Pennsylvania title search, county by county
HeritageDeed searches official land records in Pennsylvania for Philadelphia. Each report lists deeds, open mortgages, liens and court records with their sources, usually within minutes, from $49.
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How land records work in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia's real estate documents are recorded by the city's Department of Records, which also publishes a real estate transfer dataset covering deeds, mortgages, satisfactions and sheriff's deeds.
Pennsylvania property record guides
- Philadelphia Deed Search: How to Look Up a Deed, Mortgage or OwnerHow to search Philadelphia deeds, mortgages and owners: what the Department of Records offers online, what it costs, what the data shows, and what a search misses.
- Satisfaction of Mortgage: What It Is, Deadlines by State, and How to Confirm OneWhat a satisfaction of mortgage is, how long a lender has to record one in Florida, North Carolina, Texas and Arizona, and how to confirm it is in the land records.
- APN Lookup: How to Find an Assessor's Parcel Number for Any PropertyAn APN is the number an assessor assigns to one parcel. How to do an APN lookup, with formats for Maricopa, Cook, NYC, Harris, Philadelphia and Florida.
- County Recorder's Office: What It Records, What It Does Not, and How to Search ItA county recorder's office files and indexes deeds, mortgages and liens. See what it does not do, how it differs from the assessor and treasurer, and real figures.
- Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure: How It Works and What It Leaves in the TitleA deed in lieu of foreclosure hands the property to the lender instead of a foreclosure sale. How it compares to a short sale, and why junior liens can remain
- Estimated Closing Costs for Seller: What You Pay and How Taxes Differ by StateEstimated closing costs for seller: loan payoff, transfer taxes, title and recording fees. Florida taxes deeds at 70 cents per $100; NY and PA compared.
- Property Tax Lookup: How to Find Property Tax Records and Bills for a ParcelA property tax lookup shows the bill, the balance and the parcel number. How assessors and tax collectors split the work, and what a tax search will not show.
- Sheriff Sale: How It Works and What Happens to Liens AfterwardA sheriff sale is a court-ordered public auction of property. How it works, what happens to liens, and how to find sheriff's deeds (2,235 in Philadelphia).
Pricing
Owner of record and vesting deed, every deed, mortgage and release the county index returns, recorded liens, court records matched to the owner and tax status. One flat price: every order gets the full search.
Questions
Which Pennsylvania counties does HeritageDeed cover?
Philadelphia, which is both a city and a county. Orders for other Pennsylvania counties are not accepted yet, so you never pay for a search we cannot run.
How much is a title search in Pennsylvania?
$49 per report, one flat price for the full search, plus sales tax where it applies. There is no subscription.
Is a title search the same as title insurance?
No. A title search reports what the public record shows. Title insurance is a policy from a licensed insurer that pays if the record turns out to be wrong. A financed purchase needs the policy; a search is the due diligence before it.
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