Registry News and Notes
Early Closure Friday Sept 16
The Dukes County Registry of Deeds will close at 3:45pm Friday September 16, 2022 for a staff meeting. No in-person or e-recordings will be done after 3:45pm. Our apologizes for any inconveniences this may cause you.
Dukes County Real Estate Activity in July 2022
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY IN JULY 2022 AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2021 All figures are based on sales and mortgages over $10,000.00. 2021 total # of docs recorded: 1008 2022 total # of docs recorded: 899 10.81% decrease 2021 sales volume: 55 2022 sales volume: 42...
E-Notarization as Authorized by Section 12 of Chapter 22 of the Acts of 2022
The legislature has enacted, and the Governor has signed into law, Chapter 22 of the Acts of 2022 (available at: https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2022/Chapter22), effective February 12, 2022. Section 12 of this Act authorizes the use of “virtual” or...
Dukes County Real Estate Activity in June 2022
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY IN JUNE 2022 AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2021 All figures are based on sales or mortgages over $10,000.00. 2021 total # of docs recorded: 1157 2022 total # of docs recorded: 839 27.48% decrease 2021 sales volume: 65 2022 sales volume: 43...
Dukes County Real Estate Activity in May 2022
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY IN MAY 2022 AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2021 All figures are based on sales or mortgages over $10,000.00. 2021 total # of docs recorded: 1092 2022 total # of docs recorded: 964 11.72% decrease 2021 sales volume: 52 2022 sales volume: 45...
Dukes County Real Estate Activity in April 2022
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY IN APRIL 2022 AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2021 All figures are based on sales or mortgages over $10,000.00. 2021 total # of docs recorded: 1140 2022 total # of docs recorded: 856 24.91% decrease 2021 sales volume: 69 2022 sales volume: 35...
RFP for Registry of Deeds for Re-indexing and Upload Services of Land Records
Dukes County is accepting proposals for Re-indexing and Upload Services for the Dukes County Registry of Deeds Land Records. Deadline for proposal submission is May 20, 2022 at 2:00PM. The full RFP package is available for download below. Any questions can be...
Dukes County Real Estate Activity in March 2022
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY IN MARCH 2022 AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2021 All figures are based on sales or mortgages over $10,000.00. 2021 total # of docs recorded: 1136 2022 total # of docs recorded: 995 12.41% decrease 2021 sales volume: 65 2022 sales volume: 44...
Land Records Preservation
This past fall we sent four of the land records books from the late 1800’s to be preserved by Kofile Technologies in Vermont. The pages were found to have Chlorophenol Red, which is acidic. Acidity is a major cause of paper deterioration and must be dealt with if the...
Dukes County Real Estate Activity in February 2022
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY IN FEBRUARY 2022 AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2021 All figures are based on sales or mortgages over $10,000.00. 2021 total # of docs recorded: 1009 2022 total # of docs recorded: 849 15.86% decrease 2021 sales volume: 42 2022 sales volume: 40...