Registry News and Notes
Inclement weather closing
For the safety of our patrons and staff, our office will be closed on February 13th. Electronic recordings will be accepted in both recorded and registered land. We will resume normal business hours on Wednesday February 14, 2024.
Dukes County Real Estate Activity in December 2023
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY IN DECEMBER 2023 AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2022 All figures are based on sales and mortgages over $10,000.00. 2022 total # of docs recorded: 734 2023 total # of docs recorded: 566 22.89% decrease 2022 sales volume: 37 2023 sales volume: 30...
Dukes County Real Estate Activity in November 2023
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY IN NOVEMBER 2023 AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2022 2022 total # of docs recorded: 680 2023 total # of docs recorded: 645 5.15% decrease 2022 sales volume: 30 2023 sales volume: 41 36.67% increase 2022 total sales value: $68,777,000.00 2023...
Dukes County Real Estate Activity in October 2023
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY IN OCTOBER 2023 AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2022 All figures are based on sales and mortgages over $10,000.00. 2022 total # of docs recorded: 731 2023 total # of docs recorded: 669 8.48% decrease 2022 sales volume: 45 2023 sales volume: 46...
Veterans’ Day will be observed Friday November 10, 2023
We will be closed all day on Friday November 10, 2023 in observance of Veterans’ Day.
Dukes County Real Estate Activity in September 2023
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY IN SEPTEMBER 2023 AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2022 All figures are based on sales and mortgages over $10,000.00. 2022 total # of docs recorded: 721 2023 total # of docs recorded: 617 14.42% decrease 2022 sales volume: 51 2023 sales volume:...
Dukes County Real Estate Activity in August 2023
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY IN AUGUST 2023 AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2022 All figures are based on sales and mortgages over $10,000.00. 2022 total # of docs recorded: 689 2023 total # of docs recorded: 676 1.89% decrease 2022 sales volume: 37 2023 sales volume: 50...
Dukes County Real Estate Activity in July 2023
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY IN JULY 2023 AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2022 All figures are based on sales and mortgages over $10,000.00. 2022 total # of docs recorded: 899 2023 total # of docs recorded: 591 34.26% decrease 2022 sales volume: 42 2023 sales volume: 44...
Plan Recording requirements
Registry of Deeds Plan Rules In accordance with General Laws, Chapter 36, section 13A, the registers of deeds of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with the approval of the Attorney General hereby promulgate the following rules for plans to be recorded at registries of...
Land Court survey plans
The Land Court Survey Division announced last week the launch of their new self-service website for the public to retrieve, view and download all of the available electronic survey data and plan images. Public Access Site: https://lcsurveyaccess.jud.state.ma.us