Colrain Sale Prices Range Widely As Most October Deeds Lack Final Figures

COLRAIN -- Nine property transfers were recorded in Colrain between Sept. 25 and Oct. 24, but sale prices had posted to the registry for only two of them by the time of this report, ranging from $55,000 to $300,000.

MARKET OVERVIEW The Franklin County Registry of Deeds recorded nine property transfers in Colrain during the period. Of those, two carried a recorded sale price: $55,000 and $300,000. Those two figures produce a midpoint of $177,500, though that number reflects only two of the nine transactions and should not be read as a full market median. The remaining seven transfers show no price yet, which is common for recently recorded deeds and typically resolves within about a week. Because no prior-period sales count was provided for comparison, whether nine transfers represents an active or quiet month relative to Colrain's typical pace cannot be determined from this data alone.

TOP SALES With pricing available for only two of the nine recorded transfers, a full ranked list of top sales is not possible this month. The highest-priced transaction was 245 Ed Clark Rd, which sold for $300,000 on Oct. 6. The sellers were William E. Dyer, as personal representative, and the estate of Harriet B. Dyer; the buyers were David E. Dyer and Barbara L. Dyer. The second priced sale was 172 Call Rd, which sold for $55,000 on Oct. 7; the sellers were Viney Vidal and Francisco J. Vidal, and the buyer was Greenfield Cooperative Bank. The remaining seven recorded transfers, listed by street below, do not yet have sale prices available.

NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN Two streets each had two recorded transfers this period. Thompson Road saw sales at 201 Thompson Rd (Oct. 7, seller Amy Taylor and Lorraine Taylor, buyer UMassFive College Federal Credit Union) and 221 Thompson Rd (Sept. 29, seller Deandre Brown); neither has a recorded price yet. Main Road also had two transfers: 459 Main Rd (Oct. 13, seller Edward Sobieski and Redevelopment A) and 341 Main Rd Colrain (Sept. 28, seller Potter Rd Rowe and DPK Revocable Trust); both are without a recorded price. The remaining transfers were single occurrences on their respective streets: 44 York Rd (Oct. 22, seller the estate of James F. Underwood, via Laredo); 91 Foundry Village Rd (Oct. 9, sellers Gary L. Root and Joyce E. Root, buyers Bradley Root and Douglas Root); 172 Call Rd ($55,000, detailed above); 245 Ed Clark Rd ($300,000, detailed above); and one unspecified Colrain address (Oct. 16, sellers Luke Puleo, trustee, and Matthew Lynde, trustee). By price tier, both known-price sales, $55,000 and $300,000, fall under $500,000; the price tier for the other seven transfers cannot yet be determined.

MARKET NOTES Two of the nine transfers involved financial institutions as buyers rather than individuals: Greenfield Cooperative Bank at 172 Call Rd and UMassFive College Federal Credit Union at 201 Thompson Rd. Several other transfers appear to be within-family or estate-related, based on matching surnames between seller and buyer: the Dyer estate transfer at 245 Ed Clark Rd and the Root-to-Root transfer at 91 Foundry Village Rd. Bed, bath and square-footage figures were not available in the deed data for any of the nine properties, and property type (single-family, condominium or multi-family) was not specified in the records provided.

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.