How much does a title search cost in Detroit, MI
A HeritageDeed title search in Detroit (Wayne County) costs $49: the owner of record, deeds, mortgages matched to their releases, liens and tax status from the Wayne County Register of Deeds and county records, usually within minutes. Traditional title search firms quote about $100 to $400 for a comparable search.
About Detroit: The county seat of Wayne County is Detroit. Wayne County borders Macomb, Monroe, Oakland and Washtenaw counties. Wayne County has about 801,083 housing units, 64.8% of the occupied ones owner-occupied. Last verified November 9, 2026.
Search a Detroit property, $49
Step by step in Detroit
- 1
Decide what you need
A current owner search (owner, deeds, open loans, liens, tax) answers most buyer and investor questions; a lender closing needs a title insurance commitment instead.
- 2
Search it yourself or order it
The Wayne County Register of Deeds index is public; matching every mortgage to its satisfaction or release and checking the courts takes time. A HeritageDeed report does it for $49.
What Detroit records show
The Register of Deeds indexes each document under its parties' names and cross-references a discharge to the mortgage it discharges.
What the report checks in Detroit
- Owner of record, parcel number and situs address from Wayne County's parcel records
- Deeds, mortgages, discharges, assignments, land contracts and liens indexed under the owner's name with the Register of Deeds
- Mortgages matched to discharges by the Register's cross-references; earlier owners' loans set apart
- Federal court records matched to the owner
- Flood zone and federal environmental sites near the parcel
Not covered here
- Documents are tied to the property by their legal description or address; any tied only by the owner's name are marked.
- Judgments and court cases that are not recorded with the Register of Deeds are not searched.
- Loan amounts are shown only where the index states them, and delinquent property taxes (County Treasurer) are not searched.
Questions
What does a HeritageDeed search in Detroit not cover?
Documents are tied to the property by their legal description or address; any tied only by the owner's name are marked.
Is this title insurance?
No. It is a search of the public record for one Detroit property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.
More about Detroit property records
Check the title of a Detroit property
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