How much does a title search cost in Reading, PA

A HeritageDeed title search in Reading (Berks County) costs $49: the owner of record, deeds, mortgages matched to their releases, liens and tax status from the Berks County Recorder of Deeds and county records, usually within minutes. Traditional title search firms quote about $100 to $400 for a comparable search.

Search a Reading property, $49

Step by step in Reading

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 Berks County Recorder of Deeds index is public; matching every mortgage to its satisfaction or release and checking the courts takes time. A HeritageDeed report does it for $49.

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
Federal court records matched to the owner
Flood zone and federal environmental sites near the parcel

Not covered here

Judgments and the tax and municipal liens filed with the Prothonotary are not searched.
A document that gives no parcel number or lot is marked as linked by the owner's name.
Loan amounts are not shown, and delinquent property taxes are not searched.

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.