> When you buy a house, your name and the purchase price are public information. Any one at any time can look up who owns a house, how much they paid for it, and how much they pay in property tax every year.
It is the same in Washington state, and I suspect most other states also make this information available. I believe it is required because the taxing authority data is considered public information.
PA, checking in. My county has a website where you search the address, and get back the owners, acreage, square footage, assessed value (land and building(s)), and last sale price and date.
