In this guide
01How it is defined in LeadCounty
Latest transfer 15 or more years ago.
02How many are on the list today
Owned 15+ years is on file in 93 of 99 counties this week. The most are in Harris County (Houston), TX (522,241), Cook County (Chicago), IL (318,489), Miami-Dade County, FL (243,264); the typical county has 72,594.
7,876,258properties are on the “Owned 15+ years” list across 93 counties today
Weeklyrefreshed from the county offices
| County | On the list |
|---|---|
| Harris County (Houston), TX | 522,241 |
| Cook County (Chicago), IL | 318,489 |
| Miami-Dade County, FL | 243,264 |
| Dallas County, TX | 220,984 |
| Tarrant County (Fort Worth), TX | 206,973 |
| Clark County (Las Vegas), NV | 186,600 |
| Middlesex County (Cambridge), MA | 183,505 |
| Philadelphia County, PA | 179,562 |
| Cuyahoga County (Cleveland), OH | 173,320 |
| Maricopa County (Phoenix), AZ | 162,476 |
| Orange County (Orlando), FL | 161,289 |
| Pima County (Tucson), AZ | 154,821 |
Counted from each county's own records at the weekly refresh; 6 counties publish no records for this list. Totals only: the owners are in the app.
03Why it matters
Fifteen years of ownership usually means strong equity and a life stage when people move.
04Where it shows up in public records
The date of the last recorded transfer.
05How to find owned 15+ years in 3 steps
- Step 1, find the record: the date of the last recorded transfer.
- Step 2, match it to the property: join the record to the parcel by its parcel number and the owner's name and address, so you know which house it belongs to.
- Step 3, add a second reason: stack owned 15+ years with another list to see which owners have more than one reason to sell. LeadCounty does steps 1 and 2 for every property each week.
06How we count it
LeadCounty counts owned 15+ years from each county's own records and shows the number for every county in the table above, refreshed weekly. A county that does not publish the record shows no count rather than a guess.
07How to use it
- Stack with tax delinquent or absentee for investor lists, with likely to sell for agent farms.
08Best stacks with owned 15+ years
One list gives you a reason; two or three lists together give you owners with several reasons at once. The stacks that work best with owned 15+ years:
- Owned 15+ years + tax delinquent: tax is past due, a dated and money-based sign of pressure.
- Owned 15+ years + likely to sell: the score already ranks the owner in the top 20% of the county.
