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> When you buy a house, your name and the purchase price are public information. Any one at any time can look up who owns a house, how much they paid for it, an
by rubicon33 8y ago
> When you buy a house, your name and the purchase price are public information. Any one at any time can look up who owns a house, how much they paid for it, and how much they pay in property tax every year.
Uh, really? Where?
- woolvalley 8y agoIt's a US or at least California thing. In many countries this is not reality.
- ratsmack 8y agoIt is the same in Washington state, and I suspect most other states also make this information available. I believe it is required because the taxing authority data is considered public information.
- vollmond 8y agoPA, checking in. My county has a website where you search the address, and get back the owners, acreage, square footage, assessed value (land and building(s)), and last sale price and date.
- oliwarner 8y agoUK too.
- math0ne 8y agoDef true in Canada.
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y agoI know that this is all managed by a government department called the "Land Registry" in the UK.