October recording statistics

The numbers of deeds, mortgages and total documents recorded at the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in October 2017 were down considerably from the same month a year earlier.

In October 2016, there were 5678 documents recorded; in October 2017 there were 5082, a decline of 10 percent;

In Oct 2016 there were 629 deeds; in Oct 2017 there were 607, a drop of 3 percent; 

In Oct 2016 there were 1178 mortgages; in Oct 2017 there were 946, a drop of 20 percent.

There was some good news. foreclosure deeds and orders of notice were down 31 percent and 34 percent respectively.