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Re:WHOIS blackout period likely starting in May by rubicon33 on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @06:41PM (#17078548)
> When you buy a house, your name and the purchase price are public information. Any one at any time can look up who owns a house, how much they paid for it, and how much they pay in property tax every year.

Uh, really? Where?

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Re:WHOIS blackout period likely starting in May by woolvalley on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @06:43PM (#17078554)
It's a US or at least California thing. In many countries this is not reality.
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Re:WHOIS blackout period likely starting in May by ratsmack on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @07:05PM (#17078679)
It is the same in Washington state, and I suspect most other states also make this information available. I believe it is required because the taxing authority data is considered public information.
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Re:WHOIS blackout period likely starting in May by vollmond on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @08:07PM (#17078957)
PA, checking in. My county has a website where you search the address, and get back the owners, acreage, square footage, assessed value (land and building(s)), and last sale price and date.
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Re:WHOIS blackout period likely starting in May by SmellyGeekBoy on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @06:34AM (#17081304)
I know that this is all managed by a government department called the "Land Registry" in the UK.
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Re:WHOIS blackout period likely starting in May by math0ne on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @07:18PM (#17078735)
Def true in Canada.
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Re:WHOIS blackout period likely starting in May by oliwarner on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @06:47PM (#17078579)
UK too.
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