Ware deed data shows bank-driven sales, family estate transfers mark fall market

Hampshire County Registry of Deeds recorded 14 property transfers in Ware between Sept. 25 and Oct. 24, though only five carried a listed sale price so far, ranging from $50,000 to $510,000 with a median of $155,000. The month's top transaction was 276 Old Gilbertville Rd., which sold for $510,000. Four of the five priced sales involved banks as buyers, a pattern consistent with foreclosure-related deeds, while several other recorded transfers were estate tax affidavits, a scrivener's affidavit or a declaration of homestead rather than market sales. The mix of filings makes the period's overall market tone difficult to characterize from price data alone.