December 2018 Registry Recording Statistics
JOHN F. MEADE, REGISTER OF DEEDS
REPORT OF BARNSTABLE COUNTY REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY
FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2018
SALES VOLUME & VALUE END YEAR ON A DOWN NOTE!
Barnstable County Register of Deeds, John F. Meade, reports that the volume of real estate sales in December 2018 was down 14.7% from December 2017 volume and the total value of sales was down 22.4% from the previous year. The median individual property sale value was down 3.8% from the previous year. There was an 19% decrease in the volume of mortgage activity from December 2017 levels.
Year to Date: Volume of Sales is down 3.5%; Total Value of Sales is up 1.8%; Individual Sales Value is up 6.6%; Mortgage Volume is down 8.7%.
Register Meade reports that there were 562 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in December 2018 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $264,832,409.00 in county-wide real estate sales. Based on all property sales valued above $50,000.00, the median sale price of property in Barnstable County in December 2018 was $350,000.00.
There were 885 mortgages recorded with values above $50,000.00 in December 2018 with a total value of $298,939,812.00. The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $255,000.00.
By way of comparison, there were 659 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in December 2017 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $341,354,591.00 in county-wide real estate sales. Based on all property sales valued above $50,000.00, the median sale price of property in Barnstable County in December 2017 was $364,000.00.
There were 1,093 mortgages recorded with values above $50,000.00 in December 2017 with a total value of $377,613,871.00. The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $264,000.00.
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY THROUGH DECEMBER 2018
AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2017.
All figures are based on sales or mortgages ABOVE $50,000.00.
2018 sales volume: 7,594
2017 sales volume: 7,869
2018 total sales value: $3,876,813,052.00
2017 total sales value: $3,806,589,668.00
2018 median sales price: $374,950.00
2017 median sales price: $351,600.00
2018 mortgage volume: 11,577
2017 mortgage volume: 12,677
2018 total mortgage value: $4,468,720,549.00
2017 total mortgage value: $4,547,159,280.00
2018 median mortgage amount: $263,200.00
2017 median mortgage amount: $250,000.00
TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS MEDIAN SALES VALUE:
(Sales values above $50,000.00)
M/Y Value % Differential/prior month
Dec 2017: $364,000.00 +2.5%
Jan 2018: $342,000.00 -6%
Feb 2018: $363,500.00 +6.3%
Mar 2018: $353,000.00 -2.9%
Apr 2018: $370,000.00 +4.8%
May 2018: $375,000.00 +1.4%
June 2018: $385,000.00 +2.7%
July 2018: $375,000.00 -2.6%
Aug 2018: $373,500.00 -0.4%
Sep 2018: $387,000.00 +3.6%
Oct 2018: $406,000.00 +4.9%
Nov 2018: $385,000.00 -5.2%
Dec 2018: $350,000.00 -9%
FORECLOSURE DEEDS
MONTH YTD
2018 23 243
2017 19 246
Chg. +21.1% -1.2%
