Registry Recording Statistics April 2019
JOHN F. MEADE, REGISTER OF DEEDS
REPORT OF BARNSTABLE COUNTY REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY
FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2019
SALES VOLUME FLAT & VALUE RISES!
Barnstable County Register of Deeds, John F. Meade, reports that the volume of real estate sales in April 2019 was down 0.5% from April 2018 volume and the total value of sales was up 4.7% from the previous year. The median individual property sale value was up 2.4% from the previous year. There was a 3.6% increase in the volume of mortgage activity from April 2018 levels.
Year to Date: Volume of Sales is down 2.5%; Total Value of Sales is up 5%; Individual Sales Value is up 1.5%; Mortgage Volume is down 9.1%.
There were 1,046 mortgages recorded with values above $50,000.00 in April 2019 with a total value of $362,434,475.00. The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $270,000.00.
By way of comparison, there were 624 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in April 2018 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $295,937,796.00 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 April 2018 was $370,000.00.
There were 1,010 mortgages recorded with values above
$50,000.00 in April 2018 with a
total value of $341,393,523.00.
The median mortgage
amount, commercial, residential or other, was $267,610.00.
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY THROUGH APRIL 2019
AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2018.
All figures are based on sales or mortgages ABOVE $50,000.00.
2019 sales volume: 2,028
2018 sales volume: 2,079
2019 total sales value: $1,065,399,587.00
2018 total sales value: $1,014,399,949.00
2019 median sales price: $365,000.00
2018 median sales price: $359,775.00
2019 mortgage volume: 3,392
2018 mortgage volume: 3,732
2019 total mortgage value: $1,188,572,284.00
2018 total mortgage value: $1,371,237,431.00
2019 median mortgage amount: $264,000.00
2018 median mortgage amount: $258,825.00
TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS MEDIAN SALES VALUE:
(Sales values above $50,000.00)
M/Y Value % Differential/prior month
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%
Jan 2019: $351,000.00 +0.3%
Feb 2019: $353,000.00 +0.6%
Mar 2019: $370,000.00 +4.8%
Apr 2019: $379,000.00 +2.4%
FORECLOSURE DEEDS
MONTH YTD
2019 8 52
2018 23 74
Chg. -65.2% -29.7%
