Ashby Home Sales Cluster Between $500,000 And $580,000 In July

ASHBY -- Four properties in Ashby changed hands between June 26 and July 25, according to deeds recorded at the South Middlesex Registry of Deeds. Sale prices were disclosed for only two of the four transactions, and two of the transfers moved property between family members through trusts.

MARKET OVERVIEW The registry recorded four property transfers during the period. Of those, two listed a sale price, ranging from $500,000 to $580,000, with a median of $540,000 based on the disclosed figures. The other two deeds did not include a consideration amount. Four recorded transactions is a small raw count, suggesting a quiet period for Ashby's residential market, though the absence of pricing on half the deeds limits what can be concluded about overall market value.

TOP SALES The two transactions with disclosed prices were:

75 Nash Rd. sold for $580,000 on July 15. The sellers were David M. Amari and Shelley A. Amari; the buyers were Kyle Joy and Sarah Joy. Bed, bath and square footage figures were not available in the deed record.

14 Wright Rd. sold for $500,000 on June 26. The seller was Simon Holdings LLC; the buyers were Ruth Lefrancois and Benjamin Kahare. Bed, bath and square footage figures were not available in the deed record.

The remaining two transfers -- 10 Davis Rd. (recorded July 23) and 291 West Rd. (recorded July 15) -- did not include a sale price and are not ranked here.

NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN Each of the four sales occurred on a different street -- Davis Road, Nash Road, West Road and Wright Road -- so no single street accounted for more than one transaction this period. By price tier, both disclosed sales fell in the $500,000-$600,000 range: 14 Wright Rd. at $500,000 and 75 Nash Rd. at $580,000. The two transactions without disclosed prices, at 10 Davis Rd. and 291 West Rd., cannot be placed into a price tier.

MARKET NOTES Two of the four recorded transfers appear to be transactions within the same family rather than sales to outside buyers. At 10 Davis Rd., the seller was listed as "Lahti John R Tr, Real Estate Trust" and the buyer as "Lahti John R Tr," indicating a transfer involving the same individual acting as trustee. At 291 West Rd., the sellers, James P. McCarthy Jr. and Cathy A. McCarthy, transferred the property to James P. McCarthy Tr. and Cathy A. McCarthy Tr., trustees who share the same names. Deed records do not disclose the reasons behind these transfers.

One sale involved a corporate seller: Simon Holdings LLC sold 14 Wright Rd. to Ruth Lefrancois and Benjamin Kahare for $500,000. The other three transactions involved individual sellers. Bedroom, bathroom and square-footage data were not available for any of the four properties, and property type (single-family, condominium or multi-family) was not specified in the deed records reviewed.

Recorded Deeds

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

Jun 22 - Jun 28

Jul 13 - Jul 19

Jul 20 - Jul 26

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