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Wake County property search by owner

Last verified: July 2026

To search Wake County property by owner name, use the Wake County Real Estate search or the iMAPS parcel viewer, both free. Type the owner's name (last name first for people, exact entity name for companies) and you get every parcel that owner holds in the county, with tax value, sale history, and mailing address. iMAPS is run jointly by Wake County and the City of Raleigh and covers all of Wake, including Cary, Apex, and Wake Forest.

The three Wake County tools and when to use each

Wake County Real Estate search. The tax office's database. Best for searching by owner name and reading the tax card: assessed value, building details, sale history, deed references.
iMAPS. The GIS map viewer. Best when you're starting from a place, not a name. Click any parcel to see the owner, then jump to the tax card.
Wake County Register of Deeds. The recorded documents: deeds, deeds of trust, satisfactions. Best for confirming ownership and financing. Search the grantor/grantee index by name.

Searching by owner when the owner is a company

Owner searches on people work well. Owner searches on commercial property hit a wall fast: the record says "Six Forks Road Partners LLC" and the tax bill mails to a registered agent in a downtown Raleigh office. The county's tools can't take you further, because the people behind the entity live in a different public record: the NC Secretary of State business registry, where annual reports list company officials. The full chain is county record, then Secretary of State, then the recorded deed of trust to confirm.

One more Wake-specific wrinkle: revaluation

Wake County revalues real estate on a four-year cycle, and values moved sharply in the last cycle. If you're reading tax values as a proxy for market value, check the revaluation date on the tax card first. A value set three years ago in the Triangle market is stale.

Key facts

Wake County property ownership is free public record via the Real Estate search and iMAPS.
iMAPS is a joint Wake County and City of Raleigh GIS covering every municipality in the county.
Recorded deeds and deeds of trust are at the Wake County Register of Deeds, searchable by name.
Commercial owners are usually LLCs. The NC Secretary of State registry names the people behind them.

Residential Wake County: now on the same map

Wake residential parcels are live on NC CRE Map alongside the commercial layer. Filter homes and lots by assessed value, acreage, land share of value, years held, or an out-of-state owner mailing address, and see demolition permits from the county inspections feed on the map. One coverage note: that feed covers the jurisdictions Wake County permits, like Wake Forest, Holly Springs, and Knightdale. Raleigh and Cary issue their own permits and are not in it yet.

Frequently asked questions

How do I search Wake County property records by owner name?

Use the Wake County Real Estate search and enter the owner's name, last name first for individuals or the exact entity name for companies. It returns every parcel that owner holds in Wake County, free.

Is iMAPS free?

Yes. iMAPS is the free public GIS viewer run jointly by Wake County and the City of Raleigh. No account is required.

How do I find who owns commercial property in Raleigh?

Look up the parcel in iMAPS or the Real Estate search for the owner of record. It is usually an LLC, so search that entity at the NC Secretary of State registry, where annual reports list the company officials.

Where do I find a Wake County deed or deed of trust?

The Wake County Register of Deeds offers free online search of the grantor/grantee index. Deeds confirm ownership transfers, and deeds of trust show the recorded financing.