Heath June Sales Stay Below $115,000 as Institutional Transfers Dominate Activity
HEATH -- Nine deeds were recorded in Heath between June 12 and July 11, 2026, but only three carried disclosed sale prices, limiting a full read of market conditions. Those three transactions, ranging from $80,000 to $112,000, reflect a modest price tier consistent with rural Franklin County land values.
MARKET OVERVIEW The period produced nine recorded transfers, with prices disclosed on three. That three-of-nine disclosure rate is not unusual for deed data, which captures all conveyances — not just arms-length residential sales. Of the three priced transactions, the range ran from $80,000 to $112,000 and the median sale price was $85,000. The raw count of nine transfers over roughly four weeks represents moderate activity for a small rural town, but the high proportion of institutional and non-market transfers makes it difficult to draw firm conclusions about residential demand.
TOP SALES The highest recorded price for the period was $112,000, paid by Greenfield Cooperative Bank for 156 Colrain Stage Road. Stephanie J. Bird and Mark E. Bird were the sellers of record in the June 17 transaction. The second-highest disclosed price was $85,000 for 136 Hosmer Road, sold June 24 by Thomas Serino to Hanscom Federal Credit Union. The period's third disclosed sale — 51 Sherman Drive — closed June 22 at $80,000; Richard Benetti and Molly M. Benetti sold the property to Steven F. Smead and Julie A. Smead. The six remaining transfers were recorded without a disclosed consideration amount.
NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN Taylor Brook Road was the only street to appear more than once, accounting for two of the nine transfers. The town treasurer conveyed 132 Taylor Brook Road to Eric P. Brenzel and Colleen A. Brenzel on June 25, price not disclosed. Greenfield Cooperative Bank sold 45 Taylor Brook Road to Patricia R. Swope and Jay M. Swope on June 17, also at undisclosed price. The remaining transfers were each on separate roads: Hosmer Road, South Road, Sherman Drive, Colrain Stage Road, Avery Brook Road, and Branch Hill Road. One transfer recorded June 18 listed no street address in the available deed data.
MARKET NOTES Institutional parties — banks, a credit union, and a government entity — appeared as buyer or seller in at least five of the nine transactions, a pattern worth noting for readers tracking underlying market health. Greenfield Cooperative Bank appears as buyer in the Colrain Stage Road transfer and as seller in the 45 Taylor Brook Road deed. Greenfield Savings Bank sold 36 Avery Brook Road to John M. Boyle and Samantha J. Boyle on June 15, price not disclosed. Hanscom Federal Credit Union appears as the buyer of 136 Hosmer Road. The Heath Town Treasurer appears as seller of 132 Taylor Brook Road, consistent with a municipal conveyance. US Bank Trust NA, represented by attorney Headlands Asset Management LLC, is listed as seller of record at 144 Branch Hill Road, recorded June 12; no buyer is identified in the available data. One deed, recorded June 18 under no street address, lists Dolores D. Brooksbank as both grantor and grantee, with Angela M. Brooksbank added as a second grantee — a pattern common in intra-family title transfers. The Elizabeth Behl Revocable Trust recorded a conveyance at 267 South Road on June 23; no grantee was identified in the available data.