September 2022 Registry Recording Statistics

JOHN F. MEADE, REGISTER OF DEEDS

REPORT OF BARNSTABLE COUNTY REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY

FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2022

MORTGAGE VOLUME DROPS, INDIVIDUAL VALUE PLATEAUS!

Barnstable County Register of Deeds, John F. Meade, reports that the volume of real estate sales in September 2022 was down 17.9% from September 2021 volume and the total value of sales was down 3.6% from the previous year.  The median individual property sale value was up 11.6% from the previous year.  There was a 52.2% decrease in the volume of mortgage activity from September 2021 levels.

Year to Date: Volume of Sales is down 19.2%; Total Value of Sales is down 1.3%; Individual Sales Value is up 15%; Mortgage Volume is down 40.6%.

Register Meade reports that there were 643 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in September 2022 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $544,554,812.00 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 September 2022 was $600,000.00.

There were 854 mortgages recorded with values above $50,000.00 in September 2022 with a total value of $460,154,176.00.  The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $350,000.00.

By way of comparison, there were 783 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in September 2021 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $564,629,648.00 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 September 2021 was $537,500.00.

There were 1,785 mortgages recorded with values above $50,000.00 in September 2021 with a total value of $853,873,402.00.  The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $330,000.00.

REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2022

AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2021.

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

2022 sales volume: 5,089

2021 sales volume: 6,297

2022 total sales value: $4,334,447,089.00

2021 total sales value: $4,390,966,914.00

2022 median sales price: $575,000.00

2021 median sales price: $500,000.00

2022 mortgage volume: 9,966

2021 mortgage volume: 16,788

2022 total mortgage value:  $5,190,604,559.00

2021 total mortgage value:  $6,992,303,959.00

2022 median mortgage amount: $328,500.00

2021 median mortgage amount: $310,000.00

TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS MEDIAN SALES VALUE:

(Sales values above $50,000.00)

M/Y                Value                          % Differential/prior month

 Sep              2021:      $537,500.00                                    +1.9%

Oct               2021:      $535,000.00                                    -0.5%

Nov              2021:      $571,750.00                                    +6.9%    

Dec               2021:      $550,000.00                                   – 3.8%

Jan               2022:      $525,000.00                                   – 4.5%

Feb               2022:      $530,000.00                                   +1.0%

Mar              2022:      $525,000.00                                   -0.94%

Apr               2022:      $599,950.00                                  +14.3%

May              2022:      $599,000.00                                   -0.2%

June              2022:      $599,500.00                                   +0.08%

July               2022:      $600,000.00                                  +0.08%

Aug               2022:      $600,000.00                                        0%

Sep                2022:      $600,000.00                                        0%

FORECLOSURE DEEDS

MONTH                     YTD              

2021    5                                  29

2022    7                                  39

Chg.    +40%                          +34.5%