{"id":33569,"date":"2026-05-29T04:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T11:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=33569"},"modified":"2026-06-01T07:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:05:23","slug":"how-old-is-my-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/how-old-is-my-house\/","title":{"rendered":"How Old Is Your House? 11 Ways to Check Your Home\u2019s Age"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether your home is 25 or more than 100 years old, clues to its precise age can often be found with the right detective work. To help you uncover the secret of your home\u2019s age, we spoke with a top expert and researched the best resources to answer the curious question: \u201cHow old is my house?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Edward Kaminsky<\/span><\/a>, a top-rated Southern California real estate agent with nearly 40 years of experience, knows the best methods to find out the age of your home. In addition to our extensive research, we’ve compiled 11 methods to help you determine your home’s age.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAge is a major factor because I can tell you, even recently built homes, the quality of construction dramatically changes every five to seven years in the current market,\u201d Kaminsky says.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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1. Check your ownership documents<\/h2>\n

Buying a house<\/span><\/a> requires a lot of paperwork due to the <\/span>legal requirements<\/span><\/a> in your state. In your ownership documents, you will usually find a <\/span>home<\/span> inspection report<\/span><\/a> that shows the history of previous owners. If this information is not part of your documentation, an alternative option is to request a copy from the local recorder\u2019s office.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2. Access your county website or assessor\u2019s office<\/h2>\n

Many city or <\/span>county websites<\/span><\/a> will have an online parcel search feature. Generally, each property is assigned an assessor\u2019s parcel number (<\/span>APN<\/span><\/a>). This unique identifier is assigned by the tax assessor to real property under its jurisdiction.<\/span><\/p>\n

The types of information available for each address typically include tax assessments, <\/span>property value<\/span><\/a>, and the year the house was built. Some cities or counties don\u2019t have their information online, which means you\u2019ll need to visit that office in person to find the records via the <\/span>grantor-grantee index<\/span><\/a> or tract index.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you wondered, how old is my house? This article will show you 11 ways to find out using records, historical data, home fixtures or design.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":291,"featured_media":46869,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[322,323],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-logistics","category-quick-tips"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow Old Is Your House? 11 Ways to Check Your Home\u2019s Age<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you wondered, how old is my house? 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