Columbus Day Hours

The Registry of Deeds and Fitchburg Satellite Office will be closed Monday, October 10, 2010 in honor of Columbus Day.

Statistics for Q3 2010

The following is a breakdown for the months of July, August and September 2010 for income, foreclosure deeds, and recordings in the Worcester District Registry of Deeds.

Month	Income	Foreclosure Deeds	Recordings
July	$1,936,100.45	209	12,377
August	$2,090,084.75	195	13,375
September	$2,230,829.88	132	13,768
Q3 Total	$6,257,015.08	536	39,520

Mortgage Fraud on the Rise

New data suggests that mortgage fraud may be once again on the rise. After reaching a peak in 2006, mortgage fraud has began to become more problematic again, increasing 17% from last year.


Read more about this trend at the Wall Street Journal here.

Electronic Grantor Index Live

The Registry of Deeds is pleased to announce that we have enabled an electronic version of our Grantor Index from 1731 to 1965 on several of our public access computers in the Registry. We are completing training for staff and frequent users of the Grantor Index this week. Please inquire with a Registry staff member if you would like to access the electronic Grantor Index. Additionally, we hope to launch an online version of the Grantor Index in the near future.

Labor Day Holiday

The Registry of Deeds will be closed on Monday, September 6, 2010 in observance of Labor Day. We thank all American workers for their contributions which have built and strengthened our nation.