December recording statistics

The other day I posted recording statistics for all of 2010. For the year as a whole, the numbers were discouraging with deeds and mortgages flat and foreclosures up. But I also wrote that the annual numbers are a bit deceptive: Since October, our recording statistics have been quite positive and December continued that trend.

Here are the numbers for December 2010 compared to the same month in 2009:

In December 2010, there were 497 deeds recorded, a 15% increase from the 431 recorded in December 2009;

In December 2010, there were 1623 mortgages recorded, a 53% increase from the 1059 recorded in December 2009;

In December 2010, there were 44 orders of notice recorded, a 56% decrease from the 101 orders of notice recorded in December 2009;

In December 2010, there were 13 foreclosure deeds recorded, a 59% decrease from the 32 recorded in December 2009.