April 2020 Registry Recording Statistics
JOHN F. MEADE, REGISTER OF DEEDS
REPORT OF BARNSTABLE COUNTY REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY
FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2020
SALES VOLUME DROPS AND INDIVIDUAL SALES VALUE RISES!
Barnstable County Register of Deeds, John F. Meade, reports that the volume of real estate sales in April 2020 was down 24.3% from April 2019 volume and the total value of sales was down 14.1% from the previous year. The median individual property sale value was up 5.7% from the previous year. There was a 36.5% increase in the volume of mortgage activity from April 2019 levels.
Year to Date: Volume of Sales is down 3.6%; Total Value of Sales is down 1.4%; Individual Sales Value is up 6.8%; Mortgage Volume is up 49.3%.
There were 1,428 mortgages recorded with values above $50,000.00 in April 2020 with a total value of $552,092,139.00. The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $293,100.00.
By way of comparison, there were 621 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in April 2019 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $309,970,209.00 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 2019 was $379,000.00.
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.
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY THROUGH APRIL 2020
AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2019.
All figures are based on sales or mortgages ABOVE $50,000.00.
2020 sales volume: 1,954
2019 sales volume: 2,028
2020 total sales value: $1,050,694,814.00
2019 total sales value: $1,065,399,587.00
2020 median sales price: $390,000.00
2019 median sales price: $365,000.00
2020 mortgage volume: 5,063
2019 mortgage volume: 3,392
2020 total mortgage value: $1,873,259,511.00
2019 total mortgage value: $1,118,572,284.00
2019 median mortgage amount: $292,000.00
2020 median mortgage amount: $264,000.00
TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS MEDIAN SALES VALUE:
(Sales values above $50,000.00)
M/Y Value % Differential/prior month
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%
Jan 2020: $375,000.00 0%
Feb 2020: $375,000.00 0%
Mar 2020: $406,000.00 +8.3%
Apr 2020: $400,500.00 -1.4%
FORECLOSURE DEEDS
MONTH YTD
2020 11 51
2019 8 52
Chg. +37.5% -1.9%
