Only one of eight Shutesbury deeds this period discloses a sale price

SHUTESBURY -- Franklin County Registry of Deeds records show eight property transfers in Shutesbury recorded between June 19 and July 18, but only one deed listed a sale price, limiting what can be said about the town's overall price trends this period.

MARKET OVERVIEW Eight sales were recorded in the period. Only one, the sale of 12 Birch Dr., listed a consideration amount: $185,000. Because that is the sole disclosed price, it also stands as both the low and high of the range and the median. The remaining seven transactions carried no disclosed sale price in the deed data, which is common for certain deed types and does not necessarily indicate an inactive market. Based on raw transaction count alone, eight recorded sales in a four-week span is a moderate volume for a small town, though the lack of pricing data limits a fuller read on market conditions.

TOP SALES 12 Birch Dr. sold for $185,000 on July 2. The seller was listed as Liam Arthur Meck, trustee of the Ronald S. Meck Irrevocable Trust; the buyer was Greenfield Cooperative Bank. Bed, bath and square footage figures were not available in the deed record.

5 North Laurel Dr. Ext. changed hands on July 9; price not disclosed. The sellers were listed as Walter F. Mrozinski and Joan Mrozinski.

571 West Pelham Rd. sold July 7; price not disclosed. The sellers were Florence Bank and Florence Savings Bank; the buyers were Margaret E. Gallagher and David F. Gallagher.

84 January Hills Rd. sold July 7; price not disclosed. The sellers were Onity Mortgage Corp. and PHH Mortgage Corp.; the buyer was Diane K. Todrin.

318 Locks Pond Rd. sold July 1; price not disclosed. The seller was listed as James C. Hemingway, trustee of the James C. Hemingway Trust.

NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN The eight recorded sales were spread across eight different locations -- North Laurel Drive Extension, West Pelham Road, January Hills Road, Birch Drive, Locks Pond Road, Pratt Corner Road, Cooleyville Road, and one parcel listed without a street address -- with no street accounting for more than one transaction this period. By price tier, one sale fell under $500,000 (12 Birch Dr. at $185,000); the remaining seven carried no disclosed consideration and cannot be placed in a price tier.

MARKET NOTES Four of the eight deeds involved a trust as grantor: the Ronald S. Meck Irrevocable Trust (12 Birch Dr.), the James C. Hemingway Trust (318 Locks Pond Rd.), a trust transfer at 528 Pratt Corner Rd. involving Marie and Michael Posever as trustees, and the Andrea K. O. Rogers Investment Trust (34 Cooleyville Rd.). Three deeds involved a bank or mortgage company as a party: Florence Bank and Florence Savings Bank sold 571 West Pelham Rd. to the Gallaghers; Onity Mortgage Corp. and PHH Mortgage Corp. sold 84 January Hills Rd. to Todrin; and Greenfield Cooperative Bank was the buyer at 12 Birch Dr. One transfer sent land from Katherine Conway to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, recorded without a street address, on June 29. Deed records for this period do not indicate property type (single-family, condominium or multi-family) or square footage, so no price-per-square-foot comparison is possible.

Recorded Deeds

Source: Registry of Deeds. Sale amounts shown as recorded; transfers without a disclosed consideration are noted as such.

Jun 22 - Jun 28

Jun 29 - Jul 5

Jul 6 - Jul 12

Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.