Median Sale Price Hits $180,000 in Bernardston as June Deed Data Shows Wide Price Spread

BERNARDSTON -- A cluster of bank-involved transactions defined Bernardston's June recording period, with financial institutions appearing as either buyer or seller in at least five of the 13 deeds logged at the Franklin County Registry of Deeds. Of the 13 transfers recorded between May 31 and June 29, 2026, only five carried disclosed sale prices.

• MARKET OVERVIEW
• Five of 13 recorded transfers disclosed a consideration amount, yielding a price range of $50,000 to $399,900 and a median sale price of $180,000 among those disclosed transactions. The raw count of 13 deeds suggests a moderately active recording period for a small rural community, though the high proportion of undisclosed prices — eight of 13 transactions — limits what the data can confirm about overall market conditions. Figures cited below reflect only the five transactions with recorded consideration amounts.
• TOP SALES
• The month's highest recorded sale was 727 Brattleboro Road, which transferred for $399,900 on June 8. Sellers Delizia and Abdelillah Bouafi conveyed the property to Connelly Farm Realty Trust, with Joseph C. Connelly as trustee. Second on the list, 116 Bald Mountain Road sold for $322,500 on June 10; seller Dianne Michaud conveyed the property to buyer Peter Klimoski. The third-highest disclosed price was $180,000, recorded June 5 for 108 Northfield Road, where Pinnacle Mountain LLC transferred the property to Greenfield Savings Bank.
• NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN
• Bald Mountain Road was the only street with multiple recorded deeds this period: two entries — recorded June 9 and June 10 — reference addresses at 116 and 243 Bald Mountain Road, respectively, though only the June 10 transfer at 116 Bald Mountain Road carried a disclosed price. Among the four disclosed-price sales that can be placed in a price tier, one fell above $300,000 (727 Brattleboro Road at $399,900; 116 Bald Mountain Road at $322,500), one fell in the $100,001–$300,000 range (108 Northfield Road at $180,000), and two fell at or below $100,000 (44 Hillcrest Drive at $100,000; 178 Turners Falls Road at $50,000).
• MARKET NOTES
• Several transfers in this period exhibit characteristics consistent with lender activity rather than conventional arm's-length sales. Franklin First Federal Credit Union appears as buyer in two transactions — 44 Hillcrest Drive ($100,000) and 178 Turners Falls Road ($50,000) — while Greenfield Savings Bank appears as both a seller (40 Shedd Road, price not disclosed; and in a no-address entry for a South Street parcel) and a buyer (108 Northfield Road, $180,000). JPMorgan Chase Bank NA is listed as seller at 243 Bald Mountain Road. These institution-involved transfers may reflect loan-related conveyances and could affect how the disclosed price data represents typical market conditions. Additionally, 283 Martindale Road generated two separate deed entries on June 12 — one listing individual grantors and one listing trustee grantors — a pattern sometimes associated with trust-related estate planning, though the data does not confirm a sale price for either entry.