Single Disclosed Sale Price in Dalton Sets $80,000 Benchmark for Period

DALTON -- Ten property transfers were recorded in Dalton between June 26 and July 25, according to Middle Berkshire Registry of Deeds filings, but only one of the ten included a disclosed sale price.

MARKET OVERVIEW The registry recorded 10 transactions during the period. Of those, only one — 42 Norwich Dr., which sold for $80,000 — included a sale price. Because just one of 10 records discloses a price, the price range and median for the period are both $80,000, reflecting that single transaction rather than a broader market sample. The raw count of 10 recorded transfers does not by itself indicate whether the period was active or quiet, since most of these records are not conventional home sales (see Market Notes).

TOP SALES 42 Norwich Dr. sold for $80,000, recorded June 29. The sellers were William C. Michaels and Laurie J. Michaels; the buyer was Adams Community Bank. It is the only transaction in the period with a disclosed price.

The remaining notable transfers did not disclose a price. At 128 Hale St. Ext., a deed recorded June 26 listed Abby M. Jamros as seller, following a related mortgage discharge recorded June 30 involving Greylock Federal Credit Union, Jamros, and buyer Williams College. At 1030 Main St., Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. and Quicken Loans LLC transferred interest to buyers Tracie Marby and Jacob D. Marby, recorded June 29. At 27 Mountain View Ter., a tax-taking-related record shows the Dalton Town Treasurer as seller and Roberta V. Steele as buyer, recorded June 29.

NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN Two addresses had multiple recorded entries during the period. Hale Street Ext. had two filings tied to 128 Hale St. Ext. — a mortgage discharge and a deed — both recorded within the window. River Birch Road also had two filings, both tied to Unit 19 at 56 River Birch Rd. in the Silver Maple Farms condominium, involving David A. Freedman and Karen S. Freedman as trustees. No other street names repeated in the dataset. Because only one of the 10 transfers included a price, sales cannot be meaningfully grouped into price tiers beyond noting that the single disclosed sale, at $80,000, would fall in the under-$500,000 range.

MARKET NOTES Most of the period's recorded transactions were not conventional arm's-length home sales. Four of the 10 entries are mortgage discharges or releases involving lenders such as Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., Quicken Loans LLC, and Greylock Federal Credit Union rather than buyer-seller purchase transactions. One entry, at 27 Mountain View Ter., stems from a tax taking involving the Dalton Town Treasurer. The one disclosed sale, at 42 Norwich Dr., listed a bank, Adams Community Bank, as the buyer. The dataset also includes one condominium unit transfer, at 56 River Birch Rd. Unit 19 in the Silver Maple Farms complex, involving a family trust. No square footage, bedroom, or bathroom data was available for any property in this period, so no price-per-square-foot comparisons could be made.

Recorded Deeds

Source: Registry of Deeds. Sale amounts shown as recorded; transfers without a disclosed consideration are noted as such.

Jun 22 - Jun 28

Jun 29 - Jul 5

Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.