REPORT OF BARNSTABLE COUNTY REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2005

 

VALUE AND VOLUME OFF!

Barnstable County Register of Deeds, John F. Meade, reports that the volume of real estate sales in November 2005 was down 15.9% from November 2004 volume and the total value of sales was down 18.4% from the previous year.  The average individual property sale value was down 3% from the previous year.  There was a 4.7% decrease in the volume of mortgage activity from November 2004 levels.

Year to Date: Sales Volume is down 8.3%; Total Sales Value is down 3.3%; Individual sales value is up 5.6%; Mortgage volume is down 11.3%.

Register Meade reports that there were 571 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in November 2005 with stated sales values between $25,000.00 and $1,000,000.00, representing a stated value of $220,461,201.00 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 November was $386,097.00.

There were 2,392 mortgages recorded with values between $25,000.00 and $1,000,000.00 in November with a total value of $542,901,876.00.  The average mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $226,966.00.

By way of comparison, there were 679 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in November 2004 with stated sales values between $25,000.00 and $1,000,000.00, representing a stated value of $270,270,591.00 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 was $398,042.00 in November 2004.

There were 2,510 mortgages recorded with values between $25,000.00 and $1,000,000.00 with a total value of $533,503,519.00.  The average mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $212,551.00 in November 2004.



REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY THROUGH NOVEMBER 2005 AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 200
4.

2005 sales volume: 7,249
2004 sales volume: 7,908  

2005 total sales value:  $2,796,195,404.00
2004 total sales value:  $2,890,000,654.00  

2005 average sales price: $385,735.00
2004 average sales price: $365,453.00  

2005 mortgage volume: 27,183
2004 mortgage volume: 30,648  

2005 total mortgage value:  $6,021,380,521.00
2004 total mortgage value:  $6,144,808,957.00  

2005 average mortgage amount:  $221,513.00
2004 average mortgage amount:  $200,496.00


PAST TWELVE MONTHS AVERAGE SALES VALUE:

(sales values between $25,000 and $1,000,000)

M/Y        Value        % Differential/prior month

Dec  2004:  $361,852.00        -9.1%
Jan  2005:  $378,446.00        +4.6% 
Feb  2005:  $354,748.00        -6.3%
Mar  2005:  $369,662.00        +4.2%
Apr  2005:  $379,455.00        +2.7%
May  2005:  $385,720.00        +1.7% 
June 2005:  $397,854.00        +3.1% 

July 2005:  $393,473.00        -1.1%
Aug  2005:  $395,739.00        +0.5%

Sept 2005:  $391,932.00        -1% 
Oct  2005:  $390,158.00        -0.5% 
Nov  2005:  $386,097.00        -1%

 


                                                                    John F. Meade
                                                                    Barnstable Register of Deeds

 
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