West Stockbridge June Deed Data Shows Just Three Disclosed Prices Out of 14 Transfers

WEST STOCKBRIDGE -- Only three of 14 recorded deeds in West Stockbridge carried disclosed sale prices during the June 6–July 5 period, limiting market-rate analysis, while a notable share of transfers involved lenders, a government agency, and municipal entities rather than conventional buyer-seller transactions.

• MARKET OVERVIEW
• Fourteen deeds were recorded in West Stockbridge during the period, but only three disclosed a consideration amount: $25,000, $35,000, and $250,000. The median among disclosed sales is $35,000, a figure that reflects an extremely thin data set rather than a reliable measure of typical home values in the town. The high volume of non-arm's-length transfers — including a state environmental agency acquisition, an apparent tax taking by the town, bank-seller transactions, and an intra-family trust transfer — means the 14 recorded deeds substantially overstate conventional market activity. For this period, three market-priced sales is a quiet count.
• TOP SALES
• The highest disclosed price was $250,000, recorded June 30 at 44 Main St. Sellers Alistair Black and Cameron Black conveyed the property to Dominick Luchi Jr. The second-highest disclosed transaction was $35,000, recorded June 15 for a West Stockbridge property with no street address listed in the deed record; sellers William A. Korte and Lisa J. Korte conveyed the property to Rumplik Group LLC. The third disclosed sale, recorded June 11 at 17 Albany Rd., carried a consideration of $25,000; sellers Kevin Michael Norton and Paige Marie Norton conveyed the property to NBT Bank NA, a commercial bank.
• NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN
• Great Barrington Road was the most active corridor by deed count, with four recorded transfers at 127, 258, 276, and 290 Great Barrington Rd. None of those four carried a disclosed price. Two entries at or near 290 Great Barrington Rd., both dated June 15, appear to involve the same property and reflect a transfer into a trust by Joseph R. O'Neil and Patricia S. O'Neil. West Center Road also saw two entries — 139 West Center Rd. and 139 W Center Rd. — recorded three days apart, with different sellers: North Brookfield Savings Bank conveyed the property June 9 to Michael J. Thiemann and Carol A. McKenna, and separately, Stephanie Sestito Bista and Ujjwul Bista conveyed what appears to be the same address June 24 to Everbright LLC; the sequencing and the bank as an intermediate seller are visible in the deed record. The remaining sales were distributed across Main St., East Alford Rd., Water St. Williams River, Van Shaack Rd., Stockbridge Rd., and Albany Rd., each with a single recorded deed.
• MARKET NOTES
• Several transfers in this period are notable for their non-conventional character. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection acquired 10 Water St. Williams River from the Abby D. Pratt Trust, a government conservation acquisition. The town of West Stockbridge's collector was recorded as the grantee on 106 East Alford Rd., transferred from Shirley Mae Tucker, consistent with a municipal tax-related proceeding. At 276 Great Barrington Rd., the sellers of record are Agora Lending and One American Bank, indicating a lender-held property conveyed to Jon and Kristin Piasecki. At 17 Albany Rd., the grantee is NBT Bank NA, a pattern common in deed-in-lieu arrangements; the deed record does not specify the nature of the transaction, and no motivation is assumed. At 21 Stockbridge Rd., no buyer name appears in the available deed data; the seller of record is the estate of Roland Llewellyn Dudney. Square footage, bedroom, and bathroom data are not available from deed records and are omitted throughout.

Recorded Deeds

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

Jun 8 - Jun 14

Jun 15 - Jun 21

Jun 22 - Jun 28

Jun 29 - Jul 5

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