SALES VOLUME UP, VALUE DOWN!
5/1/2007
John F. Meade - Barnstable Register of Deeds

Barnstable County Register of Deeds, John F. Meade, reports that the volume of real estate sales in April 2007 was up 3.6% from April 2006 volume and the total value of sales was down 3.7% from the previous year. The median individual property sale value was down 8.1% from the previous year. There was a 4.4% decrease in the volume of mortgage activity from April 2006 levels.

Year to Date: Volume of Sales is down 0.4%; Total Value of Sales is down 6%; Individual Sales Value is down 5.5%; Mortgage Volume is down 7.5%.

Register Meade reports that there were 540 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in April 2007 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $247,687,786.00 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 April was $340,000.00.

There were 1,792 mortgages recorded with values above $50,000.00 in April with a total value of $511,782,229.00. The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $224,500.00.

By way of comparison, there were 521 deeds recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in April 2006 with stated sales values above $50,000.00 representing a stated value of $257,286,928.00 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 April was $370,000.00.

There were 1,874 mortgages recorded with values above $50,000.00 in April with a total value of $538,822,775.00. The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $210,000.00.



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REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY THROUGH APRIL 2007 AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2006.

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

2007 sales volume: 1,879
2006 sales volume: 1,887

2007 total sales value: $889,095,279.00
2006 total sales value: $946,050,154.00

2007 median sales price: $345,000.00
2006 median sales price: $365,000.00

2007 mortgage volume: 6,792
2006 mortgage volume: 7,334

2007 total mortgage value: $2,051,210,499.00
2006 total mortgage value: $2,472,281,028.00

2007 median mortgage amount: $230,000.00
2006 median mortgage amount: $216,000.00



TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS MEDIAN SALES VALUE:
(Sales values above $50,000.00)

M/Y Value % Differential/prior month

Apr 2006: $370,000.00 +4.3%
May 2006: $365,000.00 -1.4%
June 2006: $390,000.00 +6.9%
July 2006: $365,000.00 -6.4%
Aug 2006: $350,000.00 -4.1%
Sep 2006: $360,000.00 +2.9%
Oct 2006: $373,500.00 +3.8%
Nov 2006: $355,000.00 -4.8%
Dec 2006: $350,000.00 -1.4%
Jan 2007: $350,000.00 0 %
Feb 2007: $338,750.00 -3.2%
Mar 2007: $349,000.00 +3%
Apr 2007: $340,000.00 -2.6%