Registry News and Notes
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
Dukes County Real Estate Activity in June 2023
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY IN JUNE 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: 839 2023 total # of docs recorded: 597 28.84%decrease 2022 sales volume: 43 2023 sales volume: 42...
Dukes County Real Estate Activity in May 2023
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY IN MAY 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: 964 2023 total # of docs recorded: 672 30.29% decrease 2022 sales volume: 45 2023 sales volume: 38...
Dukes County Real Estate Activity in April 2023
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY IN APRIL 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: 995 2023 total # of docs recorded: 719 27.74% decrease 2022 sales volume: 44 2023 sales volume: 49...
Dukes County Real Estate Activity in March 2023
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY IN MARCH 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: 995 2023 total # of docs recorded: 719 27.74% decrease 2022 sales volume: 44 2023 sales volume: 49...
Office closed 4/17 in observance of Patriots’ Day
The Dukes County Registry of Deeds will be closed Monday, April 17, 2023, in observance of Patriots' Day.
Home Warranty Consumer Alert
Be aware of correspondences pretending to be from a lender or the County asking about your home warranty. This letter was sent from Helping Hand Home Warranty with a West Palm Beach, FL address. While the practice may be legal, it is misleading, it is an aggressive...
Dukes County Real Estate Activity in February 2023
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY IN FEBRUARY 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: 849 2023 total # of docs recorded: 484 42.99% decrease 2022 sales volume: 40 2023 sales volume: 22...
Delayed Opening – Tuesday 2/28/23
The Dukes County Courthouse and Registry of Deeds will open at 10:30am on Tuesday, February 28 in the interest of safety for the public and staff, given the projected impact of the storm.