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Brookline, MA 2nd Quarter 2018 Real Estate Activity Report

During the 2nd quarter of 2018, real estate activity in Brookline saw no percentage increase in total sales volume but an increase in average sales price.

 

There was an 11% decrease in the number of land documents recorded at the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds from the town of Brookline during the 2nd quarter 2018. 2,316 land documents were recorded versus 2,606 during the second quarter 2017.  

 

The total volume of real estate sales in Brookline during the 2nd quarter 2018 was $318,939,299, no percentage increase or decrease from the same time period in 2017. However, the average sale price of homes and commercial property increased 11% in Brookline. The average sale price was $1,386,692. 

 

The number of mortgages recorded (432) on Brookline properties during the 2nd quarter 2018 was down 14% from the previous year. However, total mortgage indebtedness increased 45% to $384,324,117 during the same period.

 

There were 0 foreclosure deeds filed against Brookline properties during the 2nd quarter 2018, compared to 1 foreclosure deed filed during the 2nd quarter 2017. 

 

Finally, homestead activity decreased 14% in Brookline during the 2nd quarter 2018 with 199 homesteads filed compared to 232 during the same time period in 2017.

Click here to read an article about the closing of the Registry of Deeds Disaster Recovery Office in Dedham, published in December 2024 by The Quincy Sun. Click here to read an article about the lack of an occupancy permit to use the relocated Disaster Recovery Office published in October 2025 by The Dedham Times.

Click here to read an article published by the Franklin Observer, informing Norfolk County residents that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled in favor of the Norfolk Registry of Deeds.

Click here to see: An IT Rebuttal that Aired on Quincy Access Television. Click this link to view: An Extended Registry IT Technology Rebuttal to County Commissioners-December 8, 2021

County Consultant Abrahams - Not an IT Security Expert

Click here to watch a five-minute video of the Plymouth County and Norfolk County Registers of Deeds testifying on HB3971. Or click here for Written Testimony and Reasons to Support HB3971 (An Act directing a study on the feasibility of placing registries of deeds for county government that have not been abolished under the oversight of the secretary of the commonwealth).