Phillipston Deed Prices Range From $50,000 to $649,900 Last Month

PHILLIPSTON -- A dozen property transfers were recorded in Phillipston over the past month, with prices ranging from $50,000 to $649,900 and several deeds involving banks or credit unions as either buyer or seller.

MARKET OVERVIEW

Twelve sales were recorded in Phillipston between Sept. 11 and Oct. 10. Six of those deeds carry a recorded sale price so far; the other six show "price not yet available," which is typical when a transaction has not yet been fully logged in the registry's price data. Among the six priced sales, prices ranged from $50,000 to $649,900, with a median of $240,000. Twelve recorded deeds in a single month is a notable volume for a town of Phillipston's size, though the mix includes several transfers tied to financial institutions rather than typical owner-to-owner sales.

TOP SALES

The month's highest-priced transaction was 12 Lambs Cove Rd., which sold for $649,900. Karl A. and Sandra Hakkarainen sold the property to Timothy S. Halliday and Anne M. Halliday, both listed as trustees. The second-highest sale was 1035 Willis Rd. at $320,000, sold by Joseph K. and Denise A. Smith to Operative Bank. At 0 Ward Hill Rd., the Roman Catholic Bishop of Worcester sold the property to Barkley Enterprises LLC for $280,000. A $200,000 sale at 30 Brooks Village Rd. went from seller John A. Stacy to Cornerstone Bank. Rounding out the top five, a Phillipston property sold for $150,000, with sellers Cindy A. Coppolino and Donald R. Schlicke and buyer UMass HomeServices LLC; no street address was listed for this deed.

NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN

No street in the dataset had more than one recorded sale, so transactions are grouped here by price tier instead. Under $200,000: 55 Barre Rd. sold for $50,000, and the unaddressed Phillipston property sold for $150,000. Between $200,000 and $500,000: 30 Brooks Village Rd. ($200,000), 0 Ward Hill Rd. ($280,000) and 1035 Willis Rd. ($320,000). Above $500,000: 12 Lambs Cove Rd. ($649,900), the only sale to top half a million dollars this period. The remaining six properties, on Highland Avenue, Narrow Lane, Athol Road, Powers Mill Road, Samuel Drive and Williamsville Road, do not yet show a recorded sale price.

MARKET NOTES

Banks and credit unions appear on one side or the other of several deeds this period. GFA Federal Credit Union and Operative Bank both appear as buyers, while Cornerstone Bank appears as a buyer in one transaction and as a seller in another. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. and UMassFive College Federal Credit Union also appear as sellers on deeds where price data is not yet available. The Roman Catholic Bishop of Worcester appears as a seller on one transaction. The month's top sale, at 12 Lambs Cove Rd., went to buyers listed as trustees. No bedroom, bathroom or square-footage data is available from deed records, so no price-per-square-foot comparisons can be made.

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.