More from Berkshires: Even Pittsfield's Selling

"The houses sell right away. We got into a bidding war with three other couples," said a new buyer in Pittsfield, the biggest -- and most economically depressed town -- in Berkshire County (western MA). With second-home buyers now looking for more modestly priced vacation homes north of luxe Lenox, plus a trickle of South County (Berkshire) long-timers cashing out and buying more affordable, houses in Pittsfield, locals say the town might be on the rise, according to the Berkshire Eagle. But don't salivate yet; this is a trickle so far, not a flood.