Hopedale Deed Filings Show Banks and Family Trusts Driving Late-Summer Transfers

HOPEDALE -- Eleven property deeds were recorded in Hopedale between Aug. 28 and Sept. 26, according to Worcester County Registry of Deeds filings, but sale prices had not yet posted to the registry for any of the transactions as of this report, and most of the recorded transfers involved family members, trusts or financial institutions rather than unrelated buyers and sellers.

MARKET OVERVIEW

The registry recorded 11 property transfers in Hopedale during the four-week period. No sale price had posted for any of the 11 deeds by publication time, so a price range and median cannot be calculated this month; sale prices typically appear in registry records within about a week of filing. Based on the raw count alone, 11 recorded deeds in four weeks is a notable volume for Hopedale, though without pricing data the overall strength or softness of the market cannot be assessed from this filing alone.

TOP SALES

Because no sale prices had been recorded for any of the 11 transactions, no ranking by price is possible for this period. All 11 transfers are listed below by recorded date: - A property on an unspecified Hopedale street, recorded Sept. 1: seller Mathew M. Correa and Kathleen F. Correa to buyers Mathew Michael Correa, trustee, and Kathleen Florence Correa, trustee. - 12 Whitney Rd., recorded Sept. 1: seller Digital Federal Credit Union to buyer Samuel P. Whiting. - 1 Mantoni Dr., recorded Sept. 1: seller Jacqueline M. Holmes, trustee, to buyer Mark S. Holmes, trustee. - 10 Patrick Rd., recorded Sept. 1: seller Mathew Michael Correa, trustee, to buyer Mathew Michael Correa. - 58 Laurelwood Dr., recorded Sept. 1: seller Peter E. Podlejski to buyer PNC Bank NA. - 9 Gannett Way, recorded Aug. 31: seller Citizens Bank NA to buyer Patricia A. Black. - 5 Union St., recorded Aug. 31: seller Sanford Aronson to buyer Sarah Aronson. - 112 Dutcher St., recorded Aug. 31: seller Chelsea B. Hamill to buyer Trevor Howe. - 1 Condon Way, Unit F, recorded Aug. 31: seller listed as Condon Way Unit F to buyer Shrewsbury Federal Credit Union. - 68 Westcott Rd., recorded Aug. 28: seller Milford Federal Bank to buyer Matthew J. Sughrue. - 208 South Main St., recorded Aug. 28: seller Kristen Jo Robinson to buyer John Raymond Robinson.

NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN

No street in this period's data had more than one recorded transfer, so no geographic cluster emerged. The 11 addresses were spread across town: Whitney Road, Mantoni Drive, Patrick Road, Laurelwood Drive, Gannett Way, Union Street, Dutcher Street, Condon Way, Westcott Road and South Main Street, plus one deed recorded without a specific street address. Because sale prices are not yet available, transactions cannot be grouped by price tier this month.

MARKET NOTES

Of the 11 recorded transfers, five involved a bank or credit union as either the grantor or the grantee: Digital Federal Credit Union at 12 Whitney Road, PNC Bank NA at 58 Laurelwood Drive, Citizens Bank NA at 9 Gannett Way, Shrewsbury Federal Credit Union at 1 Condon Way Unit F, and Milford Federal Bank at 68 Westcott Road. Separately, four transfers were recorded between people sharing the same last name, including two involving trustees: the Correa family (two deeds, at an unspecified address and at 10 Patrick Road), the Holmes family at 1 Mantoni Drive, the Aronson family at 5 Union Street, and the Robinson family at 208 South Main Street. That leaves 112 Dutcher Street, transferred from Chelsea B. Hamill to Trevor Howe, as the only recorded deed in this period between parties without a shared last name and without a bank or credit union as a party. The Condon Way Unit F address indicates at least one condominium unit among the period's transfers; the remaining addresses appear to be single-family properties based on the deed records, though property type is not separately confirmed in this data set.

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.