December 2025 Registry Recording Statistics
JOHN F. MEADE, REGISTER OF DEEDS
REPORT OF BARNSTABLE COUNTY REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY
FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2025
SALES VALUE & MORTGAGE VOLUME END YEAR ON HIGH NOTE!
Barnstable County Register of Deeds, John F. Meade, reports that the volume of real estate sales in December 2025 was up 4.3% from December 2024 volume and the total value of sales rose 3.6% from the previous year. The median individual property sale value was up 11.6% from the previous year. There was a 26.5% increase in the volume of mortgage activity from December 2024 levels.
Year to Date: Volume of Sales is down 0.3%; Total Value of Sales is up 6.6%; Individual Sales Value is up 3.7%; Mortgage Volume is up 9.6%.
Register Meade reports that there were 489 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in December 2025 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $513,231,240.00 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 2025 was $720,000.00.
There were 878 mortgages recorded with values above $50,000.00 in December 2025 with a total value of $616,262,731.00. The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential, or other, was $423,150.00.
By way of comparison, there were 469 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in December 2024 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $495,475,145.00 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 2024 was $645,000.00.
There were 694 mortgages recorded with values above $50,000.00 in December 2024 with a total value of $650,772,595.00. The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $379,150.00.
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY THROUGH DECEMBER 2025
AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2024.
All figures are based on sales or mortgages ABOVE $50,000.00.
2025 sales volume: 5,397
2024 sales volume: 5,414
2025total sales value: $5,378,811,102.00
2024 total sales value: $5,045,511,377.00
2025 median sales price: $684,900.00
2024 median sales price: $659,500.00
2025 mortgage volume: 8,437
2024 mortgage volume: 7,700
2025 total mortgage value: $5,948,161,800.00
2024 total mortgage value: $4,688,466,747.00
2025 median mortgage amount: $392,000.00
2024 median mortgage amount: $375,000.00
TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS MEDIAN SALES VALUE:
(Sales values above $50,000.00)
M/Y Value % Differential/prior month
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%
June 2025: $693,750.00 +1.9%
July 2025: $687,000.00 -1.0%
Aug 2025: $670,000.00 -2.5%
Sep 2025: $700,000.00 +4.5%
Oct 2025: $745,000.00 +6.4%
Nov 2025: $656,265.00 -11.9%
Dec 2025: $720,000.00 +9.7%
FORECLOSURE DEEDS
MONTH YTD
2024 5 49
2025 2 35
Chg. -60% -29%
