Every recorded transfer since 2011, with the buyer's and seller's names, the price, and the instrument used. This is the deed record, not the MLS — so it includes the cash, wholesale, FSBO and quitclaim deals that never showed up in a listing history. Roughly two in three Detroit transfers never appear on the MLS at all.
Enter a Detroit street address. This queries the City's records at the moment you ask.
Results appear here.
| If you are | What this tells you |
|---|---|
| Buying | What the seller paid and when. A house bought for $38,000 eighteen months ago and listed at $160,000 is a flip, and the renovation quality is the whole question. It also gives you the number your tax bill will be built from — see the uncapping calculator. |
| Selling | Recorded comps on your street including the cash sales an MLS-only CMA never sees. In much of Detroit those are the market. |
| An investor | Hold time, basis, and whether the current owner is an LLC. Land Bank → LLC purchases tend to surface as listings four to eight months later. |
| A tenant | Who actually owns the building you rent, which is not always who collects the rent. Pair it with the rental compliance lookup. |
Enter the street number and name above. The tool returns the most recent recorded buyer, when they acquired it, and what they paid, from the City Assessor's published deed file. It is the last recorded owner — not a title guarantee.
Because nothing changed hands at market value. Quitclaims, family transfers, transfers into a trust or LLC, and life estates all record at a nominal price. Only arm's-length transfers are usable as comparables.
Within a few days of recording — but the last twelve months are incomplete, because deeds post as Property Transfer Affidavits are processed. A thin recent month is processing lag, not a slow market.
Not yet. This is built on the City of Detroit Assessor's own file. Oakland, Macomb and the rest of Wayne publish through separate county systems.
Related: what your taxes become after you buy · rental registration & compliance · neighborhood home prices. Source: City of Detroit Assessor, Property Sales. Informational only; not legal, tax, or title advice.