December 2019 Registry Stats
JOHN F. MEADE, REGISTER OF DEEDS
REPORT OF BARNSTABLE COUNTY REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY
FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2019
SALES VOLUME AND VALUE RISE!
Barnstable County Register of Deeds, John F. Meade, reports that the volume of real estate sales in December 2019 was up 11.4% from December 2018 volume and the total value of sales was up 21.4% from the previous year. The median individual property sale value was up 7.1% from the previous year. There was a 57% increase in the volume of mortgage activity from December 2018 levels.
Year to Date: Volume of Sales is down 1.8%; Total Value of Sales is up 2.3%; Individual Sales Value is up 2.7%; Mortgage Volume is up 16.9%.
There were 1,390 mortgages recorded with values above $50,000.00 in December 2019 with a total value of $528,717,575.00. The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $289,661.00.
By way of comparison, 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.
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY THROUGH DECEMBER 2019
AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2018.
All figures are based on sales or mortgages ABOVE $50,000.00.
2019 sales volume: 7,460
2018 sales volume: 7,594
2019 total sales value: $3,967,621,324.00
2018 total sales value: $3,876,813,052.00
2019 median sales price: $385,000.00
2018 median sales price: $375,000.00
2019 mortgage volume: 13,532
2018 mortgage volume: 11,577
2019 total mortgage value: $5,310,795,937.00
2018 total mortgage value: $4,468,720,549.00
2019 median mortgage amount: $285,186.00
2018 median mortgage amount: $263,200.00
TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS MEDIAN SALES VALUE:
(Sales values above $50,000.00)
M/Y Value % Differential/prior month
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%
Sep 2019: $399,000.00 0.0%
Oct 2019: $385,000.00 -3.5%
Nov 2019: $390,000.00 +1.3%
Dec 2019: $375,000.00 -3.8%
FORECLOSURE DEEDS
MONTH YTD
2019 11 138
2018 23 243
Chg. -52.2% -43.2%
