Pelham's Only Disclosed Sale Price Sets a $60,000 Benchmark for the Month
PELHAM -- Hampshire County Registry of Deeds records show 11 real estate transactions recorded in Pelham between July 17 and Aug. 15, but only one listed a sale price, limiting what can be said about the town's overall market activity this period.
MARKET OVERVIEW
Eleven deeds were recorded in Pelham during the period. Of those, only one, the transfer of 19 South Valley Road, disclosed a sale price: $60,000. That means the reported price range and median, both $60,000, reflect a single transaction rather than a broad sample. With 10 of 11 recorded deeds lacking price data, the raw count of 11 does not by itself indicate whether the period was active or quiet; buyers, sellers and community members should treat the count as a record of registry activity rather than a full picture of the sales market.
TOP SALES
19 South Valley Road sold for $60,000, recorded July 21. The seller was listed as Pearson Alisa C and Hudson Geoffrey S; the buyer was Florence Bank. No other recorded transaction in this period disclosed a sale price, so no additional transactions can be ranked by price.
NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN
Harkness Road saw three separate recordings during the period: 48 Harkness Road (Aug. 11), 35 Harkness Road (July 24) and 40 Harkness Road (July 24), more than any other street in the dataset. Valley Road addresses also appear multiple times: 38 So Valley Road (Aug. 6) and 19 South Valley Road (July 21) both list a South Valley Road address, while 298 North Valley Road (July 28) is a separate street. The remaining recordings, at 203 Packardville Road, 35 Boyden Road, 22 Jones Road, 87 Daniel Shays Highway and 47 Arnold Road, are each the only recorded transaction on their respective streets this period. Because only one transaction disclosed a price, no price-tier breakdown by street is possible.
MARKET NOTES
Beds, baths and square footage are not available in deed records and are omitted here. Several recorded deeds in this period involved banks or lenders as a party: PeoplesBank (35 Boyden Road), Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. and Banknorth NA (48 Harkness Road), UMassFive College Federal Credit Union (38 So Valley Road), Florence Bank (298 North Valley Road and 19 South Valley Road) and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. (87 Daniel Shays Highway). Two recordings, at 35 Harkness Road and 40 Harkness Road, list "Declaration of Homestead" in the buyer field rather than a purchasing party, meaning these are homestead filings tied to those addresses rather than conventional property sales. One recording, at 47 Arnold Road, lists "Decision Regarding Variance" in the buyer field, indicating a zoning board action rather than a sale, with Pelham Town Zoning Appeals and Team Sunshine Construction LLC listed as sellers. The 203 Packardville Road recording lists "Recreational Land Tax Lien" as the buyer, with Pelham Town Assessors and Michael Weisser listed as sellers, indicating a tax lien filing rather than a market sale. Because a majority of this period's recordings are either price-undisclosed transfers, lender-involved transactions, or non-sale filings such as homestead declarations, tax liens and a variance decision, the dataset does not support broader conclusions about home values or buyer demand in Pelham this period.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21 | 19 South Valley Rd | Pearson Alisa C; Hudson Geoffrey S | Florence Bank | $60,000 |
| Jul 21 | 47 Arnold Rd | Pelham Town Zoning Appeals; Team Sunshine Construction LLC | Decision Regarding Variance | Not disclosed |
| Jul 23 | 87 Daniel Shays Highway | Herlihy Arleen J; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc | Not disclosed | |
| Jul 24 | 35 Harkness Rd | Horowitz Robert Tr.; Nagel Catherine A Tr. | Declaration Of Homestead | Not disclosed |
| Jul 24 | 40 Harkness Rd | Kahn Jeffrey L Tr.; Kahn Jeffrey L | Declaration Of Homestead | Not disclosed |
| Date | Address | Grantor | Grantee | Sale Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28 | 298 North Valley Rd | Florence Bank | Couper Alayne; Littlefield William R | Not disclosed |
| Date | Address | Grantor | Grantee | Sale Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4 | 22 Jones Rd | Coastal Sunset Capital LLC | Russell Gregory | Not disclosed |
| Aug 6 | 38 So Valley Rd | Umassfive College Federal Credit Union | Lizardi Judy W; Thornton Judy | Not disclosed |
| Date | Address | Grantor | Grantee | Sale Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11 | 48 Harkness Rd | Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc; Banknorth Na | Edwards John F; Hiza Rehema M K | Not disclosed |
| Aug 14 | 203 Packardville Rd | Pelham Town Assessors; Weisser Michael | Recreational Land Tax Lien | Not disclosed |
| Aug 14 | 35 Boyden Rd | Peoplesbank | Downs Sharon L | Not disclosed |
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.