Joseph Aucoin posted on August 08, 2019 06:04
MORTGAGE VOLUME JUMPS!
JOHN F. MEADE, REGISTER OF DEEDS
REPORT OF BARNSTABLE COUNTY REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY
FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2019
Barnstable County Register of Deeds, John F. Meade, reports that the volume of real estate sales in July 2019 was down 2.5% from July 2018 volume and the total value of sales was up 3.5% from the previous year. The median individual property sale value was up 2.7% from the previous year. There was a 24.8% increase in the volume of mortgage activity from July 2018 levels.
Year to Date: Volume of Sales is down 1.7%; Total Value of Sales is up 5%; Individual Sales Value is up 2.7%; Mortgage Volume is down 0.8%.
Register Meade reports that there were 618 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in July 2019 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $328,110,176.00 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 July 2019 was $385,000.00.