Topsfield Home Sales Span $390,000 to $1.68 Million Amid Family Trust Transfers

TOPSFIELD -- Fifteen properties changed hands in Topsfield between June 19 and July 18, according to deeds recorded at the Essex County (Southern District) Registry of Deeds. Disclosed sale prices ranged from $390,000 to $1,675,000, with a median of $895,000 among the 11 sales that included a stated price.

MARKET OVERVIEW

The registry recorded 15 property transfers over the four-week period. Of those, 11 deeds listed a sale price, while four were recorded without a disclosed consideration amount. The median sale price among disclosed transactions was $895,000. Fifteen recorded sales in a four-week span is a modest but steady volume for a town Topsfield's size; the deed data alone does not indicate whether this represents an increase or decrease from prior periods, since no comparative figures were provided.

TOP SALES

The period's highest-priced sale was 102 River Rd Lot 12, which sold for $1,675,000 on June 23. The deed lists Melissa B. Hendricks, trustee, as seller and Antony Wood as buyer. The second-highest sale was 2 New Meadow Ln Lot 10, which sold for $1,580,000 on June 30, transferring from Bryan S. Daitch to Ricardo DaSilva. Third was 28 Ipswich Rd, which sold for $1,125,000 on June 25, with Matthew Kaminski, trustee, as seller and David Benjamin Tackeff as buyer. Rounding out the top sales, 2 North St Pcl D sold for $960,000 on June 22 (seller Philip Lund, buyer Olivia Dube), and a property recorded only as "See Record" in the town's deed listing -- the specific street address was not specified in the available data -- sold for $910,000 on June 29, with Canterbury Hill Realty Trust as seller and Thomas W. Fitzgerald as buyer.

NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN

Boston Street was the only street with more than one recorded sale: 461 Boston St Unit A-1 sold for $390,000 on July 2 (seller William A. Danforth, trustee; buyer Paul DeSimone), while 470 Boston St Unit 20 changed hands July 6 with no price disclosed, transferring from the Linda E. Wiley Trust to the Wiley Revocable Trust. No other street had more than one sale in the period. By price tier among the 11 disclosed sales, one sold under $500,000 ($390,000), seven sold between $500,000 and $1 million, and three sold above $1 million ($1,125,000, $1,580,000 and $1,675,000).

MARKET NOTES

The deed data shows a mix of property types. Several addresses carry lot or unit designations -- including 77 High St Lot 2, 32 Mansion Dr Lot 15, 130 Haverhill Rd Lot 4, 11 Aaron Dr Lot 3A, 2 New Meadow Ln Lot 10, 9 Meadowview Rd Lot 14, 4 Pearl Way Lot 2 and 102 River Rd Lot 12 -- consistent with condominium or subdivided-lot sales, while addresses such as 27 Colrain Rd, 28 Ipswich Rd and 45 Campmeeting Rd carry no lot or unit number, consistent with single-family transfers. Beds, baths and square footage were not available in the deed records for any listing.

All four sales recorded without a disclosed price involved a grantor and grantee sharing the same family name, with the property moving into a trust: Lawrence P. Connors to Lawrence P. Connors, trustee, at 32 Mansion Dr Lot 15; the Linda E. Wiley Trust to the Wiley Revocable Trust at 470 Boston St Unit 20; K.R. Pelletier to D.L.T. Pelletier at 130 Haverhill Rd Lot 4; and David A. Bennett to David A. Bennett, trustee, at 11 Aaron Dr Lot 3A. The registry does not require a stated consideration for these transfers, and no motivation for the pattern is indicated in the deed data.

Recorded Deeds

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

Jun 22 - Jun 28

Jun 29 - Jul 5

Jul 6 - Jul 12

Jul 13 - Jul 19

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