West Brookfield July Sales Top Out at $240,000 With Sparse Pricing Data

WEST BROOKFIELD -- Thirteen properties changed hands in West Brookfield between July 17 and Aug. 15, according to deeds recorded at the Worcester County Registry of Deeds, but a sale price was disclosed on just three of those transactions. The three disclosed prices ranged from $25,000 to $240,000, with a median of $230,000.

MARKET OVERVIEW Thirteen deeds were recorded in West Brookfield during the period, but only three listed a consideration amount, or sale price. Among those three, prices ranged from $25,000 to $240,000, with a median of $230,000. Because pricing data covers just three of 13 transactions, the raw transfer count is the more reliable measure of activity available here: 13 recorded transfers over a four-week span. Whether that represents an active or quiet period relative to other months cannot be determined from this dataset alone.

TOP SALES The highest-priced disclosed transaction was 97 Wickaboag Valley Road, which sold for $240,000 on July 17. Seller Christopher Olivo transferred the property to buyer Navy Federal Credit Union.

54 North Main Street sold for $230,000 on July 27. Sellers Brian P. Benoit and Kayla K. Benoit transferred the property to buyer Country Bank For Savings.

A West Brookfield property with no street address listed in the deed record sold for $25,000 on July 24, the lowest disclosed price in the period. Sellers Yvette D. Milligan and Thomas R. Milligan transferred the property to buyers Leader Bank NA and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc.

The remaining 10 recorded transfers did not list a sale price.

NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN Wickaboag Valley Road, recorded in deed data under several spellings (Wickaboag Vly Rd, Wickaboag Valley Rd and Wickaboag Valley Dr), accounted for five of the 13 recorded transfers, more than any other street: two deeds tied to the No. 72 address and three tied to the No. 97 address. No other street had more than one recorded transfer in the period; single transfers were recorded on North Main Street, Foster Road, Shoreline Drive, Clearview Drive, Birch Hill Road, Roy Terrace and West Main Street. By price tier, all three disclosed sales fell under $500,000; no transaction in the dataset carried a disclosed price above $240,000.

MARKET NOTES A bank, credit union or mortgage-related entity appears as a grantor or grantee in seven of the 13 recorded deeds, including Country Bank For Savings, Leader Bank NA, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc, Navy Federal Credit Union, Shamrock Home Loans Inc, SouthState Bank NA and First Federal Bank.

Buyer names were not listed in deed records for 10 of the 13 transactions, which limits analysis of who purchased property in West Brookfield during this period.

Sellers Thomas R. Milligan and Yvette D. Milligan appear in two deeds recorded the same day, July 24: one with no address listed and a disclosed price of $25,000, and one at 72 Wickaboag Valley Road with no price disclosed. The registry data does not indicate whether these filings relate to the same property.

Three separate deeds tied to 97 Wickaboag Valley Road, listing sellers Graydon L. Wheeler and Irene Wheeler, seller Christopher Olivo, and the $240,000 sale to Navy Federal Credit Union, were all recorded on the same date, July 17. The registry data does not specify how these filings relate to one another.

Bed, bath and square-footage figures are not available in deed records and are omitted from this report.

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.