Registry News and Notes
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...
Dukes County courthouse Closed on Friday, 2/25/22
The Trial Court leaders have decided that all courts will close Friday 2/25/2022 in in the interest of safety for the public and staff, given the statewide impact of the forecasted storm. The Registry of Deeds will operate remotely and will work with the Martha’s...
Dukes County Real Estate Activity in January 2022
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY IN JANUARY 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: 932 2022 total # of docs recorded: 739 20.71% decrease 2021 sales volume: 56 2022 sales volume: 39...
Dukes County courthouse closed Friday, February 4, 2022
The Trial Court leaders have decided that all courts will close today in the interest of safety for the public and staff, given the statewide impact of the freezing rain and hazardous road conditions expected throughout the day. The Registry of Deeds will operate...
Closed Friday, Jan. 7th
The Dukes County Registry of Deeds will be closed on Friday, January 7th due to inclement weather.
Dukes County Real Estate Activity in December 2021
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY IN DECEMBER 2021 AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2020 All figures are based on sales or mortgages over $10,000.00. 2020 total # of docs recorded: 1343 2021 total # of docs recorded: 1146 14.67% decrease 2020 sales volume: 87 2021 sales volume:...
Dukes County Real Estate Activity in November 2021
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY IN NOVEMBER 2021 AS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2020 All figures are based on sales or mortgages over $10,000.00. 2020 total # of docs recorded: 1126 2021 total # of docs recorded: 1026 8.88% decrease 2020 sales volume: 101 2021 sales volume:...