Belchertown Deed Data for June Shows Few Confirmed Open-Market Home Sales

BELCHERTOWN -- Deed recordings filed with the Hampshire County Registry of Deeds for the period May 28 through June 26, 2026, show 14 recorded instruments, but the overwhelming majority appear to reflect mortgage recordings, foreclosure-related filings, and institutional transfers rather than open-market property sales between willing buyers and sellers.

• MARKET OVERVIEW
• Of 14 recorded instruments in the dataset, six carry disclosed consideration amounts ranging from $60,000 to $400,000. However, a close review of grantor and grantee names reveals that most of the priced transactions involve banks, credit unions, or financial institutions as the named buyer — a pattern consistent with mortgage recordings, foreclosure deeds, or lender-held instruments rather than conventional market sales. Only a small number of entries show characteristics of arm's-length transfers. Readers should treat any aggregate price statistics for this period with caution; the six disclosed figures do not represent a reliable sample of open-market home sale prices in Belchertown.
• TOP SALES
• The highest consideration amount in the dataset — $400,000 — is recorded for 23 Tucker Lane, sold June 1 by Dorothy A. Adams and Frank L. Adams to Cara L. Lapenas and Denise M. Newland, both identified as trustees. This is the period's only clearly identified transfer to individual buyers, though the trustee designation indicates the property moved into a trust arrangement.

280 Ware Road recorded a $190,000 transfer May 29 from PAH Properties LLC to LJ Development LLC and Son Inc., a commercial entity-to-entity transaction.

51 Terry Lane recorded a $300,000 consideration on May 28, with Alan J. Clark listed as seller and Greater Springfield Credit Union as buyer — consistent with a mortgage instrument rather than a market sale.

716 Franklin Street recorded $133,276 on May 28, with Country Bank for Savings as the named buyer, again suggesting a lending or foreclosure instrument.

81 Old Bay Road recorded the lowest disclosed amount, $60,000, on May 28, with UMassFive College Federal Credit Union as buyer — consistent with a mortgage-related recording.

• NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN
• The dataset covers a wide geographic spread across Belchertown with no street recording more than one instrument. Addresses include Tucker Lane, Sheffield Drive, Warren Wright Street, Sargent Street, Old Enfield Road, Bay Road, Allen Road, Ware Road, Federal Street, Terry Lane, Franklin Street, and Old Bay Road. No street-level clustering is evident in this period.

Federal Street appears twice: 1300 Federal Street, Unit 7 (the Mayflower condominium unit) recorded a $165,000 transfer to River Works Credit Union, and 1300 Federal Street recorded a separate undisclosed transfer to the Town of Belchertown — suggesting both a lending instrument and a municipal transaction tied to the same property or complex.

• MARKET NOTES
• Several entries in this dataset are not open-market sales. Buyers identified as Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS), credit unions, banks, or bearing designations such as "ORDER OF NOTICE" and "CERTIFICATE OF TRUST" indicate foreclosure proceedings, mortgage assignments, trust certifications, or other legal instruments routinely recorded at the registry but not reflective of market activity. One entry lists no property address. The Town of Belchertown appears as a buyer in one instrument, suggesting a municipal taking or acquisition. Readers seeking accurate market sale prices for Belchertown should consult listings data or a subsequent recording period with a higher proportion of arm's-length transactions.