How to Remove Yourself From BlockShopper

A BlockShopper opt out works differently from most people-search removals. BlockShopper publishes real-estate transactions taken from public property records, and sites like this often limit removals rather than offering a simple self-serve form for everyone. Start with the privacy policy or contact page on blockshopper.com, which should set out the current request route and who it applies to. Send a request with your listing URL and details, and say why you’re asking, for example a safety concern or your state’s privacy law. If the site won’t act, the more lasting fixes sit with the county records and with Google.

This guide explains what BlockShopper shows, how to ask for removal, what the site may keep up regardless, and the upstream options that exist for property records. For a plan that covers dozens of sites, see our guide on how to remove yourself from people-search sites.

What BlockShopper publishes

BlockShopper is a real-estate news and data site. It takes deed and sale records that counties publish and turns them into short pages about individual transactions. A typical page says who bought or sold a home, the street address, the sale price and the date.

Depending on the record, pages can also include:

• The names of every buyer and seller on the deed
• Property details such as size, year built and tax information
• Sometimes a job title or employer, where it was matched to your name
• Links to other transactions in the same neighborhood
• Pages organized by homeowner name, so your name can have its own listing

Because these pages are built from records the county already makes public, BlockShopper treats them as news and public information rather than as a private profile. That’s the main reason sites like it tend to have narrower removal policies than a typical people-search site.

Who BlockShopper may remove

BlockShopper’s privacy policy is the document to read before you do anything else, because it sets the terms. We couldn’t load it when we checked in September 2026, so we can’t confirm its current wording. Property-record sites that limit removals commonly focus on groups like these:

• Judges, government officials, law enforcement officers and other public safety workers
• People protected by a court order, such as a restraining or protective order
• People with documented stalkers or reported threats against them
• Residents of states with consumer privacy laws that give a right to deletion or opt-out

Check the current privacy policy on blockshopper.com for the categories it actually uses before sending a request. If you’re outside them, you can still ask, but expect the answer to depend on the site’s judgment rather than on a set process.

Step 1: Find every BlockShopper page with your name

1. Search your address. Look up your current home and any property you’ve bought or sold in recent years. Each sale can have its own page.
2. Search your name. The site can list homeowners by name. Try your full name, your maiden name and versions with and without a middle initial.
3. Check co-owners. If you bought with a spouse, partner or relative, their name page may also show the transaction and your name.
4. Search Google. Try your name in quotes with “BlockShopper”. Older pages sometimes surface more easily through Google than through the site’s own search.
5. Copy each URL. Save the full page address for every listing, with the date you found it.

Step 2: Send your removal request

1. Open the privacy policy. Go to blockshopper.com and open the privacy policy or contact page, usually linked from the footer. Use the removal or contact route it gives.
2. Use a separate email address. A throwaway or dedicated privacy address keeps your main inbox out of yet another database.
3. Include the essentials. Your full name as it appears on the page, the property address, the approximate sale date and every listing URL.
4. State why you’re asking. Name the reason that applies, such as your state of residence and its privacy law, or your role as an officer or judge. If you’re relying on a protective order or documented threats, say so plainly. You may be asked for proof.
5. Keep it short and factual. You don’t need to explain your whole situation. Ask for the listing to be removed or the name taken off it.
6. Log the request. Save a copy of what you sent and the date, then check the URLs again after a few weeks.

We couldn’t confirm a published response time, so don’t assume a fixed window. If you hear nothing after several weeks, send a brief follow-up that refers to your first message.

Subject: Removal request for listing with my name. I am requesting removal of my name and personal information from the following BlockShopper pages: [URLs]. The listings show [name] at [property address], sold or bought around [month and year]. I am a resident of [state] and am making this request under that state’s consumer privacy law. Please confirm when the listings have been removed.

What BlockShopper removal covers and what it doesn’t

Item	Covered by a BlockShopper request?
The BlockShopper pages you listed	Possibly, if the site accepts your request.
Your county’s deed and assessor records	No. Those stay with the county.
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and other property sites	No. Each has its own process.
People-search sites that use the same records	No. Opt out of each site separately.
The Google result for the old page	Not straight away. Google updates after recrawling or a refresh request.

Go upstream: county records and shielding programs

BlockShopper didn’t invent your sale. It copied it from the recorder, assessor or tax office in your county. As long as those records are online, other sites can copy them too. So the lasting fix, where one exists, is at the county level.

Property records are generally public by law, and most people can’t have them sealed. There are exceptions. Many states let certain people ask the county to shield or redact their name or address from online records. Who qualifies varies by state, but it commonly includes some combination of:

• Judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officers, sometimes with their families
• Survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, often through a state address confidentiality program
• Other people facing documented threats, in some states

New Jersey’s Daniel’s Law is one well-known example. It lets covered people, such as judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officers and their families, ask that their home address and unpublished phone number not be disclosed. Other states have their own versions, and the forms usually go through the county recorder, assessor or a state office.

To find out what applies to you, search your county recorder or assessor’s website for words like “redaction”, “confidential” or “shield”, or call the office. If you’re a survivor, a local domestic violence organization can tell you whether your state runs an address confidentiality program and how to join. Our guide to removing public records from the internet covers this in more depth.

For a future purchase, some people ask a real estate attorney about buying through a trust or other structure so their name isn’t on the public deed. Whether that’s possible or sensible depends on your state, lender and situation, so get proper legal advice before relying on it.

Clean up the Google result

BlockShopper pages can rank well for a person’s name, so the page may show up even after you’ve dealt with other sites. If BlockShopper removes or edits a listing, use Google’s “Refresh outdated content” tool so the search result catches up.

If BlockShopper won’t remove it, Google’s “Results about you” tool may still help. It lets you ask Google to remove search results that show your home address, phone number or email, although the page itself stays on BlockShopper. Our guide to Results about you explains how requests are reviewed.

Related sites to check next

Property records feed many sites. If your sale is on BlockShopper, it’s probably on Zillow and Redfin, and the address is likely on people-search sites too. Our guides to removing your address from the internet and the data broker opt-out list help you work through the rest in order.

A worked example

This is an illustrative scenario, not a real client.

Denise, a family court judge in a state with a comprehensive privacy law, finds a BlockShopper page with her name, her new home’s address and the price she paid. It’s on the first page of Google for her name.

• She searches properly. She finds a second page for the sale of her previous home and a homeowner page that lists both.
• She emails the contact in the privacy policy from a dedicated privacy address, lists all three URLs, and states her role and her state of residence.
• At the same time, she contacts her county recorder and learns her state lets judges request that their address be shielded from online records. She files the form.
• A few weeks later the BlockShopper pages no longer show her name. She submits refresh requests to Google for the old results.
• She sets a reminder to check the site and Google again in three months.

The county request mattered as much as the BlockShopper one, because it limits what other sites can copy next.

Common mistakes

• Hunting for a form that may not exist. Start with the privacy policy or contact page, which should set out the request route.
• Leaving out why you’re asking. Removal policies on property sites are often narrow, so say which reason applies.
• Forgetting older sales. Each transaction can have its own page.
• Ignoring the county record. Removing a copy doesn’t touch the source.
• Using your main email. Use a throwaway or dedicated privacy address.
• Assuming it’s permanent. A new sale or refinance can create a new record and a new page.

When to get help

You can do all of this yourself. Help makes sense when you’re a public official, a survivor or someone facing threats and need several sites and the county handled quickly, or when property pages are part of a bigger problem with your search results. Our personal reputation management service covers opt-outs, follow-ups and the wider cleanup, and we’ll say plainly what can come down and what can only be pushed down or monitored. If you’re in danger, contact local law enforcement and see our help resources.

Frequently asked questions

Can anyone opt out of BlockShopper?

Not necessarily. Property-record sites often limit removals to certain groups, such as officials, law enforcement, people with protective orders or documented threats, and residents of states with privacy laws. Check BlockShopper’s current privacy policy. Anyone can ask, but the outcome depends on its policy.

Is it legal for BlockShopper to publish my home sale?

Generally, yes. Deed and sale records are public in most US counties, and sites can republish them. Some states restrict disclosure for protected groups, such as judges and law enforcement. If you think a law protects you, talk to a lawyer.

Will removing my BlockShopper page remove my home from Zillow?

No. Zillow, Redfin and people-search sites each have their own processes. The source record at your county also stays public unless your state offers a shielding program you qualify for.

What if BlockShopper refuses my request?

Ask Google to remove the result through Results about you if it shows your address, check whether your county offers record shielding for your situation, and focus on the other sites that show your address.