The number of key documents we recorded in August was down from both August of last year and from July of this year, so we're keeping cl...

The registry of deeds collects a variety of recording fees, surcharges and taxes and passes them all along to the general fund of the Common...

The Globe yesterday reported on a growing trend in Massachusetts of courthouses imposing outright bans on the carrying of cell phones withi...

Electronic recording continues to be a growing part of registry operations, accounting for 37% of all documents recorded in August (of 5785 ...

Here are some recording statistics from the month of August and year-to-date, both compared to the same period in 2012. For August: The ...

At yesterday's meeting of the Massachusetts Registries of Deeds Modernization and Efficiency Commission meeting held in Springfield, Mar...

Because of a high profile case (Commonwealth v Walter Shelley) that is to be tried in the Middlesex Superior Courthouse in Lowell next week,...

The documents recorded here at the Registry of Deeds don't identify the use of the property (residential, retail, industrial, etc) but d...

New York Times columnist wrote yesterday about the troubles of Blackberry, comparing the communications device manufacture formerly known a...

There have been about 50 foreclosure deeds recorded for property in Lowell so far this year (there are a few others that are "confirmat...

Yesterday I posted some instructions on the use of our www.lowelldeeds.com and www.masslandrecords.com websites.  Here's the rest of th...

This is the first in a series of blog posts that will provide some practical instruction on the use of the registry of deeds website: ...

Here are some electronic recording statistics for July and through the end of July: In July, 40% of the documents we recorded came to us e...

That's the name of a bond produced by Goldman Sachs that is now the subject of litigation in which Goldman finds itself as a defendant. ...

Yesterday in Phoenix President Obama endorsed a Senate proposal that would wind down the quasi-government housing agencies Freddie Mac and F...

We recorded 417 documents yesterday which is higher than an average day but not unusual for the last day of the month.  Here's a breakdo...

Here are the statistics for this July compared to the same month in 2012: Deeds were up 16%, rising from 510 to 667 Mortgages were up 3%,...

Fortunately the number of foreclosures we're seeing are down considerably but there are still plenty of them.  Someone recently asked in...