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Barnstable Registry October 2015 Recording Statistics

JOHN F. MEADE, REGISTER OF DEEDS

REPORT OF BARNSTABLE COUNTY REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY

FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2015

SALES VOLUME DIPS & VALUE RISES!
Barnstable County Register of Deeds, John F. Meade, reports that the volume of real estate sales in October 2015 was down 0.9% from October 2014 volume and the total value of sales was down 3.4% from the previous year. The median individual property sale value was up 5.4% from the previous year. There was a 0.6% decrease in the volume of mortgage activity from October 2014 levels.

Year to Date: Volume of Sales is up 2.2%; Total Value of Sales is down 0.3%; Individual Sales Value is up 2.3%; Mortgage Volume is up 15.7%.

Register Meade reports that there were 676 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in October 2015 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $320,671,822.00 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 October was $337,300.00.

There were 1,053 mortgages recorded with values above $50,000.00 in October with a total value of $439,917,696.00. The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $249,058.00.

By way of comparison, there were 682 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in October 2014 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $332,127,953.00 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 October was $320,000.00.

There were 1,059 mortgages recorded with values above $50,000.00 in October with a total value of $325,524,869.00. The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $225,000.00.

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

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

2015 sales volume: 5,716
2014 sales volume: 5,594

2015 total sales value: $2,627,093,287.00
2014 total sales value: $2,634,784,804.00

2015 median sales price: $330,000.00
2014 median sales price: $322,500.00

2015 mortgage volume: 10,353
2014 mortgage volume: 8,945

2015 total mortgage value: $3,679,604,439.00
2014 total mortgage value: $2,972,044,034.00

2015 median mortgage amount: $247,200.00
2014 median mortgage amount: $227,500.00

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

M/Y Value % Differential/prior month
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%
May 2015: $320,000.00 -0.9%
June 2015: $330,000.00 +3.1%
July 2015: $320,000.00 -3.1%
Aug 2015: $340,000.00 +6.3%
Sep 2015: $343,250.00 +1%
Oct 2015: $337,300.00 -1.7%
FORECLOSURE DEEDS
MONTH YTD
2015 14 122
2014 10 110
Chg. +40% +11%