Erving's Three Disclosed Sales Span $25,000 To $60,000 In Deed Filings

ERVING -- Franklin County Registry of Deeds records show 11 property transfers in Erving between June 26 and July 25, but only three listed a sale price, ranging from $25,000 to $60,000. Several of the recorded transactions involved banks, a credit union or a mortgage company as either the buyer or the seller.

MARKET OVERVIEW The registry recorded 11 property transfers in Erving during the period. Of those, three disclosed a sale price: $25,000, $50,000 and $60,000, for a median of $50,000. The remaining eight transfers, a majority of the month's total, were recorded without a consideration amount, which is common in deed data and does not necessarily indicate the properties changed hands for those figures or for free. Because most transactions lack price data, the $25,000-to-$60,000 range and $50,000 median describe only the three disclosed sales, not the full month of activity. The raw count of 11 recorded transfers is notable for a town of Erving's size, though the registry data alone does not indicate whether this is more or less active than a typical month.

TOP SALES The high sale for the period was 105 Old State Road, which transferred for $60,000 on July 13. The deed lists Norman W. Foster and Teresa M. Foster as sellers and Greenfield Savings Bank as buyer. At 26 High Street, the property sold for $50,000 on June 29, with Jacqualyn Crosby as seller and Athol Credit Union as buyer. The third disclosed sale, 17 W High St., went for $25,000 on June 29, with Hannah Andrew and Charles Williamson listed as sellers and Guild Mortgage Co LLC and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. as buyers. No bedroom, bathroom or square-footage data was available for any of the three properties.

NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN High Street stood out as the only address with more than one recorded transfer: 26 High St. sold for $50,000, while 17 W High St. and 17 West High St. -- apparently the same address recorded as separate deed instruments -- were both filed June 29 with Hannah Andrew and Charles Williamson as sellers. The remaining seven transfers were spread across separate streets with no repeat addresses: Mountain Road, Gunn Street, North Street, West Main Street, East Prospect Street, Strachan Street, and one entry recorded without a street address. Among the three disclosed sales, all fell under $500,000, the only price tier represented in this month's data.

MARKET NOTES Five of the 11 recorded transfers named a bank, credit union or mortgage-registration entity as either grantor or grantee: Greenfield Savings Bank (buyer, 105 Old State Road), Greenfield Cooperative Bank (seller at 14 North St. and seller at 23 Strachan St.), Athol Credit Union (buyer, 26 High St.), and Guild Mortgage Co LLC with Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. (buyers, 17 W High St.). The deed data does not indicate the reason for these transfers. No condominium or multi-family designations appeared in the available records, and no square-footage figures were provided, so no price-per-square-foot comparisons can be made this period.

Recorded Deeds

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

Jun 22 - Jun 28

Jun 29 - Jul 5

Jul 6 - Jul 12

Jul 13 - Jul 19

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