Shutesbury Sale Prices Range From $25,000 To $100,000 In Recent Deeds

SHUTESBURY -- Ten property transfers were recorded in Shutesbury between July 17 and Aug. 15, but only two carried a sale price in registry records so far, leaving most of the period's market activity undefined for now.

MARKET OVERVIEW Ten deeds were recorded during the period, one of which conveyed property for nominal consideration and is not counted as a market sale. Of the remaining nine transfers, only two show a recorded sale price: $25,000 for 449 Montague Road and $100,000 for 77 Baker Road. With just two priced sales, a reliable median cannot be calculated; the midpoint between the two recorded prices is $62,500, but that figure should not be read as representative of the broader market. The other seven sales are listed without a price, which typically means the consideration has not yet reached the registry, a lag that usually clears within about a week. Based on the raw count, deed activity in Shutesbury looks typical for a one-month period, with 10 transfers recorded.

TOP SALES 77 Baker Road sold for $100,000 on July 20. Carrie Ann Myers was the seller; UMassFive College Federal Credit Union was the buyer. 449 Montague Road sold for $25,000 on July 22. Erin E. Jacque was the seller; UMassFive College Federal Credit Union was the buyer. The remaining eight transfers, including those on South Laurel Drive, Cushman Road, Pelham Hill Road, West Pelham Road, Pratt Corner Road and January Hills Road, do not yet show a recorded price and cannot be ranked among the period's top sales.

NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN West Pelham Road recorded two transfers during the period: 56 West Pelham Road, sold July 30 by David and Julie Breen, and 571 West Pelham Road, sold July 22 by David F. and Margaret E. Gallagher. Neither sale shows a price yet. The two sales with recorded prices, at 449 Montague Road and 77 Baker Road, both fall under the $500,000 tier. All other recorded transfers, at 50 Cushman Road, 36 South Laurel Drive, 142 Pelham Hill Road, 760 Pratt Corner Road and 84 January Hills Road, have price data pending and cannot be placed in a price tier.

MARKET NOTES Three of the period's sellers were banks: Florence Bank at 50 Cushman Road, Greenfield Savings Bank at 142 Pelham Hill Road, and Greenfield Cooperative Bank at 760 Pratt Corner Road. UMassFive College Federal Credit Union was the buyer in both transactions with a recorded price, at 449 Montague Road and 77 Baker Road. One transfer, involving Shutesbury Athletic Club Inc. as seller and James M. and Jane L. Plaza as buyers, recorded for nominal consideration under $10,000 and is not reflected in the sales figures above. Beds, baths and square footage are not available from deed records for any of the period's transfers.

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.