Two Disclosed Sales in Goshen Span $40,000 to $420,868 This Period

GOSHEN -- Eleven property transfers were recorded at the Hampshire County Registry of Deeds for Goshen between June 26 and July 25, but only two carried a disclosed sale price, limiting what the data show about the town's overall market during the period.

MARKET OVERVIEW Eleven transfers were recorded during the period. Of those, two disclosed a sale price: $40,000 and $420,868, a range that produces a median of $230,434. Because that figure rests on just two of the eleven recorded transactions, it should not be read as representative of typical sale prices in Goshen this period. The remaining nine transfers, including four parcels acquired by the town of Goshen and two involving family trusts or estates, were recorded without a disclosed consideration amount, which is common for non-arm's-length transfers. Based on the raw count, eleven recorded transfers is a notable level of activity for a small town, though without more price disclosure it's not possible to characterize the underlying sales market as active or quiet.

TOP SALES The only two transactions with disclosed prices were: 1. 16 Washington Rd South sold for $420,868 on July 9. The seller was listed as Alisa Wagman (also recorded as Alisa M. Wagman); the buyer was Greenfield Cooperative Bank. 2. 27 Fuller Rd sold for $40,000 on July 22. The sellers were Jessica S. Thompson and Gregory M. Thompson; the buyer was Greenfield Cooperative Bank. The remaining nine recorded transfers -- at 78 Shaw Rd, 12 Overlook Rd, 0 South Washington Rd, 16 South Washington Rd, an unaddressed Goshen parcel, 96 Aberdeen Rd, 0 Adams Rd, 35 Pine Rd and 250 South Chesterfield Rd -- carried no disclosed sale price and cannot be ranked by value.

NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN Washington Road area: Three of the eleven transfers, all recorded July 9, involved Washington Road addresses tied to the Wagman family -- 16 Washington Rd South (to Greenfield Cooperative Bank, $420,868), 0 South Washington Rd (to Goshen Town, price not disclosed, seller listed as Alisa Wagman and Lynn Wagman) and 16 South Washington Rd (to Goshen Town, price not disclosed, seller listed as Alisa M. Wagman and Lynn Wagman). Municipal acquisitions: Goshen Town was the recorded buyer in four of the eleven transfers -- the two South Washington Road parcels above, plus 0 Adams Rd (seller Alison H. Bowen) and 35 Pine Rd (seller Virginia Danforth) -- all with no disclosed price. Price tiers: Of the two disclosed sales, one falls under $500,000 and one falls under $100,000; both remaining tiers ($500,000-$1 million and over $1 million) have no recorded sales this period.

MARKET NOTES Bank involvement: Greenfield Cooperative Bank was the recorded buyer in both disclosed-price transactions, at 16 Washington Rd South and 27 Fuller Rd. Family and trust transfers: The transfer at 12 Overlook Rd moved from Howard D. Anderson to Mary Ann S. Anderson, Trustee, and Howard D. Anderson, Trustee, indicating a transfer into a family trust. A separate transfer recorded under "Goshen, MA" without a street address moved from Benjamin A. LeBeau and Timothy LeBeau to Adam D. LeBeau, another apparent within-family transfer. Repeat party: Alison H. Bowen appears as both a seller (0 Adams Rd, to Goshen Town) and a buyer (250 South Chesterfield Rd, from Florence Bank) within the period. No bed, bath or square-footage data were available from the deed records for any property, and none of these figures are reported here as a result.

Recorded Deeds

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

Jun 29 - Jul 5

Jul 6 - Jul 12

Jul 13 - Jul 19

Jul 20 - Jul 26

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