Lone Disclosed Sale Puts Williamsburg Condo Price at $290,000

WILLIAMSBURG -- The Hampshire County Registry of Deeds recorded 11 Williamsburg property documents between June 26 and July 25, but only one carried a disclosed sale price: a $290,000 condominium unit on North Main Street. The rest of the period's paperwork consisted largely of homestead declarations, an estate-related affidavit, a tax title release and transfers to the town.

MARKET OVERVIEW Of the 11 recorded documents, one included a disclosed consideration amount: $290,000, for the sale of 10 North Main St, Unit 2. Because only a single sale price was disclosed, the reported price range and median both stand at $290,000, a figure that reflects one transaction rather than a broad sample. Williamsburg homeowners looking to gauge market direction from this period alone have limited data to work with — 10 of the 11 recordings did not disclose a price.

TOP SALES 10 North Main St, Unit 2, sold for $290,000 on July 24. Seller Scott Arthur transferred the property to buyer Deborah Lyons; it was the only transaction in the period with a disclosed price.

103 Main St changed hands July 23, with sellers Lisa A. Dietz and William Dietz transferring the property to the Town of Williamsburg. Price not disclosed.

3 North Main St sold July 13, with Greenfield Savings Bank as seller and Rachel Koh and Saarah Nichols as buyers. Price not disclosed.

19 South St sold July 7, with Peoplesbank as seller and Blain J. Walker and Blain Walker as buyers. Price not disclosed.

8 Village Hill Rd sold June 30, with Bruce B. Seifried as seller and Kai Bardon Geffen as buyer. Price not disclosed.

NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN North Main Street saw the most recording activity in the period: the Unit 2 sale at 10 North Main St ($290,000), a related homestead declaration filed by the new owner at the same address, and a separate sale of 3 North Main St from Greenfield Savings Bank to two buyers. South Street had two recordings — a homestead declaration at 80 South St and the bank sale at 19 South St. Goshen Road, Petticoat Hill Road, Grove Street and Village Hill Road each had a single recording.

MARKET NOTES Only one of the 11 recorded documents disclosed a sale price, limiting what can be concluded about overall price levels this period. Several recordings were not property sales at all: three were homestead declarations filed by property owners (at 10 North Main St Unit 2, 80 South St and 4 Petticoat Hill Rd), one was an affidavit regarding estate tax tied to a Goshen Road property, and one was a release of an invalid tax title on Grove Street. Two properties — 103 Main St and an unaddressed parcel formerly held by Scott Arthur — were transferred to the Town of Williamsburg. Two sales involved banks as sellers: Greenfield Savings Bank at 3 North Main St and Peoplesbank at 19 South St, both to individual buyers, though the deed data does not indicate the circumstances of those transfers. The one property with a designated unit number, 10 North Main St Unit 2, indicates at least one condominium transaction among the period's recordings; other addresses do not include unit designators.

Recorded Deeds

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

Jun 29 - Jul 5

Jul 6 - Jul 12

Jul 13 - Jul 19

Jul 20 - Jul 26

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