

Geographic Expansion - Almost 800 new counties available
Geographic Expansion – Almost 800 New Counties Available
The second phase of a two-part geographic expansion of our national title plant counties will be available to current DataTrace System® (DTS) users on June 2, 2025. Your current subscription agreement will govern and provide access to 775 additional counties as of 6/2/25. Charges will apply only for title orders or investigative inquiries created in these counties.

Texas Tax Certificate Update
We are pleased to introduce our enhanced Texas Tax Certificate product, now with a cleaner, more modern layout and expanded property data for more efficient readability across all 254 counties in the DataTrace System (DTS).
What's New?
- User-friendly, streamlined design
- Enhanced readability and faster information access
- Additional historical tax data, now showing two years of property values

ICYMI: Geographic expansion - 490 counties now available
In case you missed the news... DataTrace is excited to announce the release of 490 new expansion counties! Your current subscription agreement will govern and provide access to these counties and charges will apply only for the title orders or investigative inquiries created in these counties.
Prior to accessing these counties, please review the user guided instructions that encompass the primary title plant functions and features necessary to quickly and efficiently navigate these newly released counties. View a brief overview video here.

Expansion Counties Training Webinars – Watch On-Demand
Access the on-demand recording of the Expansion Counties Training webinar to efficiently navigate expanded counties, learn best practices, and get title search tips in DTS—all in under 30 minutes. Watch now to enhance your skills and stay ahead.

Starter Xchange™ Expands into Indiana and Wisconsin Counties
Beginning November 2024, Starter Xchange members can now access, view, and request starter images associated with their property directly from the title chain in the following Indiana and Wisconsin counties:
Indiana: Allen, Cass, Elkhart, Hamilton, Howard, Lake, LaPorte, Marion, Marshall, Porter, Saint Joseph, Tippecanoe.
Wisconsin: Calumet, Dane, La Crosse, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Waupaca, Winnebago

Starter Xchange Service Enhancement
The StaterXchange Service has been enhanced to include the ability to search for starters using the order# only. A type ahead picklist will display with order#, policy date, Title Company code, policy type, policy amount, APN, address, and subdivision name.


Changes to Name Search Results
DataTrace System (DTS) name results have been updated with a new look to match the title results. Users can now view the certified plant currency date next to the county name, the plant thru date and time, along with new Court House, Statewide Tax Lien, and Federal Bankruptcy dates where available. Applies to all counties except in Southern California and Hawaii.

System Alert, New IP Addresses
We are performing SSL Certificate Updates for DataTrace products and adding new public IP addresses to expand our infrastructure as follows.
New Public IPs (effective 1/26/2023):
- 20.99.148.111
- 20.165.136.96
If you restrict outbound access to specific IP(s) on your network, you will need to whitelist our new IPs prior to Jan 26, 2023 to avoid any potential disruption of service.
Our client support and IT teams are available to assist with any questions or concerns. We can be reached at customersuccess@datatracetitle.com or 800-221-2056.

Additional Plant Depth: Anchorage, AK & San Patricio, TX
DataTrace is expanding title plant county coverage in the following U.S. counties:
- Anchorage, AK – Additional Depth
DataTrace has released an additional 10 years of plant data in Anchorage, AK. The new data includes geographical data for January 2, 1987, through December 31, 1996. With this addition, our Anchorage plant currently has more than 35 years of data. - San Patricio, TX – Additional Data
The addition of over 85,000 records for San Patricio, including all Deed’s and Oil & Gas Lease’s from 1959 to 1978, is complete. This release allows users to complete more searches online without a secondary search requirement.

Email Address Request
DataTrace is implementing improvements to secure your system access. This Friday, when accessing the homepage, you will receive a pop-up to enter your email address. This step is in preparation for the new DataTrace secured sign-on.
Our client support and IT teams are available to assist with any questions or concerns. We can be reached at customersuccess@datatracetitle.com or 800-221-2056.

Request Field Information Services in New Jersey
DataTrace is expanding its Request Field Information Service (Feet on the Street) for order searches to New Jersey counties in the DataTrace System (DTS) application. The Request Field Information Service fulfills the need for specific title examination record types only available from the local government agency office.
The Request Field Information Service will be available from within DTS for New Jersey counties. In addition, the Request Field Information Service will be limited to Order searches (No Investigative Orders).

Verify Property Service
We are excited to share a new DataTrace System (DTS) search feature, Verify Property, that provides an enhanced process to validate your subject property. The new report contains current ownership information (updated daily with new transfers) and the full set of detailed property location attributes (APN, address & legal description) for users to quickly verify the correct title search before proceeding with running the title chain.

LA County, CA | Name Tract Filtering Capabilities
DataTrace System (DTS) now filters by the alpha character subdivision name in LA County Name Tract service. When the alpha character is present in the tract field, the system filters search results based on the entered alpha character and returns records with blank tract.

Title by Address/Parcel – Verify Assessor Information
DataTrace System (DTS) users can now quickly verify the most current owner and property information before proceeding with adding the legal to their orders. This feature removes the extra steps of starting the search in Property Taxes to verify the property – especially in static tax counties where the tax information is not the most current.

Assessor Information on Title Results
DTS title results now include the most current, accurate Assessor Information to expedite property and ownership verification – including APN, address, current owner, partial legal description, tax rate area and land use information – directly on the title chain.
Now you can quickly view the chain of title and verify the property information – in one step – by searching title directly in DTS.