Barnstable Registry - Real Estate Summary 2005

REPORT OF BARNSTABLE COUNTY REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY
FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2005
REPORT OF BARNSTABLE COUNTY REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2005 *2005 RECORDING VOLUME DIPS!* 2005 vs. 2004 2005 was good year for business at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds. It did, however, pale in comparison to some of the busy years we have had in the past decade. This past year saw a total of 124,763 documents and plans recorded at the registry and in the Land Court . This number was a 9.7% decrease from the year 2004, which saw 138,119 documents and plans recorded. It was also a significant drop from 2003 (our busiest year to date), a decrease of 37%. That year saw a total of 200,049 documents and plans recorded at the registry and in the Land Court . Do not be fooled by the decrease…2005 follows (in order) 2003, 2002, 1998, 2004, 1986 and 1999 as one of busiest years ever in our 300 year history. For transactions between $25,000 and $1,000,000 the volume of real estate sales for 2005 compared to 2004 was down 9.3%. The total value of sales was down 4.4% from the previous year. The average individual property sales value was up 5.4% from the previous year. Mortgage activity dropped 11.3% from last year’s levels. John F. Meade Barnstable Register of Deeds