Mortgage in Reading, Pennsylvania
A mortgage pledges the property as security for a loan. Recorded, it is a lien that comes ahead of later liens and stays on the title until a satisfaction or release is recorded. In Reading, mortgages are recorded with the Berks County Recorder of Deeds, and a HeritageDeed title search lists them for the property.
How Reading records it
Deeds, mortgages and satisfactions are recorded with the Berks County Recorder of Deeds.
What it means for a buyer or bidder
A recorded mortgage with no satisfaction of record is an open lien, even if the loan was paid: it has to be released or paid at a sale.
Does a title search find it in Reading?
Yes. The Reading report covers: Deeds, mortgages, satisfactions and assignments recorded with the Recorder of Deeds, tied to the property by parcel number or by lot within its municipality.
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