May 2025 Registry Recording Statistics
JOHN F. MEADE, REGISTER OF DEEDS
REPORT OF BARNSTABLE COUNTY REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY
FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2025
SALES VOLUME & VALUE TREND DOWN!
Barnstable County Register of Deeds, John F. Meade, reports that the volume of real estate sales in May 2025 was down 14.4% from May 2024 volume and the total value of sales fell 14.8% from the previous year. The median individual property sale value was up 0.9% from the previous year. There was a 3.4% decrease in the volume of mortgage activity from May 2024 levels.
Year to Date: Volume of Sales is down 5.3%; Total Value of Sales is up 3.8%; Individual Sales Value is up 3.5%; Mortgage Volume is up 6.7%.
Register Meade reports that there were 468 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in May 2025 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $414,371,602.00 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 May 2025 was $681,000.00.
There were 713 mortgages recorded with values above $50,000.00 in May 2025 with a total value of $396,036,439.00. The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential, or other, was $385,000.00.
By way of comparison, there were 547 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in May 2024 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $486,607,336.00 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 May 2024 was $675,000.00.
There were 738 mortgages recorded with values above $50,000.00 in May 2024 with a total value of $447,964,184.00. The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $400,000.00.
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY THROUGH MAY 2025
AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2024.
All figures are based on sales or mortgages ABOVE $50,000.00.
2025 sales volume: 1,925
2024 sales volume: 2,033
2025total sales value: $1,795,782,092.00
2024 total sales value: $1,729,927,203.00
2025 median sales price: $662,500.00
2024 median sales price: $640,000.00
2025 mortgage volume: 3,167
2024 mortgage volume: 2,967
2025 total mortgage value: $2,109,612,090.00
2024 total mortgage value: $1,636,226,873.00
2025 median mortgage amount: $355,000.00
2024 median mortgage amount: $350,000.00
TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS MEDIAN SALES VALUE:
(Sales values above $50,000.00)
M/Y Value % Differential/prior month
May 2024: $675,000.00 -2.9%
June 2024: $698,000.00 +3.4%
July 2024: $677,850.00 -2.9%
Aug 2024: $635,000.00 -6.3%
Sep 2024: $675,000.00 +6.3%
Oct 2024: $700,000.00 +3.7%
Nov 2024: $665,800.00 -4.9%
Dec 2024: $645,000.00 – 3.0%
Jan 2025: $669,900.00 +3.9%
Feb 2025: $625,000.00 -6.7%
Mar 2025: $640,000.00 +2.4%
Apr 2025: $675,000.00 +5.5%
May 2025: $681,000.00 +0.9%
FORECLOSURE DEEDS
MONTH YTD
2024 7 25
2025 0 19
Chg. -100% -24%
