Website where you can look up who owns a house?

[Muse]

I bookmarked it somewhere but can't find it right now. There's at least one site where you can enter a street address and find out when a house at that address was sold and how much the buyer paid for it. It may also tell you who bought the property. Do you know what site this is?

Reason I want it right now is to find out if I have the right address for somebody (they haven't answered my email). TIA.

 

[Capt Caveman]

zillow.com

 

[PricklyPete]

www.zillow.com has those values I believe

My local county has a very snazzy site that gives you a whole bunch of info...but it would not apply to you.

 

[Linflas]

If you know the county/city the property information is normally available in a database you can access.

 

[RagingBITCH]

As already stated. Most local counties should have the same info on their websites.

 

[Bryophyte]

Our county has that information online (though they don't post names, you have to go in person to the county to get names, even though it's public record.)

 

[imported_Section8]

Its called the County name CAD. CAD is the Central Appraisal District. You can see the owners and previous owners names and what the house sold for.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
As already stated. Most local counties should have the same info on their websites.

I can't find it for Orange County, CA. These folks live in Long Beach.

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

Originally posted by: Muse

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
As already stated. Most local counties should have the same info on their websites.

I can't find it for Orange County, CA. These folks live in Long Beach.

That's because Long Beach is in LA County

 

[amdskip]

I sure wish this information was online for all counties. The county I live in doesn't even have a website, very lame.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure

Originally posted by: Muse

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
As already stated. Most local counties should have the same info on their websites.

I can't find it for Orange County, CA. These folks live in Long Beach.

That's because Long Beach is in LA County

That would seem to explain something. Anyway I found what I wanted at www.whitepages.com. Putting in the person's name and zip returned the address.

 

[sdifox]

these things should be banned now. Unless they implement a strict positive id system for users, this is just more tools for identity thieves.

 

[blackdogdeek]

domania.com

 

[PepePeru]

if its a major city / county, then the county assessor usually has this information online.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: blackdogdeek
domania.com

had potential until they wanted me to fill out the form to get a free report.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: blackdogdeek
domania.com

had potential until they wanted me to fill out the form to get a free report.

I found the site I used before, ditech.com. But now they are not nearly so friendly and near as I can tell they want you to register and then pay for reports of various kinds. I backed out.

Some sites ask you to interpret graphics for them, you know what I mean... as letters and numbers.

 

[Crusty]

Originally posted by: sdifox
these things should be banned now. Unless they implement a strict positive id system for users, this is just more tools for identity thieves.

How will that stop a person from going into your local appraisal office and getting the information from them?

It's PUBLIC information. Would you like it if you went to buy a house in a neighborhood and you had absolutely no clue what anyone in that neighborhood paid for their house? How would you know it's a fair price?

 

[Parasitic]

Originally posted by: Crusty

Originally posted by: sdifox
these things should be banned now. Unless they implement a strict positive id system for users, this is just more tools for identity thieves.

How will that stop a person from going into your local appraisal office and getting the information from them?

It's PUBLIC information. Would you like it if you went to buy a house in a neighborhood and you had absolutely no clue what anyone in that neighborhood paid for their house? How would you know it's a fair price?

I think he's arguing that the homeowner's name and contact should be kept private, not the prices.

 

[SampSon]

Originally posted by: sdifox
these things should be banned now. Unless they implement a strict positive id system for users, this is just more tools for identity thieves.

Why would you ban access to public information? Thinkie before speakie.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: Parasitic

Originally posted by: Crusty

Originally posted by: sdifox
these things should be banned now. Unless they implement a strict positive id system for users, this is just more tools for identity thieves.

How will that stop a person from going into your local appraisal office and getting the information from them?

It's PUBLIC information. Would you like it if you went to buy a house in a neighborhood and you had absolutely no clue what anyone in that neighborhood paid for their house? How would you know it's a fair price?

I think he's arguing that the homeowner's name and contact should be kept private, not the prices.

Real Estate transactions are public records.

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: Crusty

Originally posted by: sdifox
these things should be banned now. Unless they implement a strict positive id system for users, this is just more tools for identity thieves.

How will that stop a person from going into your local appraisal office and getting the information from them?

It's PUBLIC information. Would you like it if you went to buy a house in a neighborhood and you had absolutely no clue what anyone in that neighborhood paid for their house? How would you know it's a fair price?

walking into an office, registering, sure I don't have problem with that. It is the ease of access to personal information I am concerned with.

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: SampSon

Originally posted by: sdifox
these things should be banned now. Unless they implement a strict positive id system for users, this is just more tools for identity thieves.

Why would you ban access to public information? Thinkie before speakie.

I am not talking about banning public access, I just want it to be safer. For legit uses, yo would not be looking up 30 properties in one shot. Identity Theft people would do more than that. That is all I am trying to prevent.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: sdifox
these things should be banned now. Unless they implement a strict positive id system for users, this is just more tools for identity thieves.

also should ban phone books. it has the adress,name and phone number!

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: SampSon

Originally posted by: sdifox
these things should be banned now. Unless they implement a strict positive id system for users, this is just more tools for identity thieves.

Why would you ban access to public information? Thinkie before speakie.

I am not talking about banning public access, I just want it to be safer. For legit uses, yo would not be looking up 30 properties in one shot. Identity Theft people would do more than that. That is all I am trying to prevent.

If you only knew what was of public record, not only can I find out how much you paid for that house but how you financed it, how much and thru whom.

If I got to my local Registry of Deeds, I can pull every and any local real estate transaction I want with no limit.

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: SampSon

Originally posted by: sdifox
these things should be banned now. Unless they implement a strict positive id system for users, this is just more tools for identity thieves.

Why would you ban access to public information? Thinkie before speakie.

I am not talking about banning public access, I just want it to be safer. For legit uses, yo would not be looking up 30 properties in one shot. Identity Theft people would do more than that. That is all I am trying to prevent.

If you only knew what was of public record, not only can I find out how much you paid for that house but how you financed it, how much and thru whom.

If I got to my local Registry of Deeds, I can pull every and any local real estate transaction I want with no limit.

and that is fine by me. It is the ease of access electronically that worries me. Chances are those websites are not sql injection proof.