Wide Price Gap Marks Quiet Month of Phillipston Property Records

PHILLIPSTON -- Ten deeds were recorded in Phillipston over the past month, but only three listed a sale price, leaving most of the period's property activity undocumented in dollar terms. The disclosed sales ranged from $34,260 to $537,400.

MARKET OVERVIEW The Worcester County Registry of Deeds recorded 10 property transfers in Phillipston between June 26 and July 25. Of those, three included a disclosed consideration amount, ranging from $34,260 to $537,400, with a median of $60,000 among the disclosed sales. The remaining seven transfers were recorded without a sale price, which is common for certain deed types but means the raw count of 10 transfers is a more reliable gauge of activity than the price figures alone. Ten recorded transfers in a four-week span represents a moderate volume for the town, though with 70% of transfers lacking price data, the overall dollar value of the month's activity cannot be fully assessed from this dataset.

TOP SALES The month's highest-priced transaction was recorded July 15 at $537,400. The deed lists Jennifer Clementina Stowik as seller and Total Mortgage Services LLC and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. as buyer; no street address was included in the deed record. The second-highest disclosed sale was 270 Petersham Rd., which sold for $60,000 on June 26. George M. Cormier and Alissa C. Newell were the sellers, with IC Federal Credit Union as buyer. The third disclosed sale was 245 Athol Rd., which sold for $34,260 on July 14. Diane M. Hastings was the seller, with Operative Bank and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. as buyer. The remaining seven transfers -- at 80 Royalston Rd., 554 Highland Ave., 205 Lincoln Rd., 55 Secret Lake Rd., 445 Queen Lake Rd., 95 Willis Rd. and 645 Royalston Rd. -- were recorded without a disclosed price.

NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN Royalston Road was the only street with more than one recorded transfer this period, with deeds at 80 Royalston Rd. (July 15) and 645 Royalston Rd. (July 3), both recorded without disclosed prices. The remaining eight transfers were spread across eight different streets: Highland Avenue, Athol Road, Lincoln Road, Secret Lake Road, Queen Lake Road, Willis Road, Petersham Road, and one transfer recorded without a listed street address. Among the three transactions with disclosed prices, two fell under $500,000 ($34,260 and $60,000) and one exceeded $500,000 ($537,400).

MARKET NOTES Bed, bath and square-footage figures are not available from deed records and are omitted here. Four of the 10 recorded transfers -- the $537,400 sale, the $34,260 sale at 245 Athol Rd., the 55 Secret Lake Rd. transfer, and the 95 Willis Rd. transfer -- list a bank or mortgage-related entity (Total Mortgage Services LLC, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., Operative Bank, TD Bank NA, or Cornerstone Bank) as grantor or grantee. That pattern is consistent with mortgage-related recordings alongside straightforward property transfers, though the deed data does not specify the nature of each transaction beyond grantor and grantee. With price disclosed on only 3 of 10 records, broader conclusions about per-square-foot values or property-type mix cannot be drawn from this dataset.

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

Jul 6 - Jul 12

Jul 13 - Jul 19

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