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DMV Title Guy provides practical title and closing education for Arlington, VA across Arlington County. When you're ready to close, Will and the Pruitt Title team handle your title and settlement.
What to Understand
Title and Closing Topics in Arlington, VA
These are common parts of a real estate closing. Will confirms which apply to your transaction, and Pruitt Title's quote and Closing Disclosure set the actual costs.
- Title Search & Examination
- Owner's Title Insurance
- Lender's Title Insurance
- Settlement & Escrow Services
- Title Curative Work
- Deed Preparation & Recording
- 1031 Exchange Closings
- Refinance Closings
- Commercial Transactions
- New Construction Closings
- Investor / Wholesale Closings
- Remote signing options (when available)
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How It Works
The Closing Process in Arlington
From contract to keys, here's the typical process after a title company accepts a transaction in Arlington, VA.
Send the Contract
Send Will the contract. He confirms the quote, timing, and next steps with you.
Title Search
The Pruitt Title team reviews the relevant records and flags anything that needs attention before settlement.
Title Commitment
The Pruitt Title team delivers the title commitment, requirements, exceptions, and coverage information.
Closing Coordination
The Pruitt Title team coordinates the closing with the lender, parties, and agents.
Settlement & Recording
The Pruitt Title team handles signing, funding, disbursement, recording, and post-closing work.
Arlington County · Recording & transfer taxes
What closing actually costs in Arlington, VA
- Median home price
- $715,000
- Typical total
- 2% to 5% for buyers, 1% to 3% for sellers
- Regional transportation fees (seller)
- 0.2%
- Local recordation tax
- 0.083%
- Recording office
- Arlington County
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.
For most sales in Arlington County, the seller pays $0.20 per $100 in Northern Virginia transportation fees. On a $715,000 sale, that comes to $1,430. The purchase contract can divide that cost differently, and refinances do not carry the fee. See Va. Code §§ 58.1-802.3 and 58.1-802.4.
Buyers pay Virginia recordation tax of $0.25 per $100 on the deed (the price) and $0.25 per $100 on the purchase deed of trust (the loan). Arlington County adds a local recordation tax of one-third of the state tax, about $0.083 per $100, on both. See Va. Code §§ 58.1-801, 58.1-803 and 58.1-814.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where are deeds recorded for a home in Arlington?
Deeds are recorded by the Land Records Division of the Arlington County Circuit Court, at 1425 N. Courthouse Road. The same office records deeds for the City of Falls Church, which has recorded there since 1988.
What taxes does a seller pay when selling a home in Arlington?
The seller customarily pays Virginia's grantor tax of $1 per $1,000 of the price (Va. Code § 58.1-802) plus two Northern Virginia regional fees of $0.10 per $100 each (§§ 58.1-802.3 and 58.1-802.4). On a $700,000 sale that is $700 in grantor tax and $1,400 in regional fees.
What recordation tax does a buyer pay in Arlington?
Virginia's state recordation tax is $0.25 per $100 (Va. Code § 58.1-801), charged on the price for the deed and on the loan amount for the deed of trust. Arlington County adds its local recordation tax of $0.0833 per $100, one-third of the state rate (§§ 58.1-814 and 58.1-3800). The buyer customarily pays both.
Who pays for owner's title insurance in Arlington?
The buyer customarily pays for both the owner's and lender's title insurance policies in Virginia, though the contract can shift the owner's policy to the seller.
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