Becket Deed Filings for June Show No Confirmed Arm's-Length Residential Sales

BECKET -- Deed filings recorded at the Middle Berkshire Registry of Deeds between June 6 and July 5, 2026, show 10 transactions in Becket, but the dataset contains no clearly identifiable arm's-length residential sales from which standard market statistics can be reliably drawn.

• MARKET OVERVIEW
• Ten deeds were recorded during the period. Of those, seven carry stated consideration amounts ranging from $24,978 to $425,315. However, the nature of the transactions, detailed below, means these figures do not represent a set of open-market sale prices. Calculating a median or price range for buyer guidance from this data would be misleading, and none is reported here.
• TRANSACTION BREAKDOWN
• The filings sort into five categories.

Mortgage instrument recordings: Three entries, 37 Shore Rd ($100,000 buyer: Greylock Federal Credit Union), 60 Donald Dr ($398,100, buyer: Guild Mortgage Co. LLC/MERS), and 313 Winter Dr ($425,315, buyer: Navy Federal Credit Union), list financial institutions as grantees. These appear to be mortgage or deed-of-trust recordings; the stated consideration likely reflects loan amounts rather than property sale prices.

Municipal lien program transfers: Three properties, 156 Chester Rd ($109,878), 3211 Main St ($79,542), and 1103 Main St ($33,185), transferred from named individual sellers alongside a "Real Property Lien" designation to Becket Town and the Dalton CDBG Housing Rehabilitation Program. These filings reflect municipal housing rehabilitation program activity, not open-market transactions.

Government acquisition: 352 Alan A Dale Dr sold for $24,978 to the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, a public planning agency.

Eminent domain taking: One entry lists the seller as "Taking; Massachusetts Comm Highway" with no street address and no disclosed price, consistent with a state highway eminent domain proceeding.

Foreclosure/REO deed: 2905 Main St transferred from Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB as trustee, with Select Portfolio Servicing Inc. listed as attorney, to buyer Maryann M. Loria. Price was not disclosed. This pattern is consistent with a post-foreclosure deed transfer.

Private transfer, price undisclosed: 674 Benton Hill Rd transferred from Benjamin and Ashley Hopper. No consideration amount was recorded.

• MARKET NOTES
• The June 6–July 5 filing period produced no disclosed-price transactions that can be identified as standard arm's-length residential sales between private parties. Readers seeking market valuation context for Becket should consult additional deed periods or a licensed appraiser. The municipal lien activity at three Main St and Chester Rd addresses suggests ongoing housing rehabilitation program work in town.

Recorded Deeds

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

Jun 8 - Jun 14

Jun 15 - Jun 21

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