Mid-month statistics for July

Well, not quite mid-month.  More like three-quarter month.  Here's a comparison of the number of various document types recorded at the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds during the first three weeks of July in 2011 and in 2012:

Deeds: July 1 - 22, 2011 there were 306; same period in 2012 there were 339, an 11% increase
Mortgages: July 1 - 22, 2011 there were 510; same period in 2012 there were 761, an increase of 49%
Orders of Notice: July 1 - 22, 2011 there were 39; same period in 2012 there were 41, a 5% increase
Foreclosure Deeds: July 1 - 22, 2011 there were 28; same period in 2012 there were 25; an 11% decrease.