Sellers often have a valuable resource that they can use to find out more about the history of their property. Property records are publicly available documents that provide valuable information ...

Suppose you're in the market to buy a property or an owner looking to sell or verify your ownership to get a loan. To do almost anything, you may need to pull public records proving ownership, tax and ...

Get guidance from trusted mortgage experts. When looking to buy a property, some purchasers choose to conduct a property history search before making an offer. While searching for mortgage lenders is ...

Tracking down property records and researching other documents can shed light on the life of a house. By Bridget Shirvell Houses are secret keepers, witnesses to history, be it everyday milestones ...

The real question is why wouldn’t you want to know about your home’s secrets and past life Indeed, in her experience, Ann Senefeld, a Cincinnati-based architectural historian and author of Finding ...

Like it or not, property taxes are a part of homeownership – and in some parts of the country, an expensive part, too. Your property tax bill is calculated by taking the assessed value of your home ...

In his book, The Black Tax: 150 Years of Theft, Exploitation and Dispossession in America, Andrew Kahrl examines the history of the property tax and its role in perpetuating wealth inequality. This ...

Sellers often have a valuable resource that they can use to find out more about the history of their property. Property records are publicly available documents that provide valuable information ...