How much does a title search cost in Durham County, NC
A HeritageDeed title search in Durham County costs $49: the owner of record, deeds, deeds of trust matched to their satisfactions, liens and tax status from the Durham County Register of Deeds and county records, usually within minutes. Traditional title search firms quote about $100 to $400 for a comparable search.
Search a Durham County property, $49
Step by step in Durham County
- 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 Durham County Register of Deeds index is public; matching every deed of trust to its satisfaction and checking the courts takes time. A HeritageDeed report does it for $49.
A real Durham County report
We ran this search on the Durham Bulls Athletic Park (409 Blackwell St, Durham, NC 27701): 1 deed, 0 open deeds of trust, 0 recorded liens. See the Durham County sample report.
What the report checks in Durham County
- Owner, parcel number and the vesting deed's book and page from the county tax parcel records
- The vesting deed, and deeds, deeds of trust, satisfactions, assignments, substitutions of trustee and foreclosure notices recorded with the Register of Deeds
- Liens and City of Durham code-enforcement orders recorded with the Register of Deeds, listed as name matches to verify
- Federal court records matched to the owner
- Flood zone and federal environmental sites near the parcel
Not covered here
- Records start in 1978: a purchase before then has its deed read by book and page, but earlier loans are not searched.
- Documents are tied to the property by parcel number, street address or lot and subdivision; any tied only by the owner's name are marked. Where a satisfaction cannot be matched exactly to its loan, the report says so.
- Loans of earlier owners are not searched under the seller's name, loan amounts are not published, and delinquent property taxes are not searched.
Questions
How far back do Durham County land records go?
The Durham County Register of Deeds' electronic records cover real estate documents from January 1, 1978; the historical record and the mortgage, condominium, corporate and plat books are not included.
What does a HeritageDeed search in Durham County not cover?
Records start in 1978: a purchase before then has its deed read by book and page, but earlier loans are not searched.
Is this title insurance?
No. It is a search of the public record for one Durham County property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.
More about Durham County property records
Check the title of a Durham County property
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