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• Where can I find the records of how much a home sold for? You know, property records, house selling price?
  
  
• How do I find out about my house history, history of my property?
  
  

• Where can I find the records of how much a home sold for? You know, property records, house selling price?
  
  Thank you for your inquiry received through the City of Burlington Official Online Resource FAQ. This service is reserved for City residents and businesses. Your question pertains to County services. We will attempt to answer your question to the best of our ability. We recommend that you contact the County directly, if you have any further questions or require clarification. The Burlington County website may be found at: http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/
  
  Courts Facility
  1st Floor
  49 Rancocas Road
  Mount Holly, NJ 08060
  
  Telephone
  (609) 265-5122
  
  Clerk
  Philip E. Haines
  
  Information regarding selling price of a particular home or property may be found among Deeds (and Mortgages) Public Records which are maintained by the Clerk of Burlington County. The Clerk of Burlington County’s office has made many (though not all) of these records web-accessible through the Burlington County website. An excerpt of their page appears below, to aid you in preparing to use their search form.
  
  To access the Public Records Search, go to:
  http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/departments/countyclerk/records/index.htm
  
  Public Records Search
  
  All document indexes are now searchable!
  If you experience any operating difficulties or wish to send comments regarding the Search, please e-mail the following address:
  whale@co.burlington.nj.us
  
  NOTICE:
  
  1. Viewable documents are for information purposes only.
  
  2. Not all indexed documents are viewable. For a graph of information available CLICK HERE.
  http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/departments/countyclerk/records/images/documentsgraph.jpg
  
  3. Official copies of documents are only available in the County Clerk’s Office during regular business hours.
  
  4. Index and image availability is approximately one week behind those documents available in the County Clerk’s Office.
  
  5. Best viewed with high speed internet access. Each document page is between 100KB to 350KB and at low access speeds, or across some networks may take a considerable amount of time to load.
  
  6. Access may not be compatible with all computers, browsers or online services.
  
  7. All information available using this service is public information that is already available in the County Clerk’s Office.
  
  8. This service:
  • may not be available at all times
  • has a limited number of concurrent users
  • may experience temporary performance reductions while updates occur
  
  Click Here to access the Public Records Database.
  http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/departments/countyclerk/records/search.htm
  
  When you arrive at the inquiry form, be prepared to enter some of the following search criteria... it is best to narrow your search by entering two or more parameters.
  
  First Name:
  Last Name:
  Book:
  Page:
  Recording Date:
       Format: mm/dd/yyyy
  Document ID:
  CORPORATION
       must be entered exactly as the information appears in the document indexing.
       Best used in conjunction with other fields.
  Corporation:
  Document Type:
       Assignment
       Deed
       Miscellaneous
       Liens
       Mortgage
       Notice of Settlement
       UCC’s
       Tax Sales
       Selecting a value will return all related documents
  
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• How do I find out about my house history, history of my property?
  
  You can seek information about the history of your property, house or building from several sources...
  
  Some basic information about the previous owners of the property can be accessed through the County Clerk's Office:
  
  http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/departments/countyclerk/index.htm
  
  Courts Facility
  1st Floor
  49 Rancocas Road
  Mount Holly, NJ 08060
  Telephone
  (609) 265-5122
  The County Clerk’s Office are the recorders and keepers of land transaction documents, such as deeds, mortgages and liens with records dated from the mid-1700’s. They also maintain a computerized index of land records, searchable by name, from 1965.
  
  Some information may be researched, by appointment, at the Burlington County Historical Society Library:
  Burlington County Historical Society complex on High Street, open with admission T – Sat, 1 – 5 pm. These buildings contain significant historic collections, furniture and accessories, fascinating reminders of our colonial past. New displays and shows are mounted on an ongoing basis. Tours and programs are available year ’round. For details call (609) 386-4773.
  The complex includes the Corson Poley Center containing the Delia Biddle-Pugh Library– a research library specializing in county and local histories, decorative arts, preservation and genealogical materials.
  
  The City of Burlington Historical Society may also be able to shed some light on the history of particular properties.
  
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