Joseph Aucoin posted on June 11, 2018 11:44
SALES VOLUME DIPS & VALUE RISES!
JOHN F. MEADE, REGISTER OF DEEDS
REPORT OF BARNSTABLE COUNTY REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY
FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2018
Barnstable County Register of Deeds, John F. Meade, reports that the volume of real estate sales in May 2018 was down 5.5% from May 2017 volume and the total value of sales was down 7.3% from the previous year. The median individual property sale value was up 1.4% from the previous year. There was an 8.8% decrease in the volume of mortgage activity from May 2017 levels.
Year to Date: Volume of Sales is down 3.6%; Total Value of Sales is down 0.5%; Individual Sales Value is up 4.5%; Mortgage Volume is down 6.8%.
Register Meade reports that there were 719 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in May 2018 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $366,647,078.00 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 May 2018 was $375,000.00.
There were 1,094 mortgages recorded with values above $50,000.00 in May 2018 with a total value of $393,805,563.00. The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $270,000.00.
By way of comparison, there were 761 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in May 2017 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $395,534,476.00 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 May 2017 was $370,000.00.
There were 1,200 mortgages recorded with values above $50,000.00 in May 2017 with a total value of $415,078,351.00. The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $255,000.00.
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