A full title search identifies the current and any prior owners of a property's title chain (chain of title) within a specific time period, and includes property tax information, voluntary and involuntary liens, lien releases, judgments, mortgages, assignments, modifications, and other encumbrances found against the property. A full title report typically takes
3 to 10 business days to prepare, but will vary depending on county records access, abstract complexity, and search period (date back to). Search periods usually range from 10 to 50 years back, with 30 and 40 years being most popular. Delaware Property Title provides
certified full title abstract reports in Delaware counties, which are completed by
certified title abstractors and lists:
- current property ownership
- prior property ownership
- legal description
- recording dates
- tax information and status
- encumbrance amounts
- open and satisfied mortgages
- assignments and modifications
- open and satisfied liens/releases
- open and satisfied judgments
- other open and satisfied encumbrances
Prices vary based on: - residential or commercial Delaware county parcel type
- search period
- * number of photocopy pages (see note below)
- customized search or reporting requests
Note: Prices for full searches below do not include copy costs. Delaware Property Title will not mark-up these costs, but we charge for them as an additional fee once research is completed and fees are tallied. These fees are charged by the Delaware county records offices or document records service, and generally start at $5 to $10 for the first page with a $1 fee for each subsequent page acquired. Depending on the number of transactions in the requested search period, this can result in fees as small as a few dollars and upwards to several hundred dollars. It's rare to exceed a few hundred dollars for 30+ year full searches in Delaware. The averages run $100 - $150.