Why a Property Report Is Needed


The property report is a profile of a select piece of a property. This will provide current ownership information and the date of acquisition by those current owners. The property report is a mere sketch of the information that a detail property report provides. Buyers of the detail property report are looking for a depth of historical content such as the original first mortgage of record, assessment and the resulting property taxes as well as information about the neighborhood. A comparison with the basic report shows that property descriptions are almost identical. The information that appears on the property report comes from public real estate records. The essentials that describe the property characteristics and ownership are very skimpy at best. The basic report serves the online community searching for the most affordable real property reports available. Basic real property reports are available for residential properties as well as commercial, industrial, agricultural, raw land, time-share property and any other type that seekers consider real property. Buyers of this basic property report will learn who owns the property, location, characteristics of the property. Also, it may include the last sale price and date of transfer may also be available.

The Property Report will discuss about:
  • Legal description of property and municipal address
  • Dimensions and directions of all property boundaries
  • Designation of adjacent properties, roads, lanes and others
  • Location and description of all relevant improvements situated on the property together with dimensions and distances from the property boundaries; for a list of the improvements which must be shown
  • Other significant property improvements
  • Right-of-way or easements as noted on the title to the property at the date of the survey
  • Location and dimension of any visible encroachments onto, or off of, the property
  • A duly signed certification and opinion by a land surveyor
  • Copyright
  • Permit Stamp
  • A municipality may request additional information.
Buying a property may be the largest financial investment you would ever make. With a Melbourne property report, owners are aware of any boundary problems. They know whether their new home is too close to the property line, or part of their garage is on the neighbor’s land, or vice versa. A property report is essential to determine compliance with municipal bylaws. A municipality reviews which endorses the property report indicates if the improvements meet the requirements of the local bylaws. The property owner can then resolve any outstanding issues identified by the municipality. Early preparation of property report significantly speeds up the process of selling a property. Basically, the information in the basic property report is enough to satisfy the curiosity of any researcher. Additionally, to the data already mentioned, a build date for the structure, its square footage for living area and a description of landforms, lot size and land use approval. The only information and documents that you can buy are a last ownership transfer document and the last market sale or mortgage documents.

It is extremely important to have a current, compliant property report when you sell your home and to make sure that you have remedied any property report deficiencies before engaging any selling matters at your place.

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