Amherst Home Sale Prices Scarce in June as Only Three of 16 Deeds Disclose Figures

AMHERST -- A condominium unit at the Lovell House on North Prospect Street led Amherst's June property transfer activity, recording a $750,000 sale — the highest disclosed price in the period. Just three of 16 recorded deeds in the dataset carried disclosed sale prices, making a comprehensive market assessment difficult.

• MARKET OVERVIEW
• Sixteen deeds were recorded in Amherst between June 6 and July 5, 2026, but only three transactions disclosed a sale price. Among those three, prices ranged from $200,000 to $750,000, with a median of $300,000. The low rate of price disclosure — common when deed records include lender transactions, trust transfers, and administrative filings — significantly limits conclusions about overall market conditions for the period. The raw volume of 16 recorded instruments is not unusual for a single month, but the dearth of arms-length sale prices means the figures above reflect a narrow slice of activity.
• TOP SALES
• The highest disclosed sale of the period was 32 North Prospect St., Lovell House Unit 5, which sold June 8 for $750,000. The Peltz Living Trust, with Linda G. Peltz as trustee, conveyed the condominium unit to Christopher Alfred Davis and Mary Ann Davis. The second disclosed transaction was 706 S. East St., which sold June 8 for $300,000; Janet L. McGowan and Thomas C. Webb conveyed the property to Citizens Bank NA. The third disclosed sale was 387 Bay Rd., which sold June 8 for $200,000; Michael A. Ponsor and Nancy L. Coiner conveyed the property to Florence Bank.
• NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN
• North Prospect Street accounted for the most recorded instrument activity of any single address this period, with at least four separate deed filings tied to 32 North Prospect St. on June 8 alone — reflecting the estate settlement and condominium trust documentation surrounding the Lovell House Unit 5 transfer rather than multiple independent sales. Bay Road also appeared twice in the dataset, with filings at both 387 Bay Rd. and 734 Bay Rd., though only the 387 Bay Rd. transaction carried a disclosed price. Among the three priced sales, one fell above $500,000 (North Prospect), one fell in the $200,000–$500,000 range (South East Street), and one fell below $250,000 (Bay Road).
• MARKET NOTES
• Two of the three sales with disclosed prices involved financial institutions as the recorded buyer — Citizens Bank NA at 706 S. East St. and Florence Bank at 387 Bay Rd. — a pattern that may reflect lender-related deed activity rather than conventional residential purchases. Additionally, two filings in the dataset list "Declaration of Homestead" as the grantee (734 Bay Rd. and 390 Shays St.), which are homestead protection filings rather than property sales; two others list bank entities as sellers transferring to individual buyers following apparent credit union or bank involvement (135 Pelham Rd. and 31 Chestnut St. and 7 Emerson Court Unit 7). The 8 Tuckerman Lane transfer moved from individual grantors to trustee versions of the same names, consistent with a trust conveyance. With 13 of 16 recorded instruments carrying no disclosed price, the dataset does not support broader price-trend conclusions for this period.