LowellDeeds

With the close of the first half of 2004 we have begun to compile recording statistics for the past decade. The totals below are a combination of registered and recorded land. The right column shows the change in the number of documents recorded from the previous year.

Middlesex North Registry of Deeds
Document Total Analysis 95-04

Year TOTAL % Change
1995 65719
1996 72861 11%
1997 76000 4%
1998 101138 33%
1999 96830 -4%
2000 77447 -20%
2001 105555 36%
2002 125298 19%
2003 158827 27%
2004 54507 -31%

2003 turned out to be the biggest year in the history of Middlesex North. Although, things have certainly changed. The first half of 2004 ended with a total of 54507 documents. If we continue at this pace we will end 2004 with an approximate total of 109,000. This represents a 31% decrease in recordings from last year. The most interesting fact regarding these statistics is the extreme fluctuation throughout the decade.