There are disclosure and non-disclosure states and basically refer to whether or not the sale/purchase price of a property is available.
Disclosure State
In disclosure states, when the sale of a property is recorded, the sale price is also reported.
The following states are disclosure states:
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, SD, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV
Non-Disclosure State
In non-disclosure states the Sales/purchase prices may not be available. There are two scenarios:
- Recording the sale/purchase price is optional
- Recording the sale/purchase price is required but not publicly available
The following states are non-disclosure states:
AK, ID, KS, MO, MS, MT, NM, TX, UT, WY
Some Disclosure States
There are states that fall in between disclosure on non-disclosure where there is some level of disclosure. When there is some level of disclosure, it possible to in some cases to back into the estimated sales price.
The following states have some disclosure:
AL, AR, LA, NC, NV, OK, RI, TN
Green = Disclosure
Red = Non-Disclosure
Orange = Some Disclosures
PropertyRadar does provide estimated sale/purchase prices in all states. Below is the average %, per state, by disclosure type: