Price data lags behind most September property transfers in Plainfield

PLAINFIELD -- Five property records were recorded at the Hampshire County Registry of Deeds for Plainfield between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3, but only one carried a sale price so far: a $60,000 transfer on Hawley Street. The other four are still awaiting price data or involve filings other than a sale.

MARKET OVERVIEW Five records were recorded for the period. Of those, one includes a sale price: $60,000 for 39 Hawley St. Based on that single recorded figure, the price range and median both stand at $60,000, but that number reflects one of five records, not a representative sample of the period's activity. Two of the five records are declarations of homestead rather than property conveyances, meaning only three records in this dataset represent an actual transfer of ownership. With price data available for just one of five records, there isn't enough information to characterize the period as active or quiet based on dollar figures. The raw count of five recorded documents is a routine volume for a small town the size of Plainfield.

TOP SALES 39 Hawley St sold for $60,000 on Sept. 15. Jonathan W. Herbert and Suzanne E. Platanitis sold the property to Ronald and Hilary Weeks. No bed, bath or square-footage figures were available in the deed record.

The remaining four recorded transfers have no price available yet: 37 West Hill Rd changed hands Oct. 2. Deborah Slaven, acting as personal representative of the estate of Susan C. Donoghue, transferred the property to Deborah Slaven and Lori Reese Deyo. 234 South Central St changed hands Oct. 1. Freedom Credit Union transferred the property to Matthew Ingellis and Payton Atwell. 296 Main St and 208 West Hill Rd each had a declaration of homestead filed, on Oct. 1 and Sept. 21 respectively. These are not sales; a homestead declaration is a legal filing by a property owner and does not reflect a change in ownership or a price.

NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN West Hill Road accounted for two of the five records this period: 37 West Hill Rd (an estate transfer) and 208 West Hill Rd (a homestead declaration). South Central Street, Main Street and Hawley Street each had one record. Because only one record includes a price, a price-tier breakdown isn't meaningful this period; the lone priced sale, at $60,000, is the only figure available for comparison.

MARKET NOTES Two of the five records in this period, at 296 Main St and 208 West Hill Rd, are declarations of homestead rather than sales, meaning the headline count of five "transfers" includes filings that don't represent a change in ownership. One transaction, at 234 South Central St, listed a credit union as the seller. One transfer, at 37 West Hill Rd, involved the same surname, Slaven, on both the seller and buyer side of an estate transfer; the deed record does not provide further detail on the circumstances. No bed, bath or square-footage data was available for any property in this dataset, so no price-per-square-foot comparisons can be made. No condominium or multi-family transfers were recorded; all five records involve single properties with no property-type designation beyond address.

Recorded Deeds

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

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