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Explore covered Oakland County property and water resources records alongside City of Troy building permits.

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Guide reviewed Oct 13, 2026. Permit Press is an independent research service, not a government website.

Oakland County records on file
23,975
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2,171
First seen in 30 days
10,045
Sources with records
3
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  1. Property recordsSub: FORD HEIGHTS (L:9 P:25) Multiple Lots/Blocks- · Contractor J•••IndexedNo value
  2. Property recordsS: 32 T: 5 R: 10 Q: SW- · Contractor P•••IndexedNo value
  3. Property recordsS: 22 T: 1 R: 7 Multiple Parcels- · Contractor B•••IndexedNo value
  4. Property recordsSub: TOWAR PARK (L:19 P:3) Lot: 14- · Contractor D•••IndexedNo value
  5. Property recordsSub: SHORELINE CONDOMINIUM (L:900 P:383) Lot: 19 Block: 1- · Contractor L•••IndexedNo value
  6. Property recordsSub: SNUG HARBOUR CONDO (L:900 P:1063) Lot: 10- · Contractor R•••IndexedNo value
  7. Property recordsSub: SOUTH POINT (L:55 P:37) Multiple Lots/Blocks- · Contractor P•••IndexedNo value
  8. Property recordsSub: MONTROSE PARK #2 (L:15 P:36) Multiple Lots/Blocks- · Contractor S•••IndexedNo value
  9. Property recordsSub: SHALLOWBROOK (L:144 P:20) Lot: 191- · Contractor G•••IndexedNo value
  10. Property recordsSub: WALTON BOULEVARD PARK (L:47 P:37) Multiple Lots/Blocks- · Contractor S•••IndexedNo value
  11. Property recordsSub: KINGSTON POINTE SOUTH CONDO (L:900 P:1301) Lot: 40- · Contractor D•••IndexedNo value
  12. Property recordsSub: BRECKENRIDGE ORION CONDO (L:900 P:2279) Lot: 104- · Contractor V•••IndexedNo value
  13. Property recordsSub: NORTH PARK ON WOODWARD (L:13 P:34) Lot: 28- · Contractor S•••IndexedNo value
  14. Property recordsSub: AUTUMN PARK #3 (L:266 P:1) Lot: 120- · Contractor B•••IndexedNo value
  15. Property recordsSub: BRADWAYS HUNTOON LAKE (L:50 P:47) Multiple Lots/Blocks- · Contractor P•••IndexedNo value
  16. Property recordsSub: HARBOUR POINTE ON LAKE CONDO (L:900 P:981) Lot: 22- · Contractor D•••IndexedNo value
  17. Property recordsSub: PINE TRAIL CONDO (L:900 P:708) Lot: 18- · Contractor W•••IndexedNo value
  18. Property recordsSub: LAKEWOOD VILLAGE #2 (L:77 P:27) Lot: 96- · Contractor M•••IndexedNo value
  19. Property recordsSub: WESTBROOKE MANOR #1 (L:87 P:35) Lot: 181- · Contractor S•••IndexedNo value
  20. Property recordsSub: MIDDLEBELT ESTATES (L:149 P:38) Lot: 24- · Contractor R•••IndexedNo value
  21. Property recordsSub: FRANKLIN RAVINES (L:190 P:4) Lot: 28- · Contractor N•••IndexedNo value
  22. Property recordsS: 5 T: 4 R: 9 Q: SE- · Contractor S•••IndexedNo value
  23. Property recordsSub: COLONY HOMES #1 (L:17 P:9) Lot: 510- · Contractor A•••IndexedNo value
  24. Property recordsSub: MCCLATCHEYS TAYLOR LAKE HEIGHTS (L:65 P:23) Lot: 20- · Contractor G•••IndexedNo value
  25. Property recordsSub: WHITFIELD ESTATES #2 (L:80 P:19) Lot: 389- · Contractor H•••IndexedNo value
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Census permit market

Oakland County permit market,
September 2026.

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates 189 new privately owned housing units were authorized by building permits in Oakland County in September 2026, +19.6% from August 2026 and −23.5% from September 2025. That ranks #2 of 83 Michigan counties for the month.

Housing units authorized, September 2026
189
178 buildings · $67.6M construction value
Single-family
175
93% of units, 1-unit structures
Multifamily
14
2+ unit structures
Month over month
+19.6%
vs August 2026
Year over year
−23.5%
vs September 2025
Rank in Michigan
#2
of 83 counties, by units
Units authorized by monthSingle-familyMultifamily
Housing units authorized in Oakland County, October 2025 to September 2026Stacked monthly columns: single-family units at the base, multifamily units above. The table below lists every value.0150300October 2025: 219 units (158 single-family, 61 multifamily)Oct2025November 2025: 138 units (118 single-family, 20 multifamily)NovDecember 2025: 141 units (94 single-family, 47 multifamily)DecJanuary 2026: 83 units (79 single-family, 4 multifamily)Jan2026February 2026: 93 units (93 single-family, 0 multifamily)FebMarch 2026: 279 units (164 single-family, 115 multifamily)MarApril 2026: 193 units (147 single-family, 46 multifamily)AprMay 2026: 218 units (162 single-family, 56 multifamily)MayJune 2026: 255 units (181 single-family, 74 multifamily)JunJuly 2026: 169 units (144 single-family, 25 multifamily)JulAugust 2026: 158 units (148 single-family, 10 multifamily)AugSeptember 2026: 189 units (175 single-family, 14 multifamily)189Sep
Monthly figures as a table
Housing units authorized in Oakland County, Census Building Permits Survey estimates
MonthTotal unitsSingle-familyMultifamily
September 202618917514
August 202615814810
July 202616914425
June 202625518174
May 202621816256
April 202619314746
March 2026279164115
February 202693930
January 202683794
December 20251419447
November 202513811820
October 202521915861

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, county file co2609c.txt. Estimates of new privately owned housing units; they include imputation for permit offices that did not report. Not Permit Press records, and not a count of the permits in Permit Press feeds.

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Covered Oakland County
records.

This group does not contain a countywide Oakland building permit feed. Permit Press covers Oakland County property records, Oakland County Water Resources permits, and City of Troy building permits.

Oakland County property records

Recorded deeds and property documents with their named parties.

21,470 records · 1,945 new this week

Oakland County Water Resources permits

Trade, scope, status, dates, and reported value where the source provides them.

192 records · 9 new this week

City of Troy building permits

Trade, scope, status, dates, and reported value where the source provides them.

2,313 records · 217 new this week

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City guides

Oakland County permits
by city.

Each city guide narrows the Oakland County sources to one place: the city's own permit records where it issues permits, plus county records with that city's address. The live list and figures on each guide count only that city.

MI

Troy permit search

Follow City of Troy building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits as the city issues them, and save a search for email alerts.

1 covered source · Issues its own permits

Permitting authorities

Who issues permits
in Oakland County.

The office that issues a permit depends on the property address. Search the authority for that address, then confirm status and documents at its official source.

  • City of TroyBuilding and trade permits in Troy
  • Oakland County Water Resources CommissionerWater resources permits
  • Oakland County Register of DeedsRecorded property documents
  • Other Oakland municipalitiesEach local building department

Step by step

How to search permits in Oakland County.

For building work in Troy, use Troy's issued permit search. For property transactions or water resources permits, use the corresponding county source. For other Oakland municipalities, check the local permitting authority.

City of Troy issued permits

  1. Find the permitting authority

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  2. Search the official source

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