Public records are one of the most accessible sources of information on comparable Jacksonville Florida home sales. When someone purchases a home, the property is deeded from the seller to the buyer. Most of the time, this deed is recorded at the local county recorder’s office. Information already known about the property is joined with sales data so they can assess property taxes accurately. This public record information is usually correct regarding sales price, square footage, and number of rooms is no additional changes have been made to the property. Generally, realtors have more access to the information through way of title insurance companies. The public records system is likely to run at least six to eight weeks behind such as the Duval County Property Appraisers, St. Johns County Property Appraisers, and Clay County Property Appraisers.  Add to this four to six weeks for the usual escrow period and you can see that the data is not very current.