Becket Deed Filings Dominated by Mortgage Instruments, Municipal Transfers in June
BECKET -- Deed filings recorded at the Middle Berkshire Registry of Deeds between May 28 and June 26, 2026, show 11 instruments for Becket properties, but most are mortgage recordings, municipal acquisitions, or legal proceedings rather than conventional property sales.
MARKET OVERVIEW Of the 11 recorded instruments, only one transaction appears to be a standard arm's-length sale with a disclosed price: 455 King Richard Dr., which sold for $170,000 on May 29. Two other entries carry dollar figures — $398,100 and $425,315 — but both are attached to filings in which the named buyers are mortgage lenders (Guild Mortgage Co LLC and Navy Federal Credit Union, respectively), indicating those figures reflect mortgage instruments, not property conveyances to new owners. With a single confirmed sale price in the dataset, a meaningful price range or median cannot be calculated for the period. The month's deed activity is notably low for conventional residential transfers.
TOP SALES The sole disclosed arm's-length sale was 455 King Richard Dr., which sold May 29 for $170,000. Seller Patricia McCarthy conveyed the property to buyer William Giardelli. No other conventional sales with disclosed prices were recorded in the dataset.
NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN King Richard Drive accounts for the only confirmed sale with a price this period. Three separate deed instruments — a sale deed, a mortgage, and what appears to be a related conveyance — were recorded on May 29 all referencing 455 King Richard Dr., suggesting a transaction with multiple associated filings. Silver Leaf Drive (223) and Long Bow Lane East (180) each produced one deed filing with no price disclosed. Bancroft Road (1255) appears in a filing where Greylock Federal Credit Union conveyed a mortgage interest to Dean R. Williams and Eila M. Bell.
MARKET NOTES Two Becket properties transferred to public entities during the period: an unnamed parcel associated with Nottingham Court Wetlands conveyed by Paul Szabo to Becket Town Conservation, and 674 Benton Hill Rd., conveyed by Daniel M. Evangelisto and Kacey K. Boos to the Town of Becket. Both were recorded June 9; neither carried a disclosed consideration. The filing at 50 Dawn Dr. lists the Massachusetts Attorney General's office as a party, indicating a court or receivership proceeding rather than a market sale. These transfers are noted for completeness but do not reflect open-market activity.