Hi Jane,
Tax records would only indicate what it sold for but concessions and credits, the title company has it and won't reveal it because it's private. The agent to the deal has the information to that but you have to go through another real estate professional to ask them to call who that agent is and get information. I'm an appraiser and a realtor, I call agents who were in the deal all the time to find out if the seller had given any credits/concessions. These can be in the thousands or a percentage.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at my website
http://www.equitypath.org.
Hung Pham
Realtor / Licensed Appraiser
http://www.equitypath.org - Wed Mar 26 2008, 00:53