JOHN F. MEADE, REGISTER OF DEEDS
REPORT OF BARNSTABLE COUNTY REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY
FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2014
SALES VOLUME & VALUE UP SLIGHTLY!
Barnstable County Register of Deeds, John F. Meade, reports that the volume of real estate sales in October 2014 was up 0.6% from October 2013 volume and the total value of sales was up 6.6% from the previous year. The median individual property sale value was up 1.3% from the previous year. There was a 3% decrease in the volume of mortgage activity from October 2013 levels.
Year to Date: Volume of Sales is down 0.6%; Total Value of Sales is up 5.2%; Individual Sales Value is up 2.4%; Mortgage Volume is down 36.6%.
Register Meade reports that there were 676 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in October 2014 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $331,070,453.00 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 $325,000.00.
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.
By way of comparison, that there were 672 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in October 2013 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $310,704,120.00 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 $320,950.00.
There were 1,092 mortgages recorded with values above $50,000.00 in October with a total value of $363,859,579.00. The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $225,000.00.
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY THROUGH OCTOBER 2014
AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2013.
All figures are based on sales or mortgages ABOVE $50,000.00.
2014 sales volume: 5,594
2013 sales volume: 5,627
2014 total sales value: $2,634,784,804.00
2013 total sales value: $2,503,478,936.00
2014 median sales price: $322,500.00
2013 median sales price: $315,000.00
2014 mortgage volume: 8,945
2013 mortgage volume: 14,103
2014 total mortgage value: $2,972,044,804.00
2013 total mortgage value: $4,256,187,756.00
2014 median mortgage amount: $227,500.00
2013 median mortgage amount: $227,000.00
TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS MEDIAN SALES VALUE:
(Sales values above $50,000.00)
M/Y Value % Differential/prior month
Oct 2013: $320,950.00 -2.9%
Nov 2013: $317,250.00 -1.1%
Dec 2013: $300,000.00 -5.4%
Jan 2014: $328,000.00 +9.3%
Feb 2014: $298,000.00 -9.1%
Mar 2014: $297,000.00 -0.34%
Apr 2014: $310,617.00 +4.6%
May 2014: $329,000.00 +5.9%
June 2014: $332,000.00 +0.9%
July 2014: $305,000.00 -8.1%
Aug 2014: $343,500.00 +12.6%
Sep 2014: $329,000.00 -4.2%
Oct 2014: $325,000.00 -1.2%
FORECLOSURE DEEDS
MONTH YTD
2014 9 109
2013 23 144
Chg. -61% -24.3%