Marshfield August Sales Cluster Near $755,000 Median Amid Tight Price Range

MARSHFIELD -- Five properties sold in Marshfield between July 31 and Aug. 3, with prices ranging from $625,000 to $835,000 and a median sale price of $755,000. Four additional transfers recorded during the period involved nominal consideration and were not market sales.

MARKET OVERVIEW The Plymouth County Registry of Deeds recorded nine property transfers in Marshfield during the period, but only five carried a market sale price. Those five sales ranged from $625,000 to $835,000, with a median of $755,000. The remaining four transfers were nominal-consideration transactions, typically used to move property into a trust, and are not counted in the price range or median. With five market sales recorded in roughly one month, the raw count is modest; no statewide or historical comparison is available from this data to characterize it as active or quiet.

TOP SALES 512 Spring St. sold for $835,000 on July 31. Judith G. Crosby, as trustee, sold the property to Robert J. Vogel and Sarah C. Vogel. 1200 Forest St. sold for $830,000 on Aug. 3. Mary V. Kelley, as trustee of the Acker Realty Trust, sold the property to Sarah Cohen and Michael V. Geddes. 1 Carpenter Lane sold for $755,000 on Aug. 3. William F. Curtis and Janis M. Curtis sold the property to Christine A. Robinson and Bryan P. Palmieri. 643 Careswell St. sold for $750,000 on July 31. Colette A. McLaughlin and the estate of Colette Clara Kelley sold the property to Mason James Lord and Kayla Ann Rorke. 43 Chandler Drive sold for $625,000 on July 31. Carol A. Kemenes and Jozsef A. Kemenes sold the property to Edward Merrick IV.

NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN No street had more than one recorded market sale during the period; the five sales were spread across Spring Street, Forest Street, Carpenter Lane, Careswell Street and Chandler Drive. All five sales fell within the $500,000 to $1 million tier, with none recorded below $500,000 or above $1 million. Within that tier, four of the five sales clustered between $750,000 and $835,000, while one, on Chandler Drive, came in lower at $625,000.

MARKET NOTES Four of the nine recorded transfers in Marshfield this period, 1140 Main St., 81 Steven Road, 240 Parsonage St. and 390 S. River St., involved nominal consideration and were not market sales. In each case, the grantor and grantee names indicate the property moved into a trust held by the same individuals or family members, based on shared surnames and "TR" or "TRUST" designations in the deed records. Beds, baths and square footage are not available from deed records for any of the transfers, so no price-per-square-foot comparisons can be made. Deed data does not indicate property type, so no breakdown by single-family, condominium or multi-family is possible this period.

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.