Real property transfer information

SalesWeb

The SalesWeb application contains ten years of real property transfer data in New York State, excluding New York City. Real property transfer data for New York City is available within NYC’s Automated City Register Information System (ACRIS). For more information, visit NYC Department of Finance

For county clerks

• Form RP-5217-Fee. The filing fee is generally $125 for residential and farm properties and $250 for all other properties. The county clerk's office collects the RP-5217 filing fee. 
  
  
• The county clerk's office should be reviewing the RP-5217 forms for completeness, not for accuracy. 
  
  
• The county clerk's office must contact ORPTS if there are any changes to the book or page filing scheme for documents in the county. Book and page are part of a unique identifier for local and state processes.
  
  
• The county clerk should distribute all RP-5217 forms from the preceding calendar month to the appropriate parties, on or before the 15th day of each month. 
  
  
• Mail all batches of Form RP-5217 to:

Additional information related to property sales

• Residential Assessment Ratios
• State Residential Median Sale Price
• County Residential Median Sale Prices

Other taxes you may need to pay

• Real estate transfer tax
• Mortgage recording tax