Wareham August Home Sales Show Wide Price Gaps Amid Limited Disclosure

WAREHAM -- Twelve property transfers were recorded in Wareham between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, but only three deeds listed a sale price, limiting what conclusions can be drawn about the broader market this period.

MARKET OVERVIEW

Twelve sales were recorded during the period. Of those, three disclosed a sale price, ranging from $360 to $570, with a median of $473. The remaining nine transactions, three-quarters of all filings, did not include consideration amounts in the registry data. Because disclosed pricing is limited to a small fraction of total filings, the raw sale count of 12 does not by itself indicate whether the period was active or quiet; the price data available is too sparse to characterize market direction.

TOP SALES

The three disclosed-price sales, in order

64 Rose Point Ave sold for $570 on Aug. 12. Seller was Rocky Nook Consulting LLC; buyer was Paul Coronella.

43 Shore Ave sold for $473 on Aug. 13. Seller was Linda A. Rose; buyer was Deborah A. Noel.

10 Barnest St sold for $360 on Aug. 11. Sellers were Onset Realty Trust and Rebecca Moore, as trustee; buyer was Kenneth McKernan.

Bed, bath and square footage figures were not available in the deed records for any of these transactions.

NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN

No street in this period recorded more than one sale, so no street-level clustering emerged. By price tier among the disclosed sales: one sale fell in the $500-$600 range (64 Rose Point Ave, $570), one in the $450-$500 range (43 Shore Ave, $473), and one below $400 (10 Barnest St, $360). The nine sales without disclosed prices were spread across Maki Way, Algonquin Street, Checkerberry Lane, Mayflower Ridge Drive, Groveland Street, Short Neck Road, Monument Avenue, Pond Street and an unspecified Wareham address, with no two on the same street.

MARKET NOTES

A majority of this period's transfers, seven of the 12, involved a seller conveying property to themselves or an immediate co-owner as trustee, or adding a family member to title, rather than a sale to an unrelated buyer

• 13 Maki Way: Kevin M. and Marie E. Johnson transferred to themselves as trustees.
• 59 Algonquin St: Joseph A. Derian Jr. and Eileen M. Derian transferred to themselves as trustees.
• 4 Checkerberry Lane: Mark Taylor and Lisa Dorr transferred to themselves as trustees.
• 110 Mayflower Ridge Drive: Stephen McCarthy transferred to himself and Brittani Kailiher.
• 4 Short Neck Road: Virginia P. Sherman transferred to herself and James L. Sherman.
• 20 Monument Ave: Gary A. Flynn transferred to himself and Marilyn Alice Healy as trustees.
• 5 Pond St: Rebecca Gladu, joined by Daniel Loureiro as seller, transferred to herself as trustee of a revocable trust.

One additional transfer, 12 Groveland St, moved from Deborah Mackertich, trustee, and the Bay Lea Trust to Shawn R. and Beth L. Elliott as trustees, a transfer between parties with different names. None of these seven same-party transfers listed a sale price, consistent with the pattern of internal or estate-planning-related transfers typically not carrying disclosed consideration. No data was available on property type (single-family, condominium or multi-family) or square footage for any listed sale, so no price-per-square-foot comparison could be made 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.