Virginia Title Insurance
DMV Title Guy is your trusted title and settlement partner in Arlington, VA. Fast, reliable closings for agents, lenders, and investors across Arlington County.
What We Offer
Pruitt Title LLC has been serving the Virginia real estate market since 2007. Our team handles every aspect of the title and settlement process — from search to closing — so your transaction closes on time, every time.
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How It Works
From contract to keys, here's what to expect when you work with DMV Title Guy in Arlington, VA.
Submit your purchase contract or refinance details. We'll confirm receipt within hours.
We examine public records going back 50+ years to ensure clear, marketable title.
You receive a full title commitment with all conditions and coverage details.
We coordinate lender, buyer, seller, and agent schedules for a smooth settlement.
Documents signed, funds disbursed, deed recorded. Keys delivered.
Arlington County· Recording & transfer taxes
Arlington's property values are what make its closing costs distinctive — the percentages are the same as anywhere in Virginia, but at a median near $715,000 title insurance and recordation together routinely clear $5,000 on a single transaction. The county's condo and mid-rise inventory adds a second variable: an association resale packet and its transfer fee, set by the association rather than by the county.
Arlington County levies no transfer tax of its own — Virginia gives localities no such power — and deeds record with the Arlington Circuit Court Clerk.
A sale in Arlington County carries two separate regional fees, each $0.10 per $100: the regional WMATA capital fee under Va. Code § 58.1-802.3, which applies because this is a Northern Virginia Transportation Authority member, and the regional congestion relief fee under § 58.1-802.4, which applies because this is Planning District 8. Both statutes place the fee on the grantor, though in each case the parties may agree the buyer pays part of it, so the default is $0.20 per $100 of the sale price on the seller. On a $715,000 sale the two together come to $1,430. Purchase closings only: a refinance records a deed of trust rather than a conveyance, so neither fee nor the grantor tax applies to one.
Recordation tax is Virginia's state rate of $0.25 per $100 under Va. Code § 58.1-801, paid by the buyer. Under § 58.1-814 a locality that adopts an ordinance may add one-third of that ($0.0833 per $100), also charged to the buyer — so no Virginia locality levies $0.10 as recordation tax. Whether Arlington County has adopted that ordinance is not reflected in these figures; confirm with the Circuit Court Clerk before relying on a recordation number.
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