Lender Filings Dominate Orange Deed Recordings as Disclosed Sale Prices Stay Below $240,000

ORANGE -- Sixteen deeds were recorded in Orange between May 28 and June 26, 2026, but just five carried disclosed sale prices, limiting the picture of market conditions during the period.

• MARKET OVERVIEW
• Of the 16 recorded transfers, five disclosed a consideration amount. Those five sales ranged from $75,000 to $239,200, with a median of $150,000. The volume of 16 recorded deeds may suggest a moderately active filing period, but the high share of undisclosed prices — 11 of 16 transactions — makes it difficult to draw reliable conclusions about overall market pricing. Several entries appear to involve lender institutions rather than traditional buyer-seller pairs, further narrowing the set of conventional residential sales.
• TOP SALES
• The highest disclosed price in the period was $239,200, recorded May 28 for 18 Howe St. The deed lists Charles Shaw and Kimberly Bardsley as sellers; Deephaven Mortgage LLC and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. are listed as buyers, indicating a lender-side recording rather than a conventional purchase. The second-highest disclosed transaction was $200,000, recorded June 2 for 30 Perry Rd. Daniel Ray Younkin is listed as seller; PennyMac Loan Services LLC and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. are listed as buyers, again suggesting a lender-related instrument. A property in Orange with no street address on record sold for $150,000 on May 29; Mizuta Corp. is listed as seller and Sebastian Birritteri and Frank C. Pioppi as buyers. The fourth disclosed transaction was $115,000 for 57 Putnam St., sold June 1 by John Dunphy to Shawn McGrath and Cindy Penniman. The lowest disclosed price was $75,000 for 47 Oak Dr., recorded May 28; sellers Vasco A. Costa and April Violet Costa transferred the property to GFA Federal Credit Union, indicating a lender-side transaction.
• NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN
• Mechanic Street was the most represented street in the dataset, with three recorded deeds — 37 Mechanic St., 64 Mechanic St., and 67 Mechanic St. — though none carried a disclosed price. Oaklawn Avenue had two entries: 35 Oaklawn Ave. and 60 Oaklawn Ave., both without disclosed prices. The five transactions with disclosed prices were spread across five different streets, with no single street accounting for more than one priced sale. Among disclosed prices, two transactions fell below $150,000 (47 Oak Dr. at $75,000 and 57 Putnam St. at $115,000), one landed at the $150,000 median, and two came in above $200,000 (30 Perry Rd. at $200,000 and 18 Howe St. at $239,200).
• MARKET NOTES
• A notable characteristic of this period's deed recordings is the frequency of financial institution involvement. Of the 16 entries, at least six list a bank, credit union, or mortgage company as either the buyer or seller — including GFA Federal Credit Union, Digital Federal Credit Union, Deephaven Mortgage LLC, PennyMac Loan Services LLC, CMG Mortgage Inc., TD Bank NA, Citizens Bank NA, and Rocket Mortgage LLC. These instruments likely reflect loan assignments, foreclosure-related activity, or lien recordings rather than traditional home sales. Bed, bath, and square footage data are not available from deed records and are omitted. Without that information, price-per-square-foot analysis cannot be performed. The one entry lacking any street address — recorded May 29 with a $150,000 consideration — limits full reporting on that transaction.