Westhampton's Priced Sales Span $140,000 to $390,000 in Late Summer

WESTHAMPTON -- Eleven property transfers were recorded at the Hampshire County Registry of Deeds for Westhampton between Aug. 21 and Sept. 19, but sale prices had posted for only three of them as of this report, ranging from $140,000 to $390,000.

MARKET OVERVIEW The registry recorded 11 property transfers in Westhampton during the period. Prices had posted for just 3 of the 11 as of this report; the remaining eight typically post within about a week of recording. Among the three sales with a recorded price, the range ran from $140,000 to $390,000, with a median of $200,000. Based on the raw filing count of 11, deed activity looked consistent with a typical period for a town of Westhampton's size, though with most prices not yet available, a fuller read on pricing trends depends on data that has yet to post.

TOP SALES 12 Stage Rd sold for $390,000 on Aug. 28. Seller: Cynthia Lawton Singer and Alan Singer. Buyer: William Paule Breen and Marlucia Breen, listed as trustees. 17 Hathaway Rd sold for $200,000 on Aug. 28. Seller: Molly M. Butler and Christopher J. Butler. Buyer: Greenfield Cooperative Bank. 186 Main Rd sold for $140,000 on Sept. 3. Seller: Todd M. Vayda and Karen M. Ziomek Vayda. Buyer: Brian Ross and Janine Ross. Bedroom, bathroom and square-footage figures were not available from the deed data for any of these sales.

NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN Main Road accounted for three of the period's 11 recorded transfers, more than any other street: 186 Main Rd ($140,000), 302 Main Rd (price not yet available) and 215 Main Rd (price not yet available). The remaining eight transfers were spread one apiece across Southampton Road, Mine Road, Stage Road, Hathaway Road, Easthampton Road, Edwards Road, Chesterfield Road and Kings Highway. Of the three sales with a recorded price, all fell under $500,000: one above $300,000 (12 Stage Rd) and two below $250,000 (17 Hathaway Rd and 186 Main Rd).

MARKET NOTES Several of the period's recorded transfers were not conventional owner-to-owner sales. Three properties, 3 Mine Rd, 91 Easthampton Rd and 150 Kings Highway, listed the buyer as "Declaration of Homestead," a filing that protects an owner's existing equity rather than transferring the property to a new owner. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. was listed as seller on two deeds, at 302 Main Rd and 99 Chesterfield Rd, a pattern typically associated with a change out of a foreclosure or mortgage-servicing process. Greenfield Cooperative Bank was listed as buyer at 17 Hathaway Rd. At 41 Edwards Rd, the buyer was listed as Westhampton Town. At 333 Southampton Rd, the seller and buyer were both listed as Ryan M. Murphy and Leah Murphy, indicating a transfer within the same ownership. Because only three of the 11 recorded transfers included a sale price, no broader observation about price-per-square-foot or property-type mix can be drawn from this data set.

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.