The record behind the numbers.

From a filed document to a useful history

A document is a starting point. A building report puts it in context.

1. 01

   Start with the recorded transaction

   Public property records document conveyances and other events affecting a property. CURVE’s closed-sale information draws on those records, rather than treating an asking price as a completed sale.

2. 02

   Place it in the building’s history

   The record is organized by building and unit so a reader can follow sales over time. Different documents may concern the same property; a recorded document does not automatically represent another market sale.

3. 03

   Separate the figures from the analysis

   Recorded sale prices and available property facts support measures such as price per square foot, resale changes, and hold periods. These derived figures depend on the underlying records and the filters used in the report.

What the figures mean

Use the reporting period and filters alongside the number. A building summary and a filtered comparison can describe different groups of sales.

Recorded sale price

The sale amount associated with the recorded transaction. It describes a completed transfer, rather than an asking price or an automated valuation.

Price per square foot

Sale price divided by the unit area available for that record. Missing or incomplete area information can prevent a usable $/SF figure. Historical configurations may differ from the unit’s current layout.

Recorded sales and units

Sales count transactions; unit counts describe units. A unit can sell more than once, so a building’s sale count can exceed its unit count. Transfers and documents that are not counted as sales can appear separately in its history.

Median and average

Summary measures of the sales included in a view. Time windows, selected buildings, sale types, and other filters affect the comparison. Missing figures are shown as unavailable rather than filled with an assumed value.

Development sale and resale

Sale labels help distinguish a development’s initial sales from later transfers and trace the resale sequence. They describe the sale history shown in CURVE, rather than the number of documents filed against a property.

Gain / loss and hold period

Where a usable prior sale is available, these measures compare the recorded sale sequence and the time between sales. Gain / loss is a price comparison, not a net investment return after fees, taxes, financing, or renovations.

Cash / financing

Financing information depends on the market’s available records and CURVE’s supported coverage. Boston includes financing fields; Miami and New York do not offer the same cash / financing comparison. An unknown value should not be treated as a cash purchase.

Read the record with its limits

Public records have timing, coverage, and completeness limits. Those limits matter when comparing properties.