Mid year stats for Lowell and district towns

Here are some recording statistics for the city of Lowell and then for the nine other communities in the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds district:

In Lowell, there was a 2% increase in the number of deeds recorded in the first half of 2012 when compared to the first half of 2011 (692 in 2011 v 704 in 2012);

There was a 19% increase in the number of mortgages recorded in the first half of 2012 when compared to the first half of 2011 (1049 in 2011 v 1249 in 2012);

There was an 8% decline in the number of foreclosure deeds recorded in the first half of 2012 when compared to the first half of 2011 (107 in 2011 v 108 in 2012);

There was an 11% decline in the number of orders of notice recorded in the first half of 2012 when compared to the first half of 2011 (168 in 2011 v 150 in 2012);


In the nine towns in the district, there was a 20% increase in the number of deeds recorded in the first half of 2012 when compared to the first half of 2011 (1707 in 2011 v 2055 in 2012);

There was a 38% increase in the number of mortgages recorded in the first half of 2012 when compared to the first half of 2011 (4161 in 2011 v 5752 in 2012);

There was a 17% increase in the number of foreclosure deeds recorded in the first half of 2012 when compared to the first half of 2011 (95 in 2011 v 111 in 2012);

There was an 9% decline in the number of orders of notice recorded in the first half of 2012 when compared to the first half of 2011 (225 in 2011 v 204 in 2012);