Aquinnah October Home Sales Span $360,000 To $500,000 Price Range

AQUINNAH -- Three property transfers were recorded in Aquinnah during October, with sale prices ranging from $360,000 to $500,000 on the two transactions for which pricing has reached the registry. A third transfer, to the town's planning entity, has not yet shown a recorded price.

MARKET OVERVIEW

Three deeds were recorded in Aquinnah between Oct. 2 and Oct. 31. Of those, two carry recorded sale prices: $360,000 and $500,000, for a median of $430,000. The third transaction, a transfer from Seth Woods, trustee, to Aquinnah Town Planning, has no price recorded yet; that is typical for recent deed filings and does not indicate the amount was withheld. With only three recorded transfers, the raw count represents a modest month by volume alone; the data does not support a broader characterization of market activity without historical comparison figures.

TOP SALES

The month's highest recorded sale was 2 Old South Rd., which sold Oct. 2 for $500,000. The seller was Christine A. Murphy, trustee, along with the Beech Tree Revocable Trust; the buyer was Martha's Vineyard Bank. Bed, bath and square footage figures were not available in the deed record.

The second-highest recorded sale was 1 Old Field Rd., which sold Oct. 27 for $360,000. The sellers were Daniel Brudney and Mary Ann Lazarus, both listed as trustees; the buyer was Tory Field. Bed, bath and square footage figures were not available.

A third transfer, with no street address listed beyond "Aquinnah, MA," was recorded Oct. 30 from Seth Woods, trustee, to Aquinnah Town Planning. The sale price is not yet available.

NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN

The two priced sales occurred on different streets with similar naming: 1 Old Field Rd. and 2 Old South Rd. No street recorded more than one sale this month. By price tier, one sale fell in the $360,000-to-$500,000-and-below range ($360,000) and one at $500,000; the remaining transfer has no price on record and cannot be placed in a tier.

MARKET NOTES

Trustees were listed as sellers in two of the three October transactions: Daniel Brudney and Mary Ann Lazarus as trustees on the Old Field Road sale, and Christine A. Murphy, trustee, together with the Beech Tree Revocable Trust, on the Old South Road sale. The deed to Aquinnah Town Planning also involved a seller listed as a trustee, Seth Woods. Buyers this month included an individual (Tory Field), a financial institution (Martha's Vineyard Bank) and the town's planning entity, a mix not limited to private residential buyers. No bedroom, bathroom or square-footage figures were available in any of the three deed records, so price-per-square-foot comparisons cannot be made this month.

Recorded Deeds

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

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