December 2020 Recording Statistics
JOHN F. MEADE, REGISTER OF DEEDS
REPORT OF BARNSTABLE COUNTY REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY
FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2020
SALES VOLUME & VALUE CONTINUE TO RISE!
Barnstable County Register of Deeds, John F. Meade, reports that the volume of real estate sales in December 2020 was up 46.5% from December 2019 volume and the total value of sales was up 94.8% from the previous year. The median individual property sale value was up 26.7% from the previous year. There was a 51.8% increase in the volume of mortgage activity from December 2019 levels.
Year to Date: Volume of Sales is up 14%; Total Value of Sales is up 31.4%; Individual Sales Value is up 15.1%; Mortgage Volume is up 45.5%.
There were 2,110 mortgages recorded with values above $50,000.00 in December 2020 with a total value of $881,857,046.00. The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $315,000.00.
By way of comparison, that there were 626 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in December 2019 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $321,520,501.00 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 2019 was $375,000.00.
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.
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY THROUGH DECEMBER 2020
AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2019.
All figures are based on sales or mortgages ABOVE $50,000.00.
2020 sales volume: 8,502
2019 sales volume: 7,460
2020 total sales value: $5,213,580,481.00
2019 total sales value: $3,967,621,324.00
2020 median sales price: $443,000.00
2019 median sales price: $385,000.00
2020 mortgage volume: 19,689
2019 mortgage volume: 13,532
2020 total mortgage value: $7,862,449,823.00
2019 total mortgage value: $5,310,795,937.00
2020 median mortgage amount: $303,847.00
2019 median mortgage amount: $285,186.00
TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS MEDIAN SALES VALUE:
(Sales values above $50,000.00)
M/Y Value % Differential/prior month
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%
May 2020: $399,000.00 -0.4%
June 2020: $420,000.00 +5.3%
July 2020: $455,000.00 +8.3%
Aug 2020: $455,000.00 0%
Sep 2020: $470,000.00 +3.3%
Oct 2020: $475,000.00 +1.1%
Nov 2020: $493,500.00 +3.9%
Dec 2020: $475,000.00 -3.7%
FORECLOSURE DEEDS
MONTH YTD
2020 2 87
2019 11 138
Chg. -82% -37%
