Monterey June Deed Activity Climbs to 17 But Prices Disclosed in Just Two Transfers

MONTEREY -- Deed recordings in Monterey picked up in June 2026, with 17 transfers logged at the Southern Berkshire Registry of Deeds, though sale prices were disclosed in only two of those transactions. The two priced sales ranged from $280,000 to $1.9 million, with a median of $1,090,000.

• MARKET OVERVIEW
• Seventeen deeds were recorded in Monterey between May 31 and June 29, 2026, reflecting a busy month by raw volume for this small Berkshire town. However, only two of the 17 transfers carried disclosed consideration amounts — $280,000 and $1,900,000 — yielding a two-sale median of $1,090,000. That figure is mathematically derived but should be read with caution: with 15 prices undisclosed, the median does not represent a reliable picture of typical market values this period. The volume of transfers, many of which appear to involve institutional parties, bank conveyances, trust restructurings, and municipal acquisitions, suggests a recording period with substantial non-arm's-length activity alongside conventional sales.
• TOP SALES
• The highest disclosed sale of the period was 141 Stevens Way, which sold June 1 for $1,900,000. The Koenig Family Nominee Realty Trust, with Edward Koenig as trustee, conveyed the property to Allan David Lederman, trustee of the Allan David Lederman Revocable Trust. At 10 Art School Rd., Franklin and Ilysse Rimalovski purchased the property from Casolari Group LLC on June 8 for $280,000, the only other transaction with a disclosed price.
• NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN
• Blue Hill Road recorded two transfers in the period: 33 Blue Hill Rd. sold June 22 with NBT Bank NA and SBT Mortgage Service Corp. as sellers, and 136 Blue Hill Rd. transferred the same day from Mark and Barbara Cohen to themselves as trustees, a pattern consistent with an estate planning conveyance. Stevens Lake activity generated two entries: 141 Stevens Way at $1,900,000 and a same-date recording at 141 Stevens Lake Way, both involving the Koenig Family Nominee Realty Trust as grantor, suggesting those entries may reflect related instruments on the same property. Among the remaining transactions, streets represented once each include Tyringham Rd., Sandisfield Rd., Point Rd., Beartown Mountain Rd., River Rd., Heron Pond Park Rd., Pixley Rd., Hupi Rd., Mount Hunger Rd., Main Rd., Laurel Banks, and Art School Rd.
• MARKET NOTES
• Several transfers in this dataset do not appear to be conventional open-market sales. Three involve municipal or conservation entities as buyer or seller: Monterey Town Conservation Commission appears as a buyer (223 Mount Hunger Rd.) and as a seller (68 Tyringham Rd.), while the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection acquired 153 Hupi Rd. Lake Garfield, and 20 Laurel Banks transferred to the Monterey Town Clerk. At least three transactions list a bank or mortgage servicer as grantor — 25 Point Rd., 33 Blue Hill Rd., 105 River Rd., and 121 Pixley Rd. — consistent with post-foreclosure or lender-owned conveyances. The transfer at 9 Heron Pond Park Rd. lists identical names on both sides of the deed, a pattern common in trust or title-clearing transfers. Entry No. 14 carries no street address, only "Monterey, MA," and also lists Casolari Group LLC as seller with no buyer name recorded; it may be related to the Art School Rd. sale on the same date. Because bed, bath, and square footage data are unavailable from deed records, price-per-square-foot analysis cannot be performed.