Barnstable Registry April 2015 Recording Statistics

JOHN F. MEADE, REGISTER OF DEEDS

REPORT OF BARNSTABLE COUNTY REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY

FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2015

SALES VOLUME DIPS & VALUE RISES!

Barnstable County Register of Deeds, John F. Meade, reports that the volume of real estate sales in April 2015 was down 15.5% from April 2014 volume and the total value of sales was up 9.6% from the previous year. The median individual property sale value was up 4% from the previous year. There was a 22.7% increase in the volume of mortgage activity from April 2014 levels.

Year to Date: Volume of Sales is down 4.4%; Total Value of Sales is up 2.7%; Individual Sales Value is up 5.4%; Mortgage Volume is up 27.3%.

Register Meade reports that there were 452 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in April 2015 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $247,144,922.00 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 was $323,000.00.

There were 1,081 mortgages recorded with values above $50,000.00 in April with a total value of $360,778,196.00. The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $248,000.00.

By way of comparison, there were 535 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in April 2014 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $225,487,768.00 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 was $310,617.00.

There were 881 mortgages recorded with values above $50,000.00 in April with a total value of $272,011,736.00. The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $220,000.00.

REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY THROUGH APRIL 2015
AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2014.

All figures are based on sales or mortgages ABOVE $50,000.00.

2015 sales volume: 1,611
2014 sales volume: 1,686

2015 total sales value: $789,658,443.00
2014 total sales value: $768,640,303.00

2015 median sales price: $326,625.00
2014 median sales price: $310,000.00

2015 mortgage volume: 3,874
2014 mortgage volume: 3,043

2015 total mortgage value: $1,430,254,247.00
2014 total mortgage value: $1,042,882,076.00

2015 median mortgage amount: $248,000.00
2014 median mortgage amount: $222,300.00

TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS MEDIAN SALES VALUE:
(Sales values above $50,000.00)

M/Y Value % Differential/prior month
Apr 2014: $310,617.00 +4.6%
May 2014: $329,000.00 +5.9%
June 2014: $332,000.00 +0.9%
July 2014: $305,000.00 -8.1%
Aug 2014: $343,500.00 +12.6%
Sep 2014: $329,000.00 -4.2%
Oct 2014: $325,000.00 -1.2%
Nov 2014: $324,334.00 -0.2%
Dec 2014: $347,450.00 +7.1%
Jan 2015: $325,000.00 -6.5%
Feb 2015: $330,000.00 +1.5%
Mar 2015: $329,569.00 -0.1%
Apr 2015: $323,000.00 -2.0%

FORECLOSURE DEEDS
MONTH YTD
2015 12 36
2014 12 53
Chg. 0% -31.1%