How to search deeds in Reading, PA

Deeds in Reading (Berks County) are recorded with the Berks County Recorder of Deeds, searchable by grantor and grantee name. A HeritageDeed report does this for one address in Reading: $49, usually within minutes, with the source of every finding.

Search a Reading property, $49

Step by step in Reading

1
Start from the parcel
The Berks County Assessment Office parcel record often names the current deed's book and page or document number.
2
Search the index
Search the Berks County Recorder of Deeds grantor-grantee index by name, or by the document number, to find the deed and the earlier ones in the chain.
3
Read each deed
Check the parties, the legal description and the recording date, and whether a later deed conveyed the property again.
4
Or order the report
A HeritageDeed report runs these searches for one Reading address and lists every finding with its source, $49, usually within minutes.

What Reading records show

Deeds, mortgages and satisfactions are recorded with the Berks County Recorder of Deeds.

The county's tax parcels name the owner of record, the situs address and the deed reference (book and page).

Federal and state tax liens, judgments and municipal liens are filed with the Prothonotary, not the Recorder of Deeds.

What the report checks in Reading

Owner of record, situs address, municipality and the deed reference from the county's parcel records
Deeds, mortgages, satisfactions and assignments recorded with the Recorder of Deeds, tied to the property by parcel number or by lot within its municipality

Questions

What does a HeritageDeed search in Reading not cover?

Judgments and the tax and municipal liens filed with the Prothonotary are not searched.

Is this title insurance?

No. It is a search of the public record for one Reading property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.