Only one of 12 Bolton deed transfers this month discloses a sale price

BOLTON -- Bolton's registry activity for the past month was heavy on paperwork but light on disclosed prices: of 12 real estate transactions recorded at the Worcester County Registry of Deeds between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, only one included a sale price, and it was for a utility easement rather than a home.

MARKET OVERVIEW

Twelve transactions were recorded in Bolton during the period. Only one of the 12, or about 8%, disclosed a dollar figure: $13,022, paid for a utility easement at 119 Wattaquadock Hill Rd. Because only a single price was disclosed, the reported price range and median are both $13,022, a figure that reflects one easement transaction, not a residential home sale, and should not be read as representative of Bolton home values this period. The remaining 11 transactions carried no disclosed consideration, which is common for deed types such as mortgage assignments, trustee transfers and intra-family conveyances. With no broadly disclosed purchase prices, the raw count of 12 recorded documents does not, by itself, indicate whether the traditional home-sale market was active or quiet during the period.

TOP SALES

The only transaction with a disclosed price was the easement at 119 Wattaquadock Hill Rd, recorded Aug. 18 for $13,022, conveyed by Silva Damiao to Massachusetts Electric Co. and National Grid. No other transaction recorded in Bolton during the period disclosed a sale price, so no ranked list of top home sales by price can be reported from this data set. Other properties with recorded transfers during the period, all price not disclosed, include 318 Green Rd (Aug. 18), 347 Green Rd (Aug. 17), 59 Still River Rd (Aug. 18), 56 Pondside Dr (Aug. 17) and 64 Old Stone Cir (Aug. 17).

NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN

Green Road had two recorded transfers during the period: 318 Green Rd and 347 Green Rd, both Aug. 17-18, both price not disclosed. Golden Run Road also had two: 159 Golden Run Rd (Aug. 18) and 67 Golden Run Rd (Aug. 17), both price not disclosed. The remaining eight addresses, 119 Wattaquadock Hill Rd, an unspecified Bolton address, 59 Still River Rd, 69 Lancaster Rd, 58 Sunset Ridge Ln, 56 Pondside Dr, 64 Old Stone Cir and 90 Frye Rd, each had a single recorded transfer, spread across the town with no other street-level clustering evident in the data.

MARKET NOTES

Most of the period's recorded documents were not arm's-length home purchases. Six of the 12 involved Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. as grantor or grantee, paired with entities including Rocket Mortgage LLC (two transactions, 318 Green Rd and 67 Golden Run Rd), TBI Mortgage Co. (56 Pondside Dr) and Missaggia Paul M (59 Still River Rd), consistent with mortgage assignments rather than property sales. One transaction, at 64 Old Stone Cir, was recorded between U S Bank Trust NA as trustee and Fay Servicing LLC. Another, at 347 Green Rd, was recorded between Zayka Paul R as trustee and Fiddler Green Realty Trust. Two transactions appear to involve transfers within the same family or between related parties: an unspecified Bolton address recorded Aug. 18 from Colby Herbert W and Colby Lori H to Colby Herbert W, and 159 Golden Run Rd, recorded the same day, listing Colby Herbert W and Colby Lori H as sellers. A third, at 69 Lancaster Rd, was recorded from Chetwynd Barbara to Chetwynd Bradford L. None of these disclosed a price. No square footage, bedroom or bathroom data was available for any transaction, and property type (single-family, condominium or multi-family) is not specified in the deed records provided.

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.