KCS Land Research Corporation

KCS Land Research is a title searching and abstracting company at 9 Mohawk Place in Amsterdam that has served all of New York State for about half a century. It began as a husband-and-wife operation and now runs in-house searches without third-party vendors, which shortens turnaround for attorneys, lenders and title companies.

Services include building or updating abstracts of title showing every conveyance and encumbrance on a parcel, full property searches to verify ownership, tax searches covering exemptions, delinquencies and assessments, and additional searches for judgment liens, lawsuits, surrogate court records and bankruptcies.

What to know

• Orders are placed through an online form on the company site.
• Because of a change in state law, KCS no longer places corporation tax search orders; corporations must obtain those directly from the state Tax Department.
• Records are digitized so searchers no longer handle paper files.
• The company describes itself as today’s abstract, emphasizing technology over its long history.