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Welcome to the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds

William P. O'Donnell Register of Deeds stands in front of the Norfolk County seal

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In over two hundred years of continuous operation, we have gone from days of scriveners with quill pens to an era of computers and advanced document imaging.

Our objectives in all that time have remained the same: security, accuracy and accessibility for our communities’ land records, and reliable service to the residents of Norfolk County.

As Register, I am committed to carrying forward those traditions and to modernizing facilities and services to meet the changing needs of the public in this new century.

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PSA for Declaration of Homestead

Register O’Donnell explains the Declaration of Homestead. On August 6, 2024, the Homestead exemption was increased from $500,000 to $1,000,000.  

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History comes alive at the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds. Click to learn more.

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If you own property in Norfolk County, we have made it easy for you to find and view your deed. Just click here and enter your name and town.

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Two bar charts comparing Norfolk County real estate trends from July through September in 2025 and 2026. The top chart shows average monthly commercial and residential sale prices. In July, the average sale price decreased from approximately $1.35 million in 2025 to $1.18 million in 2026. In August, the average sale price increased from about $1.0 million in 2025 to $1.18 million in 2026. In September, the average sale price increased from roughly $950,000 in 2025 to $1.1 million in 2026. The bottom chart compares foreclosure deeds and notices of foreclosure recorded during the same months. Foreclosure deeds increased from 6, 4, and 6 in July, August, and September 2025 to 2, 6, and 9 in the corresponding months of 2026. Notices of foreclosure declined from 32 to 26 in July but increased from 26 to 34 in August and from 23 to 35 in September. Overall, sale prices were higher in August and September 2026 than in 2025, while foreclosure-related activity increased during most months of the quarter.

Register O’Donnell Releases Third Quarter 2026 Real Estate Activity Report

Dedham, MA – Norfolk County Register of Deeds William P. O'Donnell today released the real estate statistics for the third quarter of 2026 (July, August, and September), which reflected a market balancing...
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Register O’Donnell Promotes Consumer Notification Service

Dedham, MA – Norfolk County Register of Deeds William P. O'Donnell is reminding residents about the Registry's free Consumer Notification Program, a service designed to alert subscribers whenever a document is recorded...
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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 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 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 read Judge Cahillane's Decision and Order in the Norfolk Superior Court.

Click here to read an article appearing in State House News entitled “Another County Lawsuit: Register Wins Again.” Click this link to see the Judgment of Judge Leighton of the Norfolk Superior Court.

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).

In observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day, the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds will be closed, Monday, October 12, 2026.

The Norfolk County Registry of Deeds will be closed Monday, September 7th in celebration of Labor Day.

In observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day, the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds is closed, today, Monday, October 12, 2026.

The Norfolk County Registry of Deeds is closed today, September 7th in celebration of Labor Day.