June and mid-year statistics

At the end of each month we report the total number of several major document types recorded for the month and compare those numbers to the totals for the same month in the prior year.  Here are the results for June:

There was a 20% increase in the number of deeds recorded, rising from 494 in June 2011 to 593 in June 2012.

There was a 40% increase in the number of mortgages recorded, rising from 883 in June 2011 to 1238 in June 2012.

There was a 19% decline in the number of foreclosure deeds recorded, dropping from 42 in June 2011 to 34 in June 2012.

There was a 19% decline in the number of orders of notice recorded, dropping from 64 in June 2011 to 52 in June 2012.

As for the first half of the year, here are the statistics for the same categories:

There was a 15% increase in the number of deeds recorded, rising from 2399 in the first half of 2011 to 2759 in the first half of 2012.

There was a 34% increase in the number of mortgages recorded, rising from 5210 in the first half of 2011 to 7001 in the first half of 2012.

There was a 3% increase in the number of foreclosure deeds recorded, rising from 202 in the first half of 2011 to 209 in the first half of 2012.

There was a 10% decline in the number of orders of notice recorded, dropping from 393 in the first half of 2011 to 354 in the first half of 2012.