Aquinnah June Deed Data Skewed by Bank, Government Transfers, Analysts Cautioned

AQUINNAH -- Deed activity recorded in Aquinnah between June 6 and July 5, 2026, totaled seven transactions, but a review of the underlying records shows that most transfers involved lenders, a municipal government, or an estate proceeding rather than conventional buyer-to-seller market sales.

• MARKET OVERVIEW
• Seven deeds were recorded during the period. Five carried disclosed consideration amounts ranging from $72,327 to $2,680,000. However, at least four of those five priced transactions appear to be non-arm's-length transfers: two list banks as the acquiring party, one lists a municipality as the buyer, and one lists a mortgage lender and registration entity as grantees. A fifth entry carries no street address and lists "Certificate of Death" as the grantee, indicating a probate recording. With only one clearly conventional sale — 834 State Rd at $935,500 — and one additional private transfer at undisclosed price, the dataset does not support a reliable median or price-range analysis for the open market this period.
• TOP SALES
• The highest consideration amount recorded was $2,680,000 for 370 Lighthouse Rd, recorded June 26, with Bank of America NA listed as the buyer and David Soergel and Erin McDonnell as sellers. The nature of this transfer — a financial institution as grantee — suggests it may reflect a foreclosure or deed-in-lieu transaction rather than a market sale; price not treated as a market comparable. The second-highest recorded consideration was $2,250,000 for 77 Moshup Trl, recorded June 17; the listed buyers are Rocket Mortgage LLC and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., indicating a mortgage instrument recording rather than a conventional property transfer. At 834 State Rd, recorded June 26, James Feiner sold the property to Walter G. Ricciardi and Clara F. Ricciardi, trustees, for $935,500 — the period's only transaction that presents as a conventional market sale.
• NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN
• Among the seven recorded deeds, properties were spread across five distinct streets: Lighthouse Rd, State Rd, Moshup Trl, Sand Castle Ln, Skye Ln, and Old Harvest Way, with no street recording more than one deed. The Skye Ln transfer at $72,327 lists the Town of Edgartown as buyer, consistent with a municipal land acquisition. The Sand Castle Ln transfer at $500,000 lists Martha's Vineyard Bank as buyer.
• MARKET NOTES
• The June recording period in Aquinnah was dominated by lender and government transactions. Editors and readers should treat the headline figures — particularly the $2,680,000 and $2,250,000 amounts — as deed-recorded considerations tied to financial instruments or distressed transfers, not as evidence of prevailing market values. The one private sale, 834 State Rd at $935,500, and the undisclosed-price transfer at 3 Old Harvest Way from Louis F. Reuter IV to Jason E. and Kari E. Roberts, trustees, are the period's most relevant data points for conventional market tracking. Two transactions is an insufficient sample for trend analysis.

Recorded Deeds

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

Jun 8 - Jun 14

Jun 15 - Jun 21

Jun 22 - Jun 28

Jun 29 - Jul 5

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