West Tisbury Deed Data for June Dominated by Mortgage Filings, Not Property Sales

WEST TISBURY -- Of the seven instruments recorded at the Dukes County Registry of Deeds between June 6 and July 5, 2026, only one entry in the dataset clearly represents a standard property conveyance, limiting meaningful market analysis for the period.

• MARKET OVERVIEW
• The dataset provided contains seven recorded instruments, but the majority are not property sales. Three entries name banks or mortgage servicers — Martha's Vineyard Bank, Rockland Trust Co., and Guaranteed Rate Inc., each paired with Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. — as grantees, indicating mortgage recordings rather than ownership transfers. Two additional entries list a "Certificate of Municipal Liens" and a "Certificate of No Unpaid Common Expenses" as grantees; these are administrative or closing-related documents, not deeds conveying title. That leaves one confirmed arm's-length property conveyance and one municipal acquisition in the dataset. The figures cited in the dataset summary — a price range of $66,222 to $2,225,000 and a median of $500,000 — reflect all five entries with disclosed dollar amounts regardless of instrument type and do not represent the West Tisbury residential sales market for this period.
• TOP SALES
• 157 Ben Chase Rd. sold June 10 for $2,225,000. The seller was Catherine Francesca Kelly; the buyer was Ben Chase LLC. This is the only entry in the dataset that follows the pattern of an individual or trust conveying property to a purchasing party.

18 Otis Bassett Rd. was acquired by the Town of Edgartown on June 12 for $66,222, with Shirley B. Howell listed as seller. Because the buyer is a municipality and the consideration is notably low relative to the area, this transaction may reflect a partial interest, easement, or land-program acquisition rather than a standard market sale; the deed record does not specify.

• NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN
• Two instruments are associated with 1 Red Arrow Rd.: a mortgage recording naming Martha's Vineyard Bank as grantee ($1,162,500) and a condominium lien certificate filed the same day. These filings are not property sales and are noted here only to explain their presence in the dataset. No other street recorded more than one instrument. The single confirmed property sale occurred on Ben Chase Rd.
• MARKET NOTES
• Because only one standard property conveyance can be confirmed from this dataset, no statistically meaningful observations about price trends, property-type mix, or market conditions can be drawn for this period. Readers seeking a fuller picture of West Tisbury sales activity should consult the registry directly or await a period with a larger confirmed-sale sample.

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

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