How can I research what was paid for a house the last time it was sold?

There are some houses in a few different states for which I would like
to find out what the selling price was the last time the house was
purchased.

Is there a general procedure or method that can be used regardless of
state? Are all real estate transactions recorded in some database
(presumably, with a different name or URL in each state) that's a
matter of public record?

Re: How can I research what was paid for a house the last time it was sold?

Google for the county's auditor site. You can often find the selling price
& other info on that.

You can also get a subscription service such as Haine's Criss-Cross or Pace,
which allow you to search by various keys, but which cost $$$.


"kimcheeman" <> wrote in message
news:
> There are some houses in a few different states for which I would like
> to find out what the selling price was the last time the house was
> purchased.
>
> Is there a general procedure or method that can be used regardless of
> state? Are all real estate transactions recorded in some database
> (presumably, with a different name or URL in each state) that's a
> matter of public record?
>

Re: How can I research what was paid for a house the last time itwas sold?

it's regionally different, sometimes differs by county in the same
state.
I have no idea what a county auditor is, but most of the more recent
sales prices here can be found at the property tax office's web
site ... (and I don't know wehter neighboring counties have such
a thing).

Maren, Hilo, HI
Tropical seeds - Job's Tears Jewelry - Plants & Lilikoi


Kitep wrote:
> Google for the county's auditor site. You can often find the selling price
> & other info on that.
>
> You can also get a subscription service such as Haine's Criss-Cross or Pace,
> which allow you to search by various keys, but which cost $$$.
>
>
> "kimcheeman" <> wrote in message
> news:
>
>>There are some houses in a few different states for which I would like
>>to find out what the selling price was the last time the house was
>>purchased.
>>
>>Is there a general procedure or method that can be used regardless of
>>state? Are all real estate transactions recorded in some database
>>(presumably, with a different name or URL in each state) that's a
>>matter of public record?
>>
>
>
>

Re: How can I research what was paid for a house the last time it was sold?

Maren Purves wrote:
> it's regionally different, sometimes differs by county in the same
> state.
> I have no idea what a county auditor is, but most of the more recent
> sales prices here can be found at the property tax office's web
> site ... (and I don't know wehter neighboring counties have such
> a thing).
>
> Maren, Hilo, HI
> Tropical seeds - Job's Tears Jewelry - Plants & Lilikoi
>
>
> Kitep wrote:
> > Google for the county's auditor site. You can often find the selling price
> > & other info on that.
> >
> > You can also get a subscription service such as Haine's Criss-Cross or Pace,
> > which allow you to search by various keys, but which cost $$$.
> >
> >
> > "kimcheeman" <> wrote in message
> > news:
> >
> >>There are some houses in a few different states for which I would like
> >>to find out what the selling price was the last time the house was
> >>purchased.
> >>
> >>Is there a general procedure or method that can be used regardless of
> >>state? Are all real estate transactions recorded in some database
> >>(presumably, with a different name or URL in each state) that's a
> >>matter of public record?
> >>
> >
> >
> >

Re: How can I research what was paid for a house the last time it was sold?

Thank you, and everyone else who took the time to comment, for your
comments. All the replies here are interesting and useful.