August 2019 Registry Recording Statistics
JOHN F. MEADE, REGISTER OF DEEDS
REPORT OF BARNSTABLE COUNTY REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY
FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2019
SALES VALUE AND MORTGAGE VOLUME CLIMB!
Barnstable County Register of Deeds, John F. Meade, reports that the volume of real estate sales in August 2019 was down 2.9% from August 2018 volume and the total value of sales was up 8.7% from the previous year. The median individual property sale value was up 6.8% from the previous year. There was a 17% increase in the volume of mortgage activity from August 2018 levels.
Year to Date: Volume of Sales is down 1.9%; Total Value of Sales is up 5.5%; Individual Sales Value is up 3.2%; Mortgage Volume is up 1.5%.
There were 1,163 mortgages recorded with values above $50,000.00 in August 2019 with a total value of $466,529,640.00. The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $300,000.00.
By way of comparison, there were 685 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in August 2018 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $348,864,366.00 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 August 2018 was $373,500.00.
There were 994 mortgages
recorded with values above $50,000.00 in August
2018 with a total value of $350,039,923.00. The median
mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $259,731.00.
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY THROUGH AUGUST 2019
AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2018.
All figures are based on sales or mortgages ABOVE $50,000.00.
2019 sales volume: 4,856
2018 sales volume: 4,949
2019 total sales value: $2,598,121,448.00
2018 total sales value: $2,462,055,414.00
2019 median sales price: $382,000.00
2018 median sales price: $370,000.00
2019 mortgage volume: 7,934
2018 mortgage volume: 7,820
2019 total mortgage value: $2,968,817,200.00
2018 total mortgage value: $3,109,978,262.00
2019 median mortgage amount: $280,083.00
2018 median mortgage amount: $261,207.00
TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS MEDIAN SALES VALUE:
(Sales values above $50,000.00)
M/Y Value % Differential/prior month
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%
May 2019: $385,000.00 +1.6%
June 2019: $406,000.00 +5.5%
July 2019: $385,000.00 -5.2%
Aug 2019: $399,000.00 +3.6%
FORECLOSURE DEEDS
MONTH YTD
2019 9 95
2018 24 165
Chg. -63% -42%
