Maryland Property Records: SDAT Real Property Search & Land Records
Maryland is unusual: one state system covers every county. SDAT's Real Property Search returns the owner, assessment, and sale history for any parcel in the state, and MDLandRec holds the recorded deeds. If you learn two tools, you can research property anywhere in Maryland.
Official free sources for Maryland property records
| What you need | Where to get it (official) |
|---|---|
| Owner, assessment, and sale history for any MD parcel | SDAT Real Property Search |
| Recorded deeds and land records, statewide | MDLandRec (Maryland Judiciary) |
| Plats and surveys | Plats.net (Maryland State Archives) |
| County tax sale lists (delinquent properties) | Each county finance office publishes annually — see county pages below |
| Government REO (foreclosed inventory) | HUD Home Store |
Finding distressed properties in Maryland
Every Maryland county runs an annual tax sale and publishes the delinquent list beforehand — Prince George's and Montgomery alone list thousands of properties each spring. The lists are published county by county, on different schedules, in different formats; that fragmentation is exactly what DMVDealFlow flattens into one map.
Maryland distress signals, on one map
DMVDealFlow tracks tax-delinquency, vacancy, vacant-lot, blight, REO and foreclosure signals across 2 million parcels in Maryland, DC & Northern Virginia — compiled from the same public sources on this page, mapped to the parcel, refreshed as lists publish.
See the live map →Frequently asked questions
How do I look up who owns a property in Maryland?
Use SDAT Real Property Search — it's free and covers all 23 counties plus Baltimore City. Search by address or parcel ID to see the owner of record, mailing address, assessment, and last sale.
What is the difference between SDAT and land records?
SDAT shows the current assessment record (owner, value, sale summary). Land records (MDLandRec) hold the actual recorded documents — deeds, mortgages, liens. Use SDAT to identify, MDLandRec to verify.
How do Maryland tax sales work?
Counties auction tax lien certificates on delinquent properties once a year. Buying the certificate isn't buying the property — it starts a redemption clock. The published pre-sale lists are one of the best distressed-property sources in the state.