WMass’ Green Thumb Guru is thinking ahead to spring
By Dawn C hipman Special to The Republican
Plant lovers, now is the time to enlist a specific type of blossom to lift your mood. With cabin-fever season in full swing and the sun setting way too early, many of us could use a boost. Master gardener and Green Thumb Guru Ed Sourdiffe, this month’s Garden Talk expert, recommends fragrant flowers. for lifting spirits. “For the most part,” Sourdiffe said, “people have forgotten about the world of wonderful and varied fragrances that flowering plants provide and instead focus on their beauty alone.” Studies have shown that gentle, naturally produced fragrances improve your mood and reduce stress, he explained.
To say that Sourdiffe knows plants is an understatement. Known as the Green Thumb Guru, Sourdiffe is a garden educator who has designed and landscaped private and public gardens, including the historic gardens at Hancock Shaker Village. In between responding to Garden Talk interview questions via email, he was busy filming gardening segments for the local lifestyle show Mass Appeal, where he’s the resident horticultural expert.
Here are Sourdiffe’s recommendations for the best, sweet-smelling flowers to grow, where to find them and a fun way to raise humidity levels for your plants.
Q. You grow many fragrant, flowering houseplants at home. Tell us a bit about them.
Sourdiffe: I have a large collection of citrus trees in my conservatory ranging from lemons to kumquats to various oranges. They range in size from 24- inch specimens to some of my biggest being 12 feet tall. These are perhaps my favorite of my flowering indoor plants. They flower at various times throughout the winter with the most intoxicating fragrance, and as a bonus, with the right care, give you delicious fruit.
I’ve had houseplants for decades, since I was a young child. The impetus was my early dislike for the winter months. The seemingly endless dark, the cold and the sterile nature of winter where the is no natural outdoor plant growth or color. Also, the lack of the scents of summer
— the mowed lawns, the fragrance of flowers in my grandmother’s gardens, the roses and even the scent of soil. Growing indoor plants gave me a little bit of summertime throughout the darkest months.
Q. Which scented, flowering houseplants do you recommend growing?
Sourdiffe: I recommend:
1. Citrus — lemons, oranges kumquats etc. (No, you don’t need a conservatory.)
2. Passion Flower, in particular the Blue Bahama. These are more highlight flowers, so they need southern exposure windows.
3. If you like the smell of bananas, try the Banana Shrub which has magnolia -type flowers with the heavy scent of ripe bananas. It does well in less bright light.
4 and 5: For lower light levels, try Night Blooming Jasmine and the Hoya or wax plant. The Hoya is a succulent, so it is perfect for the forgetful waterer.
A note about buying a Citrus plant: Sourdiffe says sometimes Citrus is available at local garden centers — even the big box stores carry some in the summer on occasion. Usually, these plants are on the smaller side, but most Citrus plants flower and fruit even when small. Online, you will have a greater chance of getting a larger plant and a better deal. If you haven’t purchased from a website before, remember to check out the shop’s ratings before buying.
Q. What’s your advice on watering, humidity and misting these lovely pots of aromatherapy?
Sourdiffe: All of these plants, like most house plants, prefer less water in the winter and usually no fertilizing until spring comes and you see new growth. Maintain good humidity for them and moderate temperatures with no drafts.
To increase humidity for your plants, no matter what type, a tray of pebbles with water under the plants works well. Just remember to make sure that the water is below the pebbles, so the plants are not sitting in water. They would not like that. The evaporating water bathes the plant in more humid air. Misting may or may not work to increase humidity, the jury is still out on that one. Grouping plants is a tried-and-true method for increasing humidity for the plants in the group. Plants transpire through tiny leaf pores as part of their life process. So, they end up releasing water vapor into the air. This humidifies the air around the plants, creating a moister microclimate. A humidifier also works if the air is particularly dry from a woodstove or heating system.
Q. I understand you have a fun, creative way to increase humidity that people may not have considered for plants.
Sourdiffe: Yes, incorporate a small, indoor water feature to the area, such as a tabletop fountain. You will be surprised by how much water evaporates from it. Another benefit is that the falling water
catches and traps dust from the air. (Be sure to clean the dust from the vessel from time to time.)
Having said all this, if you find that your house is comfortable for you, most likely the plants will be comfortable too. Finally, Citrus leaves are a bit waxy, so they can handle a bit of dry air with no ill effects.
Q. What do you think about grow lights?
Sourdiffe: I do use grow lights but mostly use natural light due to the fact that I have a conservatory which is mostly glazed. However, the new LED grow lights (my personal new favorite is a 200-watt LED one that covers 3 square feet of growing area), allow anyone to grow anything anywhere.
Q. What if a plant’s not blooming?
Sourdiffe: If you find a flowering plant isn’t flowering for you then some of its needs aren’t being met. For the most part, it’s probably not getting enough light. Move it to a southern window or add artificial light. Also, do some research and see what cultural requirements might be missing. Some plants prefer to be pot bound to bloom well; others do not. Some have length-of- day triggers for flowering. Drafts also can cause a plant to drop its flowers if it has budded, so beware of drafty areas. The fun part of growing houseplants is figuring out what is going wrong with a plant and trying to fix the problem, then watching the plant thrive for you.
Ed Sourdiffe is a Master Gardener and Green Thumb Guru. He is leading classes in the months ahead to help people prepare for their spring and summer gardening. (PHOTO / COVER PHOTO BY ROBERT SKOWYRA)
Here’s are some ways to fix that
By Jolie K err The Washington Post
PROFESSIONAL ORganizers are like therapists in a lot of ways. Our relationship to our things, to our stuff is complicated. Think about items you’re holding onto that you don’t use, need or want, and then consider the feelings (guilt, shame, overwhelm, maybe even anger) that come up when faced with the task of dealing with them, and you’ll get the picture. When big feelings
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Q. Could you tell us about the conservatory you mentioned?
Sourdiffe: I am very lucky to have been able to build a 20- by 30-foot, multilevel conservatory (see cover photo) as an addition to our cabin in the Berkshire hills. Most of my tropical house plants reside here. However, I do have plants spread throughout the cabin especially the ones I want to keep a close eye on or the ones that are in bloom. My largest plant is a 27-foot white Bird of Paradise, followed closely by a large Foxtail Palm. My smallest plants perhaps are the smallest of my Tillandsias or air plants. These measure about one and a half inches tall. The variety of plants I grow, both fragrant and not so fragrant, include bananas, citrus, succulents, jasmine, passion flowers, Ficus, bonsai and many, many more tropicals.
Q. What’s your favorite aromatic house plant?
Sourdiffe: It would be hard to pick my favorite fragrant house plant, but I would say
are involved, getting organized takes more than just putting your things in bins or drawers.
Because they take caring for their clients as seriously as they take their label-making, professional organizers are careful with their words. They strive to be gentle but firm guides and tools for people looking for solutions. But of course they would love to say some things more directly. We asked eight professional organizers to share their tough love advice for clutter problems. Here’s what they want you to know.
When reducing clutter, professional organizers recommend you start small one shelf at a time and build momentum from there.
that Orange Jasmine might be one. It’s easy to care for, has a reblooming nature, and the intense scent of orange blossoms it produces can fill an entire room.
Q. Do you have a fragrant plant wish list?
Sourdiffe: My current wish list fragrant plant is the Heaven Lotus (Gustavia Augusta). It is amazingly fragrant and has white lotuslike flowers with pink tinges to the petals. Its center is composed of bright sunshine yellow filaments for another pop of color. It is a larger plant with great looking leaves and will grow to 5 feet tall. Its bloom time is late winter through spring, at a time when we most need fragrance and a hit of color in our lives.
Sourdiffe is hosting several classes this spring, including at the Agawam Public Library on May 12 at 6:30 p.m. Other classes will be offered at the River Valley Co-op on Feb. 26 (live webinar), with registration available on the Co-op’s website. Spring garden workshops will also be presented by the Master Gardeners of Western Massachusetts in March.
Lee Reich | In the Garden
Paring down my gooseberry collection
IONCE HAD WHAT MAY HAVE been the largest collection of gooseberries in this country east of the Rocky Mountains — four dozen or so. Many more existed and exist in collections across “the pond,” especially in Great Britain. That was due, in large part, to the gooseberry contests held annually since the 18th century in the clubrooms of inns, especially in Lancashire, Cheshire and the Midlands. Flavor be damned: rewards went for the largest berries. The gaiety of singing and refreshments at these shows was offset by the solemn weighing of fruits.
Those winning berries were the handiwork of amateur breeders and some rather esoteric horticulture. Suckling a promising berry, for example, whereby a saucer of water was perched beneath an individual berry throughout its growth, just high enough to wet only its calyx (far end). Gooseberries, while popular in northern Europe, are relatively unknown here in the States. Although they, along with blueberries, were just beginning to become popular here by the end of the 19th century, blueber-
ry’s popularity continued its upward trajectory, while gooseberry’s was cut short. Gooseberries were implicated, along with currants, for the spread of white pine blister rust, a disease also of white pines, a very important timber crop; gooseberries were commercially unimportant.
In the early 1900s, the federal government imposed a ban on growing gooseberries and currants. Many Civilian Conservation Corps crews were kept busy in the 1930s ripping wild plants out of forests and cultivated plants from backyard gardens. But the ban was generally ineffective, in part because of all the wild gooseberry and currant hosts for the disease, as well as the long distance — even hundreds of miles — potential spread of its spores. The federal ban was lifted in 1966 after two generations of Americans had forgotten about the fruit. Regulations are now under state mandate and you need a permit from the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) to plant gooseberries.
But they kindled my interest! I nurtured my dozens of varieties and
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enjoyed the fruit. Not all the fruit, though. Spinefree, for instance, was notable for its lack of spines; the fruit itself was small, tough, and tart. But I was creating a collection, and I kept growing the plants to preserve them in case no one else had them.
The federal government came to my rescue around 1990 with GRIN, short for the Germplasm Resources Information Network of the US Department of Agriculture. The USDA was putting together sites where many or most of various cultivated plants could be maintained. Corvallis, Oregon became the site designated for the gooseberry collection. I was more than happy to contribute plants or cuttings of the gooseberries in my collection.
That was the first paring down of my collection. Disease caused the next one, specifically American powdery mildew. I had been spoiled by never having to deal with any pest problems with my gooseberries. In retrospect, it was inevitable, importing so many plants into my garden from fellow enthusiasts, nurseries, and research centers, that some pests would hitchhike in on the plants and find the climate and growing conditions here to their liking.
A gooseberry variety’s ancestry could be the European species, the American species, or some mix of the two, perhaps also throwing some other species into the mix. American va-
in Forest Park at 10 a.m. Admission is free to all with paid park admission. More information can be found on the club’s website www. springfieldgardenclubma. org or on Facebook. The lineup includes:
rieties of gooseberry, having evolved with the mildew, can generally fend off American powdery mildew. Not so for most of the European varieties, which is most unfortunate since those were among the best-tasting varieties in my collection. Bite into one of these; the sweet flavor is reminiscent, depending on the variety, of such flavors as that of plum, apricot, or grape. Rather than bother combatting the mildew with even an organic spray, such as oil or sulfur, I culled these plants from my collection. Too bad, because one of my favorites was the appropriately-named variety Colossal. When I bit down on this berry, the taut skin exploded in my mouth with a sweet ambrosial juice. And to think that so many people think all gooseberries are small, green, and tart. Ha! (Colossal was green, though.)
So also, out went Whitesmith, Whinham’s Industry, Early Sulfur, and Invicta.
I’m contemplating the third paring down of my gooseberry collection. The main reason is that my current dozen or so varieties offer me more fruit than I could possibly ever eat. And there are those — Red Jack and Glendale — that taste pretty much the same as each other. And those — Early Sulfur and Oregon Champion — that hardly bear any fruit. And those — Canada 0273, Welcome, and Resistenza — that really don’t have top notch flavor.
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Saturday, March 28, 10 a.m., “Vegetable Gardening 101” presented by Gretel Anspach
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Gooseberry fruits not only vary in appearance, but also in flavor. (LEE REICH PHOTO)
Jumbo is a large-fruited gooseberry variety that explodes in your mouth with sweet flavor. (LEE REICH PHOTO)
Disorganized
1. You’re buying organizing products at the wrong time
“You can’t know what you actually need until you organize first,” said Olivia Parks, the owner and lead organizer of Professional Organizer New Orleans. “But many people buy bins, baskets and other organizing products before they’ve even started sorting or decluttering, so the products just become more clutter — and you end up with even less space than you started with.”
2. You don’t know the meaning of ‘special’
“If everything is special, then nothing is,” said professional organizer Meaghan Kessman. “You can’t honor memories by stuffing them into a closet. Choose the best and let the rest go.”
3. You’re decorating with guilt
“Decorating should be a celebration,” said Matt Paxton, author of “Keep The Memories, Lose the Stuff” and host of the show “Filthy Fortunes.” “We often keep the item because we loved the person, but many times that person is no longer with us. If you are decorating with an item because you are afraid a dead person will be mad at you, that’s just silly.”
4. You will lose the weight! (The clothes still won’t fit.)
“You will lose those 20 pounds,” Marty Stevens-Heebner, the founder and CEO of Clear Home Solutions and AgeWise Alliance, said in an email. “But the clothes you’ve saved from the last time you were that weight won’t fit right. (I can personally attest to this fact.) Give them away so someone can wear them now and treat yourself to new outfits when you lose the weight.”
5. You’re biting off more than you can chew
“One of the most common mistakes I see is when people try to tackle an entire room or a huge project all at once,” Parks said. “This is almost always overwhelming, especially for beginners or those who struggle to make decisions, and it often leads to burnout or an unfinished project. Instead, start small, with one drawer or shelf at a time, and build momentum from there.”
6. You aren’t prioritizing the current version of yourself
“When your closets, cabinets and garage are crammed with who you used to be or who you might be someday, where does who you are today live?” Stevens-Heebner said. “When you let go of anything that isn’t a tool for the life you’re living now, you’ll be living in a home rather than inside a storage space. That unused treadmill, those years-old craft supplies, the dusty golf bag are not investments in your future self. They’re expensive reminders of the person you wish you were, taking up space that the extraordinary person you actually are needs to live in.”
7. You’re not considering how — and where — you actually use your things
“Stop storing things where there’s room, and start storing them where they’re used. Convenience beats chaos every time,” Kessman said.
“A lot of clutter happens because of poor placement, not laziness,” Stevens-Heebner added. “Your charging cables belong by your bed where your phone dies at night, not stashed in a kitchen drawer somewhere. Storing things where they’re actually put to use makes them easy to find and put away.”
8. You treat the surfaces in your home like purgatory
“If everything has a temporary home, then nothing has a real one,” said Grace Moser, the editor of Chasing Foxes. “The biggest organizing mistake so many people make is treating surfaces like purgatory. Give every item a final destination and put it there the first time.”
9. You make the mistake of stacking things on the floor
“If everything lives on the ground, it becomes harder to clean, harder to find what you need and easier for clutter to multiply,” said Aaron Cash, the president and co-founder of Garage Living. “Vertical storage changes everything.”
Wall-mounted systems and tall cabinets, for example, lift clutter off the floor, allowing you to reclaim square footage.
10. You have a bad case of the just-in-cases
“Too often we hear people say ‘I’ll keep that just in case.’ We want to say ‘Just in case what?’ If they have not used something recently and can’t think of a time when they would use it again, it’s time to let it go,” said Allison Flinn, the founder of Reclaim Professional Organizing.
11. You don’t have a storage problem — you have a stuff problem
“Stop buying stuff to store the stuff that you can’t stop buying,” said Meghan Cocchiaro, the founder of Organized by Meg. “People are buying way too much stuff, and then buying more stuff before getting rid of the broken, outdated or otherwise unwanted stuff first.
Then they buy random bins and containers for all of this stuff to store it away so that they can fit more stuff that they keep buying.”
When she works with clients, Cocchiaro said she often finds herself wanting to say, “Stop buying in bulk. Stop buying impulsively. Stop buying junk. Stop buying before purging. Stop accepting stuff from others. Your home is not a storage unit.”
12. You’re too hung up on the dollar
“We hear people say, ‘But it was expensive,’” Flinn said. “We want to say, ‘The money is already gone. The items can remain, taking up space even though you will never use it, or you can pass it along to someone who will use it.’”
13 . You’re avoiding decision-making
“Clutter builds up when you postpone the tiny choices. Decluttering isn’t about being ruthless; it’s about being present and knowing what’s actually serving you,” Moser said.
“Decisions, not storage bins, create organization,” Stevens-Heebner said. “Buying containers before you sort is like buying a frame before you choose the art or photo to place in it. Don’t buy containers until you’ve decided what deserves a place in your space.”
14. You’re babying your adult children
“Your fully grown adult children need to be responsible for their own things,” Stevens-Heebner added. “If your 45-year-old son’s baseball card collection is currently in a storage bin under your bed, he needs to either take it to his home, donate it or pay rent for the space it’s taking up in your home.”
15. You’re striving for perfection when you should be aiming for good enough
“Done is better than perfect. Forget Pinterest and Instagram versions of being organized, with all their color coding and pristine labeling,” Stevens-Heebner said.
“The systems that last are the ones that are good enough — ones that you can manage no matter how tired or distracted you are.”
16. And one last thing … don’t you dare put that bag down!
“When you are walking into the house with a bag from a store, do not put the bag down.
Always empty it and take the items to where they are supposed to go,” Paxton said. “If you put the bag down, you’ve already lost the decluttering battle.”
Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert and the author of the best-selling book “My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag … and Other Things You Can’t Ask Martha.”
Buying storage bins and baskets before the decluttering process may lead to just more clutter, experts warn. (ADOBE STOCK IMAGE)
Terry & Kim Kovel | Antiques & Collecting
Memory jugs likely originated in Africa
CAN YOU PUT A price on memories?
This memory jug sold for $1,125 at Slotin Folk Art Auction. Memory jugs like this one, with decorative items embedded into the surface, are a famous African American art form. They are believed to have originated in Central and West African traditions, where graves are decorated with broken objects or vessels of water.
Broken objects are said to represent the breaking point between the afterlife and the land of the living, allowing the deceased’s spirit safe passage. Water was believed to be the path to the spirit world. Enslaved Africans continued practicing their traditions in the United States, adapting them to the resources that were available and teaching them to their descendants.
“Memory jug” came to mean a jug or similar vessel coated in a layer of clay with small decorative items, like buttons, beads, keys, and shards of glass or pottery, pressed into it while it is still wet. The one pictured here, made by an unknown artist, is covered in beads and bits of jewelry. The art form spread outside African American communities in the 19th century, fitting in well with Victorian sentimentality.
Today, crafters can easily find instructions for creating their own memory vessels; not as grave markers, but as a way to use and display tiny trinkets, souvenirs, and found objects, like a three-dimensional scrapbook. In this case, “memory” refers more to mementoes than to memorials. Still, when talking about an art form that preserves memories, it is especially appropriate to keep its origins in mind.
Q. I have an antique upholstered chair that I believe is from the late 1800s. I’m sure it has been reupholstered since then, and I would like to restore
Originating as grave markers, now meaning vessels covered in fragments of decorations, memory jugs developed from African traditions into a unique American art form.
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it to its original appearance. How can I find out how it originally looked and have it restored?
A. It will probably be difficult to determine how your chair originally looked. Your best chance is probably to consult a furniture restorer in your area. If you know the chair’s manufacturer, you may be able to find one of their catalogs that would have information about the chair’s original design. There are many antique furniture catalogs that have been scanned and made available online.
You are right that your chair has probably been reupholstered since the 1800s. Upholstery is subject to fading, wear, and tear, and people have been altering antique furniture to fit contemporary trends for hundreds of years. Victorians had additional decorations carved into earlier, plainer styles; the 20th
century saw the removal of these decorations to fit the simpler modern aesthetic; and today’s thrift shoppers look for inexpensive vintage and antique furniture to repaint or reupholster as they please.
A tip for those of you who decide to reupholster old furniture: Save a piece of the original fabric, put it in an envelope, and tape it to the bottom of the seat. Not only will this let a later buyer know about the original fabric, but it will also increase its value.
Q. My porcelain tea set has an unusual mark on the bottom of the pieces. There is a row of Chinese characters, and underneath it reads “Made in China.” I have not seen a mark in both Chinese and English anywhere else. Can you tell me the significance? Does it mean anything about the value?
A. The mark helps date your tea set. Items imported by the United States were required to be marked with the name of the country of origin in the 1890s. The words “Made In” were used by the 1910s. Marks like the one on your tea set, written in both Chinese and English, were common in the mid- to late20th century. The Chinese characters also mean “Made in China.”
There are many variations of these marks; for example, some have the characters written in a straight line, and some in an arc. Sometimes the mark includes a number or letter to identify the date or pattern. Because your tea set was probably made within the last 50 years, based on the mark, and likely mass-produced for export, it would probably resell for a fairly low price, likely under $100. However, that would depend on the size of the set, its condition, and its pattern.
TIP: Tufted Victorian pieces covered in dark velvet need to be dusted in each tuft, a time-consuming process. Consider reupholstering without tufts, a style also done in Victorian times.
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CURRENT PRICES
Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions. Toy, pull, Gabby Goofies, large duck wearing hat, three smaller ducks, round wings, each on wheels, multicolor, wood, cord, Fisher-Price, c. 1960, 5 x 13 inches, $35. Photography, darkroom timer, round dial, Start/Stop switch, metal casing, red, adjustable, Eastman Kodak, 5 1/2 inches, $90. Chinese Export, plate, Famille Rose, center flower vase, flower sprays around rim, gilt trim, 18th century, 9 1/2 inches, $125.
Clothing, cape, embroidered, center peacock, flower borders, two front panels, magenta ground, fringe border, silk, Victorian, 80 x 84 inches, $160. Batman, bookends, Batman, Robin, standing, flexing arm, city skyline background, name on base, marked, National Periodical Productions, 1966, 6 inches, $180.
Bronze, bowl, shallow, narrow rim, ring foot, patinated, marked, Just Andersen, Danish Modern, 9 3/4 inches, $270.
Disneyana, display, advertising, Disneykins, Disneyland Castle, three tiers, 15 Cents Each, easel back, 34 figurines, Marx, c. 1960, 20 x 20 inches, $600. Furniture, chair, Model 1938 Swivel, Gio Ponti, aluminum, steel, vinyl, perforated back and seat, painted, casters, metal tag, Kardex for Montecatini, 1936, 30 3/4 inches, $665.
Glass-Venetian, vase, Simirone, bulbous, red and blue swirls, short flared neck, tapered base, faceted glass stand, signed, numbered, Alessandro Mendini, Venini, 25 3/4 x 15 inches, $1,330. Porcelain-Chinese, vase, bottle shape, blue and white, dragons, flared neck, short foot, six-character mark, 11 inches, $2,300.
US long-term mortgage rate ticks higher
Rate near its lowest point in more than 3 years
By A lex Veiga Associated Press
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate edged up for the second week in a row, but remains just above its lowest level in more than three years.
The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose to 6.1% from 6.09% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the rate averaged 6.95%.
Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners refinancing their home loans, also rose this week. That average rate inched up to 5.49% from 5.44% last week. A year ago, it was at 6.12%, Freddie Mac said. Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, from the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy decisions to bond market investors’ expectations for the economy and inflation. They generally follow the trajectory of the 10-year Treasury yield, which lenders use as a guide to pricing home loans. The 10-year Treasury yield was at 4.24% at midday Thursday, just below where it was a week ago.
The latest increase in mortgage rates comes a day after the Fed decided to pause cuts to its main interest rate after lowering rates three times in a row to close out 2025 in an attempt to shore up the job market.
The central bank doesn’t set mortgage rates, but its decisions to raise or lower its short-term rate are watched closely by bond investors and can ultimately affect the yield on 10-year Treasurys that influence mortgage rates.
Mortgage rates have also moved higher in recent weeks as the bond market reacted to
Deeds
AGAWAM
Adam Howe and Taylor Discipio to Eric J. Forish, 106 Cherry St., $373,000.
Angela Poon to Mehmet Dogan and Namat Abou Saed, 36-38 Rowley St., $445,000.
geopolitical tensions.
The U.S. housing market has been in a sales slump dating back to 2022, when mortgage rates began to climb from pandemic-era lows. The combination of higher mortgage rates, years of skyrocketing home prices and a chronic shortage of homes nationally following more than a decade of below-average home construction have left many aspiring homeowners priced out of the market. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes remained stuck last year at 30-year lows.
Still, the pullback in mortgage rates that began late last summer helped give sales of existing U.S. homes a boost toward the end of last year. In December, sales jumped 5.1% from the previous month.
The recent uptick in rates led to fewer home shoppers applying for a home loan.
Mortgage applications overall fell 8.5% last week from a week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Applications for mortgage refinancing loans fell 16%, but still accounted for 56.2% of all home loan applications. Applications for loans to buy a home slipped 0.4%.
Economists generally expect mortgage rates to ease further this year, though most recent forecasts show the average rate on a 30-year mortgage remaining above 6%, about twice what it was six years ago.
Still, rates would have to drop considerably for homeowners, who bought or refinanced when mortgage rates hit rock bottom earlier this decade, to take on a new loan at a far higher rate.
Nearly 69% of U.S. homes with an outstanding mortgage have a fixed-rate of 5% or lower, and slightly more than half have a rate at or below 4%, according to Realtor.com.
Christine J. Nowacki to Anatolii Vasylyshyn and Oksana Vasylyshyn, 99 Valley Brook Road, $350,000.
International Christian Center Inc., to Anna Balitsky, trustee, and Walnut Street Trust, trustee of, 82-84 Walnut St., $100.
Jessica A. Garcia to Lillian Cruz, 68 Peros Drive, $360,000.
Nancy Godbout, conservator, Patricia Goodwill and Patricia K. Goodwill to AGA Brothers LLC, 25 Agawam Shopping Court, $75,000.
Recai Bayram to Mustafa Calis, 24 Rowley St., $470,000.
AMHERST
Luke Zbylut to Heather Noel Gearan and Paul John Gearan, 66 Longmeadow Drive, $385,000. 70 University Drive LLC, to We Drive 70 LLC, 70 University Drive, $10,710,250.
Niles Alexander Gold to Tyler Lazarz, South East Street, $150,000.
Howard T. Ewert and Barbara Ewert to North Prospect LLC, 65 North Prospect St., $867,000.
Richard B. Spurgin to Alexis S. Doyle Connolly and Michael E. Connolly, 57 Tanglewood Road, $1.250.000.
Amhad Development Corp., to Alan P. Griebel and Linda Jean Griebel, 28 Greenleaves Drive, $387,000.
Ellen M. Loos to Hock Leng Sng and Lily F. Sng, 26 Greenleaves Drive, $319,500.
BELCHERTOWN
Gloria J. Martinez to Mary J. Heaner, trustee, and Mary J. Heaner Living Trust, 28 Sycamore Circle, $697,400.
Kevin Grissom to Emily Johnson and Matthew Sacchi, 82 Sheffield Drive, $579,000.
Richard Rosazza Jr., Shelly A. Galloway and Richard Rosazza Jr., attorney-in-fact, to Richard Rosazza Jr., Marlee Galloway-Rosazza and Shelly A. Galloway, 148 Metacomet St., $100.
Kenneth R. Close and Cheri A. Close to Cheri A. Close, 17 Bay Bath Road, $133,500.
Gary Bosselait and Tracy Boss-
elait to Seth Haley Lakso and Kelsey Haley Bosselait, 5 Tucker Lane, $100.
Ronald James Tetreault and Danielle Gaito to Amanda Zani, 255 West St., $419,000.
BERNARDSTON
River Maple Farm Inc., to Donna DiGeorge and Scott DiGeorge, Fox Hill Road, $70,000.
BLANDFORD
Freedom Mortgage Corp., to Donald F. Roberts, 28 Blair Road, $139,000.
Ryan J. Simmitt and Shannon Simmitt to Jake J. Morgan and Samantha A. Smyth, 10 Maple Lane, $355,000.
BRIMFIELD
Carlos Talavera and Alma Lucia Herrera Castro to Melissa Nuland and Christopher J. Nuland, 293 Brookfield Road, $425,000.
CHICOPEE
AEM Property Investment LLC, to Kelly A. Salvador-MacAdam, 32 Debra Lane, $325,000.
Brian D. Auclair to Alan J. Metcalf, 114C Colonial Circle, Unit 114C, $176,000.
Daphne Alicia Bolden, trustee, and Bolden/Riddle Family Trust, trustee of, to Kash Reddy LLC, 16 Abbey St., $397,500.
Drew Nalewanski, Elizabeth Martins Nalewanski and Elizabeth Martins to Brady Williams, 5 Campbell Place, $398,000.
DSWC Realty LLC, to Drew Nalewanski and Elizabeth Nalewanski, 37 Kennedy St., $560,000.
Joan C. Bruso to Jose Orlando Perez, 111 Thaddeus St., $248,000.
Kera Monts and Kera Nyarko to Kokoutse Sipotou, 18 Charpentier Boulevard, $294,000.
KMak LLC, to Jacques Jacob Asani and Sango Nabaeshi, 36 Chateaugay St., $449,999.
Mark J. Galat and Rebekah J. Galat to Robert Ellsworth Kapps IV, and Helen Marie Kapps, 39 Daley St., $287,000.
Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Assisi Inc., and Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Assisi, to Fidelino R. Morales Perez, 92 Archie St., $345,000.
Prime Flips LLC, to Emilia Molly McGrail and Imari Roman Attride, 861 Grattan St., $220,000.
Richard M. Betterton Jr., representative, Theresa Rose Banister, estate, and Theresa R. Banister, estate, to Halifax Capital LLC, 61
St. Jacques Ave., $130,000. Scott Family Properties LLC, to Michael Dziedzic and Amy Dziedzic, 12 Stebbins St., $281,000. Stella Alstede, Ronald Alstede and Stanley Alstede to Sonia B. Deaguiar, 585 Sheridan St., Unit 44, $260,000.
DEERFIELD
Sara Curtin and Anthony R. Lechner to Roger Michael Manzo Jr., and Talia Leigh Selove, 24 Graves St., $519,000.
EASTHAMPTON
Kathleen Dibiasio to Michael Moorman and Jorge Aviles, 98 Everett St., $260,000.
Thomas J. Benson to Leslie Walter, 78 Holyoke St., $355,000.
EAST LONGMEADOW
Bretta Construction LLC, to Jennifer Stehman and Patrick Ginther, 15 Fernwood Drive, $750,000.
Daniel J. Wilson and Mikaela A. Wilson to Anna Price, 10 Kelsey St., $281,400.
Frances M. Chechile to Timothy P. Crimmins Jr., and Janet M. Crimmins, 355 Pinehurst Drive, $517,500.
Jenna M. Serra to Adrian Syrowik, 84 Brookhaven Drive, $494,900.
Kevin H. Beausoleil, Melissa Beausolei and Melissa G. Reilly to Cynthia L. Dziadzio, 14 Sanford St., $440,000.
Kristin M. LaPointe and Kyle J. Sherman to Michelle Gonzalez and Gabriel Sevillano, 66 Smith Ave., $380,000.
Robert A. Mazzariello and Mary R. Mazzariello to Steven A. Mazzariello, 201 Braeburn Road, $450,000.
Robert J. Roy and Tammy L. Roy to Seamus P. McEvoy and Gabrielle L. McEvoy, 30 Saugus Ave., $525,000.
Sarah E. Anderson to Rachel E. Sager and Alexander R. Harter, 19 Fairview St., $350,000.
GRANBY
Guy C. Demers and Gail L. Demers to Cory Adam Shepherd and Danielle Michelle Shepherd, 13 Karen Drive, $175,000.
Muhammad Omer Chaudhry, Nosheen Omer and Beenish M. Chaudhry to Joseph Carlson IV., 5 Country View Lane, $502,000.
Paul J. Mason and Teresa E. Mason to Matthew D. Di Guglielmo and Christine T. Di Guglielmo, 4 Porter St., $912,000.
Deeds
GRANVILLE
College President & Fellows of Harvard to Melody Sears, South Lane, $500.
GREENFIELD
Mark R. Bellenoit, Dorene S. Dobosz and Gail M. Roberge, “fka” Gail M. Hescock, to Eric Hoag, trustee of the Eric Hoag Living Trust, 27 Lunt Drive, $303,050.
U.S. Bank Trust NA, trustee for RCF 2 Acquisition Trust, to Salim Nazim Abdoo, 227 Deerfield St., $160,000.
Trista J. Vlach, “fka” Trista J. Golembeski, to Jasmine N. Terounzo, 22 Princeton Terrace, Unit 22 Meadowview Manor Condominium, $165,000.
HAMPDEN
Ronda G. Parish, trustee, Herbert B. Wood Jr., trustee, and Parish/Wood Family Trust, trustee of, to Hau Nguyen, 254 Ames Road, $1,186,000.
HATFIELD
Stephen J. Herbert, Michael Herbert and Joseph J. Czajkowski to Ian Lauder and Rachel K. Lauder, Depot Road, $125,000.
Roger A. Guzowski to Jeffrey Shea and Jason Shea, 67 Bridge St., $495,000.
HAWLEY
Shari Budetti-Ullian and Kit Jesse Ullian to Tim Curry and Maria Hamilton, 41 Buckland Road, $419,000.
HOLLAND
Lisa Boudreau LLC, to Jenna D. Johnson, 61 Sturbridge Road, $356,000.
Michael S. Pearson to Thomas J. McLaughlin and Lori K. McLaughlin, 7 Grove Heights Road, $175,000.
HOLYOKE
456 Maple Holyoke MA LLC, to Maple Arms LLC, 456 Maple St., $1,050,000.
Anna Sophia Foster and Jeremy Foster to Rory Lee Strauss, 78 Calumet St., $330,000.
Chi Min Wong and Chein Shee Antoinette Yen to Jeffrey Scott Sorbo and Erin Acuff, 89 Jarvis Ave., $370,000.
D. Stephen Turner and Frank P. Jackson to Frank Pietrasiuk Jr., and Wendy Pariseau, 405 Rock Valley Road, $420,000.
Dean C. Hudson and Laura J. Hudson to Todd T. Dineen, Marisa K. Dineen and Morgan C. Finn, 103 Dupuis Road, $420,000.
Inc Templo Pentecostal La Hermosa Inc., to Templo Pentecostal Una Voz De Alerta Inc., 93 Pine St., $212,000.
Jaime Collins, representative, and Dennis C. Milos, estate, to Ada Ortiz Ortega, 13 Willow St., $190,000.
William Thomas Raleigh to Jeffrey Neill, 119 Central Park Drive, $479,000.
HUNTINGTON
Elizabeth K. Fraser, trustee, and Charles F. Gant 2009 Revocable Trust to McKenna Kelly and Chris Austin, 105 Norwich Lake, $222,000.
LONGMEADOW
John F. Benoit and Denise M. Benoit to Lauren Ann Nokes, 33 Severn St., $455,000.
Lynwood LLC, to Ford Family Trust, trustee of, Lori D. Ford, trustee, and Joseph Ford, trustee, 373 Williams St., $416,000.
LUDLOW
Adelia M. Pedro and John Pedro to Derek J. Chandonnet, 41 Orchard St., $365,000.
Carlos Teixeira and Adelina Teixeira to David J. Fernandes and Stephanie L. G. Fernandes, 19 Chapin St., $630,000.
David J. Fernandes, Stephanie L. Fernandes and Stephanie L. Gomes to Kevin M. Konstant and Paige E. Konstant, 51 New Crest St., $525,000.
Modern Homes LLC, to Daniel LeClair and Chelsea Pappelardo, 58 Mariana Lane, $675,000.
Paul M. Varandas, representative, Maria C Varandas, estate, and Maria Celicina Varandas, estate, to Antonio F. DaCruz and Rosamaria B. DaCruz, 34 Ridgeview Circle, $308,000.
Steven Ravenhall and Christina Ann Ravenhall to Robert Roy and Tammy Roy, 308 Miller St., Unit 72, $554,900.
MONSON
One40 Bethany LLC, to Massachusetts Electric Co., 132-140 Bethany Road, $8,500,000.
MONTAGUE
EDS Enterprises LLC, to Miles Louis and Natalya Siniscalchi, 132 Meadow Road, $540,000.
Justin E. Rice and Rachel Rice, “fka” Rachel R. Bachand, to Jennifer Harper and Rachel Rice, 366 Turners Falls Road, $36,500.
H. Conway Hilliard to Spencer Telega, 64 Main St., $380,000.
NORTHAMPTON
Mary A. Moriarty and Mark D. Albright to Michael A. Gillette and Jodi K. Gillette, 481 Kennedy Road, $682,000.
Hilary H. Albright and David P. Albright to Jodi K. Gillette and Michael A. Gillette, Kennedy Road, $20,000.
Grace P. Lin and Alexandre M. Ferron to Alexandre M. Ferron, trustee, Grace P. Lin, trustee, and Alexandre M. Ferron Revocable Trust, 62 S. Main St., and 62 South Main St., $100.
Ellen Lacroix and Donna Maimes to Nancy P. Boyd, trustee, and Nancy P. Boyd Revocable Trust, 153 Round Hill Road, $199,900.
Northeast Asset Management LLC, to Victoria Patnaude, 321 Riverside Drive, $480,000.
Elizabeth Hynes to Jason Brooks, trustee, and Capital Realty Trust, 67-69 Old South St., $945,000.
Sovereign Builders Inc., to Margie E. Wenz, trustee, and Margie E. Wenz Trust, 18 Nagle Court, $1,048,903.
Barbara Neulinger and John P. Solem to Barbara Neulinger, trustee, John Solem, trustee, Barbara Neulinger Revocable Trust and John Solem Revocable Trust, 87 Ryan Road, $100.
Diana Wolfe Larkin to Ellen Simon, 49 Kensington Ave., $875,000.
ORANGE
William C. Fiske to Eric S. Harris and Philip J. Harris, 378 Tully Road, $75,500.
Emily Jean Vallejo and Nikolas Vallejo to Vedette Ylioma, 43 West Main St., $345,000.
Winridge Holdings LLC, to Patrick Valentin and Pendjy Pierre Valentin, 248 Holtshire Road, $429,900.
Julia F. Powers and Robert J. Powers to Olivia Emily Ross, 35 West River St., $228,000.
PALMER
Carol A. Myshrall, representative, and Michael J. Tilden, estate, to Naples Home Buyers Trust, trustee of, Dominic Santaniello, trustee, and Lucas Giusto, trustee, 374 Rondeau Road, $200,000.
Matthew Sacchi and Emily Johnson to Stephen Perry, 3022 Hillside Drive, $439,900.
Nidaa Al-Zubaidy to Tariq McDowell, 31213123 Main St., $315,000.
PELHAM
Bruce A. Chesworth and Tina L. Chesworth to Annmarie Alexander, Daniel Shays Highway, $150.
Annmarie Alexander to Bruce A. Chesworth and Tina L. Chesworth, Daniel Shays Highway, $100.
SHELBURNE
Ruth A. Beckwith, personal representative of the Estate of Lesley L. Chadwick, to Brady J. Beckwith, 1127 Mohawk Trail. $275,000.
SOUTH HADLEY
Ryan M. Kobus to Wayne E. Walton, 118 Willimansett St., $375,000.
Sarah D. Fisher and Benjamin E. Fisher to Savuth Ok and Socheata Srey Ok, 5 Karen Drive, $385,000.
Sherry M. Sawyer to Kerry Jane Kelley, 35 Yale St., $348,000.
South Hadley Town to 27 Fulton Street LLC, 27 Fulton St., $199,000.
SOUTHAMPTON
Sara N. Munro to Moose Creek Realty LLC, trustee, and 17 Maple Street Realty Nominee Trust, 17 Maple St., $325,000.
Seventy-Two Glendale Road Trust, Jeffrey Andrew Rup, trustee, and Christie Marie Rockey, trustee, to Debra Giovannetti, 72 Glendale Road, $630,000.
SOUTHWICK
Eric W. Anderson to Frances Palazzi and James Palazzi, 22 Rosewood Lane, $263,000.
Fiore Realty Holdings LLC, to Hamelin Framing Inc., Silvergrass Lane, Lot 15, $150,000.
Jennifer D. Belden and Joshua C. Belden to Jane Milanczuk, 8 North Longyard Road, $244,800.
Katrina Baker to Mary Lutman Hollander, 98 Mort Vining Road, $430,000.
SPRINGFIELD
194 Holdings LLC, to Vilmarys Ocasio Nieves, 97 Parallel St., $330,000.
Ana M. Perez to Kevon R. Campbell and Kareen Daye, 22-24 Ainsworth St., $409,000.
Antecla Lombardi-Butt to Manpreet Singh and Amandeep Saini, 136 Fenwood Road, $447,500.
Carly Rose Charbonneau and Carly Rose Kimball to Oanh Ho, 254 Hartwick St., $315,000.
Carol A. Bowler to Luis Maldonado Cordero and Nilka Polo Colon, 195 Mildred Ave., $335,000.
Cig2 LLC, to Phaneth Son, 10 Woodcrest Road, $355,000.
Cindy L. Thomas to Jean Carlos Hernandez, 73 Lebanon St., $190,000.
Constance A. Carnevale to Meghan A. Lynch, 36 Kulig St., $196,000.
Dan Le, Kiem Thu T. Dang and Kiem Le to 21-23 Biltmore LLC, 27-29 Appleton St., $200,000.
David Decorie to Campagnari Construction LLC, 10 Oakdale St., $175,000.
Devony Marie Lea, Ellery Helene Lea, Averey Joseph Lea and Jeremy Tayler Lea to JDZ Realty LLC, 1809-1821 Boston Road, $1,500,000.
Diana J. Vadnais to Timothy Vadnais and Diana J. Vadnais, life estate,162 Davis St., $100. R & R Home Improvement & Remodeling LLC, to Maribel Cintron Cartagena and Victor M. Dinguis Rivera, 12 Brickett St., $269,000.
Elizabeth L. Fazio, representative, Jennifer J. Alix, representative, and Betsy H. Beaulieu, estate, to Nina Fazio, 43 Gillette Circle, $275,000.
Gemini Town Homes LLC, to Arianna N. Brown, 48 Central St., Unit 503, $206,000.
Henry Leo Carter, estate, Henry L. Carter, estate, and Gisele Sotolotto, representative, to Wilbraham Builders Inc., 35 Spence St., $220,000.
Isla Associates I LLC, to RK On Main Street LLC, 2942-2946 Main St., $1,125,000.
James M. McGrath and Elizabeth A. McGrath to Carlos Anibal Cardona Lopez, 20 Battery St., $277,000.
JB Auto Sales LLC, to Daniel V. Dineen, 48 Winter St., $165,000.
Jo Ellen Parker and Richard Manasa to Hong T. T. Nguyen and Quan H. Nguyen, 60 Blake St., $255,000.
Judith A. Ford to Sonia Colon and Richard DeJesus, 68-70 Oak St., $150,000.
Deeds
Julia Frias to Julissa Lantigua, 71-73 Mayfair Ave., $182,000.
Justin Joseph King and Philicity A. King to Keshawn Dodds, 74 Oregon St., $300,000.
Kay F. Booker, estate, and Karen Nelson, representative, to KMak LLC, 294 Tremont St., $210,000.
Kenneth Deyo to Justin Oski and Kayla Oski, 331 Grand Valley Road, $310,000.
Kimberly Rios to Jilleen Pearson, 24-26 Jenness St., $365,000.
Lan-Oak Realty LLC, to Medgine Lindor, 93 Wilmont St., $495,000.
Leonel Perez to Real Estate Investments Northeast LLC, 12-14 Carver St., $140,000.
Leslie N. Nirenstein, representative, Ruth F. Sher-Nirenstein, estate, and Ruth Frances Sher-Nirenstein, estate, to West Jam Man LLC, 83 Druid Hill Road, $190,000.
Limited Partnership Pearson-Cooley Development Co., Thomas J. Henshon and Limited Partnership Pearson Cooley Development Co., to Allen Park Apartments LLC, South Side Allen St., $75,000.
Lori A. Lagasse to Samalid Maria Martinez, 41 Kerry Drive, $300,000.
M&G Renovations LLC, to Abigail Gulliver, Elizabeth Gulliver and Joseph G. Gulliver, 52 Eldridge St., $310,000.
Mary Ita Welch to Brodie G. Fazio, 24 Francis St., $243,000.
Michael A. Lorge, representative, and William J. Lorge, estate, to Juan J. Duchi, 97 Oklahoma St., $207,000.
Naples Home Buyers Trust, trustee of, Lucas Giusto, trustee, and Dominic Santaniello, trustee, to Majestic Partners LLC, 234 Draper St., $190,000.
North Adams Realty LLC, to Next Level Investments LLC, 758-760 Sumner Ave., $510,000.
Numeri Capital Investments LLC, to Terence McHugh, 3 Norfolk St., $332,000.
Omnipoint Technology Digital Equity Inc., to ZMain Street Holdings LLC, 1654 Main St., $725,000.
Rachele Bellantonio, Sandra Bellantonio Ravelli and John Bellantonio to Juan D. Rios, 22 Woodland Road, $425,000.
Richard W. O’Leary to Christopher Nascembeni, 28 Old Lane Road, $125,000.
Sherri Marini to Alexis Ortiz, 246 El Paso St., $280,000.
Springfield City to Lilly Enterprise Inc., North Side Fernald Street, $1,000.
Steven N. Omartian to Yen Hong Le, 1454 South Branch Parkway, $280,000.
Vera Rybakova to Jane Vernalia, 2224 Westminster St., $364,000.
Woodside Realty LLC, to Michael V. Knight, 615 Nassau Drive, $159,000.
Zachary Czaplicki, representative, and Stanley Howard Czaplicki, estate, to Joeselin Shadaimind Morales, 30 Lively Lane, $290,000.
Zoila Rosario and Ailyn Perez to Tiffany Bermudez, 439 Riverside Road, $250,000.
TOLLAND
Susan Chan and Albert Chan to Berkshire Lake Retreat LLC, 112 Brook Lane, $500,000.
WALES
Sandra J. Spalding, representative, and Lewis W. Valle, estate, to Seth A. Tebo, 45 Hollow Road, $380,000.
WARE
Gevork Anderyassian to Matthew John O’Brien and Rachael Jessica O’Brien, 105 Church St., $480,000. PAH Properties LLC, to Scot Gleason, 46 Horseshoe Circle,
$490,000.
WEST SPRINGFIELD
AAA Northeast to OM Real Estate Holdings LLC, 115 Wayside Ave., $800,000.
Cynthia D. Miller and Timothy E. Driscoll to Cynthia D. Miller, 160 E Gooseberry Road, $165,000.
Jessie M. Thompson to Kelly N. Davis and Seth Dunlea, 180 Wolcott Ave., $350,000.
Luvia I. Martinez and Luvia I. Martinez O’Brien to Nicholas P. Boccio, 49 Colony Road, Unit 49, $95,000.
WESTFIELD
Al Pranka to David Moquin and Darryl Moquin, 21 Mather St., $130,000.
Alan J. Metcalf, representative, and Karen L. Metcalf, estate, to Martin C. Clark, 163 Barbara St., $402,125.
Extremely Clean (2) LLC, to Zid S. Al Nasar and Maram Al Nasar, 15 Bates St., $360,000.
Flipping Best LLC, to Paul T. Morey, 16 Locust St., $435,000.
Michael J. Miller to Max J. Miller, 265 Prospect St., Extn, $345,000.
Richard Paul Stephens and Joan Ethel Stephens to Arkadiusz Gawron, 160 Hillside Road, Unit 5, $220,000.
Thomas D. Campbell to Dominique Serrano and Tommy Sincere Serrano, 28 Orange St., $255,000.
William F. Barry Jr., to Lillian Lawson and Jerry Wayne Lawson, 226 Notre Dame St., $405,000.
William M. Adamczyk to SRC Property Investments LLC, 10 Hanover St., $1,250,000.
WILBRAHAM
Colleen Schneider, Trustee, Maryjean Webb, trustee, and Barbara M. Kirby Trust, trustee of, to Abigail R. Bickford and Nicolas A. Falcetti, 69 High Pine Circle, $490,000.
Cynthia A. Adams, trustee, Janice A. Hoffman, trustee, and Betty A. Adams Revocable Trust, trustee of, to Joan Maggi and Gerald A. Belanger Jr., 116 Cherry Drive, $499,900.
Jeffrey L. Jones and Susan M. Jones to Robert A. Zeibig and Heidi A. Zeibig, 28 Decorie Drive, $485,000. Monica A. Barry, representative, and Judith A. Morrison, estate, to Ana Perez, 1028 Tinkham Road, $350,000.
WILLIAMSBURG
Jennifer A. Hansell and Frederick Baumgarten to Jennifer A. Hansel, 6 Maple St., $131,000.
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