December 2022 Registry Recording Statistics
JOHN F. MEADE, REGISTER OF DEEDS
REPORT OF BARNSTABLE COUNTY REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY
FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2022
INDIVIDUAL SALES VALUE UP, VOLUME DOWN!
Barnstable County Register of Deeds, John F. Meade, reports that the volume of real estate sales in December 2022 was down 35% from December 2021 volume and the total value of sales was down 28.6% from the previous year. The median individual property sale value was up 6.4% from the previous year. There was a 55.5% decrease in the volume of mortgage activity from December 2021 levels.
Year to Date: Volume of Sales is down 22.3%; Total Value of Sales is down 9.7%; Individual Sales Value is up 12.7%; Mortgage Volume is down 43.7%.
Register Meade reports that there were 477 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in December 2022 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $438,380,619.00 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 2022 was $585,000.00.
There were 751 mortgages recorded with values above $50,000.00 in December 2022 with a total value of $465,547,119.00. The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $350,000.00.
By way of comparison, there were 734 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in December 2021 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $613,701,028.00 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 2021 was $550,000.00.
There were 1,686 mortgages recorded with values above $50,000.00 in December 2021 with a total value of $840,913,174.00. The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $337,450.00.
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY THROUGH DECEMBER 2022
AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2021.
All figures are based on sales or mortgages ABOVE $50,000.00.
2022 sales volume: 6,572
2021 sales volume: 8,460
2022 total sales value: $5,615,049,949.00
2021 total sales value: $6,218,938,891.00
2022 median sales price: $580,500.00
2021 median sales price: $515,000.00
2022 mortgage volume: 12,252
2021 mortgage volume: 21,766
2022 total mortgage value: $6,398,447,801.00
2021 total mortgage value: $9,535,714,622.00
2022 median mortgage amount: $330,000.00
2021 median mortgage amount: $315,000.00
TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS MEDIAN SALES VALUE:
(Sales values above $50,000.00)
M/Y Value % Differential/prior month
Dec 2021: $550,000.00 – 3.8%
Jan 2022: $525,000.00 – 4.5%
Feb 2022: $530,000.00 +1.0%
Mar 2022: $525,000.00 -0.94%
Apr 2022: $599,950.00 +14.3%
May 2022: $599,000.00 -0.2%
June 2022: $599,500.00 +0.08%
July 2022: $600,000.00 +0.08%
Aug 2022: $600,000.00 0%
Sep 2022: $600,000.00 0%
Oct 2022: $627,000.00 +4.5%
Nov 2022: $625,000.00 -0.3%
Dec 2022: $585,000.00 – 6.4%
FORECLOSURE DEEDS
MONTH YTD
2021 4 40
2022 2 48
Chg. -50% +20%
