BARNSTABLE COUNTY REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY REPORT FOR APRIL 2006
5/1/2006
Written By John F. Meade

Barnstable County Register of Deeds, John F. Meade, reports that the volume of real estate sales in April 2006 was down 28.5% from April 2005 volume and the total value of sales was down 30.2% from the previous year. The median individual property sale value was up 4.8% from the previous year. There was a 19.3% decrease in the volume of mortgage activity from April 2005 levels.

Year to Date: Volume of Sales is down 19.8%; Total Value of Sales is down 15.7%; Individual Sales Value is up 3%; Mortgage Volume is down 12.5%.

Register Meade reports that 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.

By way of comparison, in April 2005, there were 729 deeds recorded at the Registry of Deeds with stated sales values above $50,000.00, representing a total value of $368,785,391.00 in county-wide real estate sales.

The median sales price, based on all property sales values above $50,000.00 was $353,000.00.

There were 2,322 mortgages recorded in April 2005 with values above $50,000.00 with a total value of $641,919,352.00. The median mortgage amount, commercial, residential or other, was $206,125.00.



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REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY THROUGH APRIL 2006 AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2005.

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

2006 sales volume: 1,877
2005 sales volume: 2,354

2006 total sales value: $946,050,154.00
2005 total sales value: $1,122,707,895.00

2006 median sales price: $365,000.00
2005 median sales price: $354,500.00

2006 mortgage volume: 7,334
2005 mortgage volume: 8,379

2006 total mortgage value: $2,472,281,028.00
2005 total mortgage value: $2,255,561,877.00

2006 median mortgage amount: $216,000.00
2005 median mortgage amount: $210,000.00



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

M/Y Value % Differential/prior month

Apr 2005: $353,000.00 +0.2%
May 2005: $367,750.00 +4.2%
June 2005: $368,000.00 +0.1%
July 2005: $365,371.00 -0.7%
Aug 2005: $375,000.00 +2.6%
Sept 2005: $369,000.00 -1.6%
Oct 2005: $367,000.00 -0.5%
Nov 2005: $369,100.00 +1.1%
Dec 2005: $356,550.00 -3.4%
Jan 2006: $367,350.00 +3%
Feb 2006: $370,000.00 +0.7%
Mar 2006: $354,900.00 -4.1%
Apr 2006: $370,000.00 +4.3