Bernardston October Sale Prices Span $15,000 To $559,625 Amid Mixed Deed Volume

BERNARDSTON -- Ten property deeds were recorded in Bernardston during October, according to Franklin County Registry of Deeds records, with sale prices ranging from $15,000 to $559,625 among the four transactions for which a price has been recorded so far.

MARKET OVERVIEW Ten deeds were recorded in Bernardston between Oct. 2 and Oct. 31. Of those, four carried a recorded sale price, ranging from $15,000 to $559,625, with a median of $362,182. The remaining six transactions show price not yet available, which is common for recently filed deeds and typically reflects a lag before the registry's system reflects the consideration amount. Ten recorded deeds in a single month represents a notable volume of filings for a town of Bernardston's size, though the dataset does not include prior-month figures that would allow a direct comparison of whether October's activity was higher or lower than usual.

TOP SALES The month's highest-priced recorded transaction was 137 Parmenter Rd, which sold for $559,625. The sellers were Erik H. Doty and Ann M. Doty; the buyer was Navy Federal Credit Union.

44 Gill Rd sold for $400,000. The sellers were Paul M. Laude and Sandra A. Laude; the buyer was Greenfield Cooperative Bank.

95 Haigis Branch Rd sold for $324,365. The sellers were Pavel Belogour and Christina Belogour; the buyers were Rocket Mortgage LLC and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc.

24 Gill Rd sold for $15,000. The sellers were Steven Duffany and Steven Frederick Duffany; the buyer was Peoplesbank.

Beds, baths and square footage were not available from deed records for any of these properties.

NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN Gill Road accounted for two of the month's transactions: 44 Gill Rd, at $400,000, and 24 Gill Rd, at $15,000.

Brattleboro Road also had two recorded deeds, 546 Brattleboro Rd and 56 Brattleboro Rd, both with price not yet available.

The remaining six transactions were spread across separate streets: 95 Haigis Branch Rd ($324,365), 137 Parmenter Rd ($559,625), 163 Bald Mountain Rd, 42 Purple Meadow Rd, 315 Martindale Rd and 55 Huckle Hill Rd, the last four with price not yet available.

Among the four sales with recorded prices, one fell under $100,000, two fell between $100,000 and $500,000, and one exceeded $500,000.

MARKET NOTES A financial institution appeared as either buyer or seller in eight of the month's 10 recorded deeds. Freedom Credit Union, Florence Bank and Florence Savings Bank, Northpoint Mortgage Inc. and Citizens Bank NA were listed as sellers on the deeds for 546 Brattleboro Rd, 163 Bald Mountain Rd, 42 Purple Meadow Rd and 55 Huckle Hill Rd, respectively, while Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. appeared alongside Northpoint Mortgage Inc. as seller on 315 Martindale Rd. Navy Federal Credit Union, Rocket Mortgage LLC and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., Greenfield Cooperative Bank, and Peoplesbank were listed as buyers on the deeds for 137 Parmenter Rd, 95 Haigis Branch Rd, 44 Gill Rd and 24 Gill Rd, respectively. No square-footage data was available to calculate price-per-square-foot figures, and property types, such as single-family, multi-family or condominium, are not specified in the deed records reviewed. The deed for 56 Brattleboro Rd lists Custom Art Construction LLC as seller with no buyer provided in the available record.

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.