.

 His work experience ranges from the high-tech world of IBM, Oracle and  Computer Associates to teaching in Darman and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and San Diego's middle schools, to university admissions for Colorado Women's College and Warborough College in Oxford, England.

"We are so pleased to have Michael join our company," said Tucker Welch, principal of the real estate firm. "He is a proven solution manager who can help real estate buyers and sellers find the common ground needed to get the deal done."

Kelly graduated from Colorado College and did graduate work at the University of San Diego. He is a competitive race walker and masters swimmer.

He and his wife, Dr. Rebecca Johnson, live in Richmond and belong to the Lenox Club and St. Ann's Church in Lenox.

Tucker Welch Properties has offices in Richmond and Hancock and in  New Lebanon, N.Y., and serves the Berkshires and New York's Columbia County. There are eight broker associates affiliated with the firm.

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Pittsfield Reviews Financial Condition Before FY27 Budget

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The average single-family home in Pittsfield has increased by more than 40 percent since 2022. 

This was reported during a joint meeting of the City Council and School Committee on March 19, when the city's financial condition was reviewed ahead of the fiscal year 2027 budget process.

Mayor Peter Marchetti said the administration is getting "granular" with line items to find cost savings in the budget.  At the time, they had spoken to a handful of departments, asking tough questions and identifying vacancies and retirements. 

Last fiscal year’s $226,246,942 spending plan was a nearly 4.8 percent increase from FY24. 

In the last five years, the average single-family home in Pittsfield has increased 42 percent, from $222,073 in 2022 to $315,335 in 2026. 

"Your tax bill is your property value times the tax rate," the mayor explained. 

"When the tax rate goes up, it's usually because property values have gone down. When the property values go up, the tax rate comes down." 

Tax bills have increased on average by $280 per year over the last five years; the average home costs $5,518 annually in 2026. In 2022, the residential tax rate was $18.56 per thousand dollars of valuation, and the tax rate is $17.50 in 2026. 

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