Amherst June Deed Records Yield No Disclosed Market Sale Prices as Filings Dominate
AMHERST -- Nine instruments were recorded in Amherst at the Hampshire County Registry of Deeds between June 12 and July 11, 2026, but the dataset is composed largely of Declarations of Homestead and mortgage-related filings rather than arm's-length property sales, severely limiting the market data available for this period.
MARKET OVERVIEW Four of the nine recorded instruments -- at 916 South East St., 180 Summer St., 1360 Bay Rd., and 170 East Hadley Rd. Unit 42 -- list "Declaration of Homestead" as the grantee. In Massachusetts, a Declaration of Homestead is a legal filing that protects a homeowner's primary-residence equity; it is not a property sale. A fifth entry, at 170 East Hadley Rd., Brook at Amherst Green Unit 42, records a mortgage instrument naming Member Advantage Mortgage and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. (MERS) as grantees. Of the nine entries, just one carries a disclosed consideration amount: $25,000, and it is associated with that mortgage recording. Because none of the nine entries appears to represent a conventional arm's-length property sale at a disclosed market price, a reliable sales count, price range, or median cannot be calculated for this period.
TOP SALES No conventional arm's-length sales with disclosed prices appear in this dataset. The sole consideration figure on record -- $25,000, recorded June 12 at 170 East Hadley Rd., Brook at Amherst Green Unit 42 -- is associated with a mortgage instrument naming Member Advantage Mortgage and MERS as grantees; that figure reflects stated mortgage consideration, not a market sale price. Seller on that instrument was Andrew S. Lavender.
NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN East Hadley Road generated the most activity, with three entries tied to 170 E. Hadley Rd.: one in which the Town of Amherst appears as grantee, indicating a municipal acquisition at an undisclosed price; one mortgage instrument at Brook at Amherst Green Unit 42; and one condominium-related document at Unit 52 of the same complex. Bay Road accounts for two entries: 556 Bay Rd., where Provident Funding Associates LP is listed as grantor and Paul P. Chen and Yun Ho Liang as grantees, price not disclosed; and 1360 Bay Rd., a Declaration of Homestead by Kevin Barry and Jennifer Barry. Single entries appear for 16 Hawthorn Rd., 916 South East St., and 180 Summer St.
MARKET NOTES The Town of Amherst is listed as grantee on 170 E. Hadley Rd., with Verity Tichawangana and Fungai Tichawangana as grantors, recorded June 15; no consideration was disclosed. Whether this represents a purchase, donation, eminent domain taking, or other form of conveyance cannot be determined from deed data alone. At 556 Bay Rd., Provident Funding Associates LP -- a mortgage lending entity -- appears as grantor with Paul P. Chen and Yun Ho Liang as grantees; a lender appearing as grantor on a residential deed may indicate a lender-owned or post-foreclosure conveyance, but the nature of the transaction cannot be confirmed from deed records. The entry at 16 Hawthorn Rd. lists MERS and Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. as grantors and David W. Huntley and Joan O. Huntley as grantees, price not disclosed; the precise instrument type is unclear from the data provided. The dataset's composition -- dominated by homestead filings and mortgage instruments -- is atypical for a monthly residential sales report. Readers seeking a comprehensive picture of Amherst's housing market should consult the Hampshire County Registry of Deeds directly.