VALUE UP, VOLUME OFF TO START THE NEW YEAR!  

Barnstable County Register of Deeds, John F. Meade, reports that the volume of real estate sales in January 2005 was down 6.5% from January 2004 volume and the total value of sales was up 2.2% from the previous year.  The average individual property sale value was up 9.3% from the previous year.  There was a 2.3% decrease in the volume of mortgage activity from January 2004 levels.  

Register Meade reports that there were 532 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in January 2005 with stated sales values between $25,000.00 and $1,000,000.00, representing a stated value of $201,333,370.00 in county-wide real estate sales.  

Based on all property sales valued between $25,000.00 and $1,000,000.00, the average sale price of property in Barnstable County in January was $378,446.00.  

There were 2,130 mortgages recorded with values between $25,000.00 and $1,000,000.00 in January with a total value of $436,830,474.00.  The average mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $205,085.00.  

By way of comparison, in January 2004, there were 569 deeds recorded at the Registry of Deeds with stated sales values between $25,000.00 and $1,000,000.00, representing a stated value of $197,020,198.00 in county-wide real estate sales.  

The average sales price, based on all property sales valued between $25,000.00 and $1,000,000.00 was $346,257.00.  

There were 2,130 mortgages recorded in January 2004 with values between $25,000.00 and $1,000,000.00 with a total value of $438,107,628.00.  The average mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $200,967.00.

2005 sales volume: 532
2004 sales volume: 569  

2005 total sales value:  $201,333,370.00
2004 total sales value:  $197,020,198.00  

2005 average sales price: $378,446.00
2004 average sales price: $346,257.00  

2005 mortgage volume: 2,130
2004 mortgage volume: 2,180  

2005 total mortgage value:  $436,830,474.00
2004 total mortgage value:  $438,107,628.00  

2005 average mortgage amount:  $205,085.00
2004 average mortgage amount:  $200,967.00

PAST TWELVE MONTHS AVERAGE SALES VALUE:
(sales values between $25,000 and $1,000,000)

M/Y        Value        % Differential/prior month

Feb  2004: $317,447.00         -8.3%
Mar  2004: $344,985.00         +8.7%
Apr  2004: $359,655.00         +4.3%
May  2004: $367,247.00         +2.1% 
June 2004: $370,609.00         +0.9% 
July 2004: $360,489.00         -2.7% 
Aug  2004: $357,277.00         -0.9%
Sept 2004: $380,814.00         +6.6%
Oct  2004: $390,681.00         +2.6% 
Nov  2004: $398,042.00         +1.9%
Dec  2004: $361,852.00         -9.1%
Jan  2005: $378,446.00         +4.6%

                                                                    John F. Meade
                                                                    Barnstable Register of Deeds