Just 3 of 16 Amherst deeds disclosed a price in latest recording period
AMHERST -- The Hampshire County Registry of Deeds recorded 16 property transfers in Amherst between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, with a sale price disclosed on only three of them. Those three ranged from $31,500 to $677,000, with a median of $100,000, while the remaining 13 transfers, several involving banks, trusts or municipal and institutional parties, carried no listed price.
MARKET OVERVIEW
Sixteen deeds were recorded in Amherst during the period. Of those, three disclosed a sale price: $677,000, $100,000 and $31,500, for a median of $100,000 among the disclosed transactions. The other 13 are listed as price not disclosed. Because 13 of 16 recorded transfers, or more than three-quarters, carried no price, the raw count of 16 does not represent 16 comparable market sales, and whether the period was active or quiet cannot be assessed from price data alone.
TOP SALES
The highest-priced transaction was 400 Middle St, which sold for $677,000 on Aug. 10. The sellers were Anne Harrison, trustee, and Laurie Priest, trustee; the buyers were Erin H. Lay, trustee, and Amy M. Guthormsen, trustee.
176 Alpine Dr sold for $100,000 on Aug. 10. The sellers were Carroll S. Spaulding and Dianna K. Spaulding; the buyer was TD Bank NA.
12 Frost Ln sold for $31,500 on Aug. 10. The sellers were Lisa M. Depiano and Javiera Benavente; the buyer was UMassFive College Federal Credit Union.
These are the only three transfers in the dataset with a disclosed price. All other recorded transfers list price not disclosed.
NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN
Pomeroy Lane accounted for two of the 16 recorded transfers: 178 W Pomeroy Lane, sold Aug. 11 from UMassFive College Federal Credit Union to Erold K. Bailey and Carol Y. Bailey, price not disclosed; and 27 Pomeroy Lane, sold Aug. 10, listed with Amherst Town Conservation and Amherst Montessori School as sellers and an enforcement order as the recorded instrument, price not disclosed.
Among the three disclosed-price sales, one falls under $100,000 (12 Frost Lane, $31,500), one is at $100,000 (176 Alpine Drive) and one exceeds $500,000 (400 Middle Street, $677,000). No other street in the dataset had more than one recorded transfer, and price data is too sparse across the remaining 13 transfers to support a broader tier breakdown.
MARKET NOTES
Greenfield Savings Bank is listed as seller in four of the 16 recorded transfers: 20 South Whitney St (buyer Kilerine Properties LLC), 70 Amity Pl (buyers Barbara Rothblatt, trustee, and Sheldon Rothblatt, trustee), 102 Farview Way (buyer Alfred L. Karlson) and 68 Cowls Rd (buyer Trolley Barn Development LLC). None of the four disclosed a price.
Several other transfers involve banks or credit unions as either seller or buyer without a disclosed price, including 6 Valley Lane (seller Citizens Bank NA and RBS Citizens NA, buyer William T. Cobb and Kristine A. Cobb), 8 Baldwin Lane Unit 21 (seller PeoplesBank, buyer Robert Loeb and Robert B. Loeb) and an unaddressed Amherst parcel transferred from Bank United NA to Hampshire College.
Two records involve condominium units: 8 Baldwin Lane Unit 21 and 170 E Hadley Road, Unit 23, at Brook at Amherst Green, the latter recorded with a "D certificate" rather than a conventional buyer name. Property type is not identifiable from deed data for the remaining transfers.
At least three transfers were trust-to-trust or trust-involved transactions: 400 Middle Street, 49 Harlow Drive (buyers Cheryl R. Roberts, trustee, and Robert W. Smyser, trustee, seller Longbridge Financial LLC) and 70 Amity Place. Two other entries reflect filings rather than conventional sales: a declaration of homestead at 72 Longmeadow Drive and an enforcement order at 27 Pomeroy Lane. One transfer, 8 Emerson Court, listed the Town of Amherst as buyer. These patterns are noted as recorded in the deed data; no motivation is implied.
Recorded Deeds
Source: Registry of Deeds. Sale amounts shown as recorded; transfers without a disclosed consideration are noted as such.
| Date | Address | Grantor | Grantee | Sale Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7 | 49 Harlow Dr | Longbridge Financial LLC; Fact | Roberts Cheryl R Tr.; Smyser Robert W Tr. | Not disclosed |
| Aug 7 | 68 Cowls Rd | Greenfield Savings Bank | Trolley Barn Development LLC | Not disclosed |
| Date | Address | Grantor | Grantee | Sale Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10 | 400 Middle St | Harrison Anne Tr.; Priest Laurie Tr. | Lay Erin H Tr.; Guthormsen Amy M Tr. | $677,000 |
| Aug 10 | 176 Alpine Dr | Spaulding Carroll S; Spaulding Dianna K | Td Bank Na | $100,000 |
| Aug 10 | 12 Frost Ln | Depiano Lisa M; Benavente Javiera | Umassfive College Federal Credit Union | $31,500 |
| Aug 10 | 27 Pomeroy Ln | Amherst Town Conservation; Amherst Montessori School | Enforcement Order | Not disclosed |
| Aug 10 | 170 E Hadley Rd Brook At Amherst Green Unit 23 170 East Hadley Rd Brook At Amherst Green Unit 23 | Brook At Amherst Green Condominium | D Certificate | Not disclosed |
| Aug 10 | 72 Longmeadow Dr | Volpe Anthony | Declaration Of Homestead | Not disclosed |
| Aug 10 | 20 South Whitney St | Greenfield Savings Bank | Kilerine Properties LLC | Not disclosed |
| Aug 10 | 8 Baldwin Ln Unit 21 | Peoplesbank | Loeb Robert; Loeb Robert B | Not disclosed |
| Aug 10 | (no address) | Bank United Na | Hampshire College | Not disclosed |
| Aug 10 | 8 Emerson Court | Golin Mordecai J; Lee Wing Yee Eliza | Amherst Town | Not disclosed |
| Aug 10 | 70 Amity Pl | Greenfield Savings Bank | Rothblatt Barbara Tr.; Rothblatt Sheldon Tr. | Not disclosed |
| Aug 10 | 102 Farview Way | Greenfield Savings Bank | Karlson Alfred L | Not disclosed |
| Aug 11 | 178 W Pomeroy Ln | Umassfive College Federal Credit Union | Bailey Erold K; Bailey Carol Y | Not disclosed |
| Aug 11 | 6 Valley Ln | Citizens Bank Na; Rbs Citizens Na | Cobb William T; Cobb Kristine A | Not disclosed |
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.