How much does a title search cost in Brooklyn, NY

A HeritageDeed title search in Brooklyn (Kings County) costs $49: the owner of record, deeds, mortgages matched to their releases, liens and tax status from the NYC Department of Finance, Office of the City Register and county records, usually within minutes. Traditional title search firms quote about $100 to $400 for a comparable search.

Search a Brooklyn property, $49

Step by step in Brooklyn

1. 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. 2

   Search it yourself or order it

   The NYC Department of Finance, Office of the City Register index is public; matching every mortgage to its satisfaction or release and checking the courts takes time. A HeritageDeed report does it for $49.

New York City recordings, Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026

• 58,106deeds recorded
• 46,288mortgages recorded
• 41,299satisfactions recorded
• 26,681assignments recorded

Counted from official records, refreshed nightly.

What the report checks in Brooklyn

• Deeds, mortgages, satisfactions, assignments and UCC fixture filings recorded with the City Register
• Property tax charges and the NYC tax lien sale list from the Department of Finance
• Water and sewer charges from the Department of Environmental Protection
• HPD housing violations, DOB violations and permits, and ECB/OATH penalties
• New York State court filings and federal court records matched to the owner

Not covered here

• Brooklyn has a high share of nominal transfers (family, estate and LLC moves for little or no money), which the report lists in the chain of title even though they are not sales.

Questions

More about Brooklyn property records

• Check for liens
• Find the owner
• Check for a loan
• Property taxes
• Code violations
• Brooklyn title search guide