Virginia Title Insurance
Title Company in Ballston, VA
DMV Title Guy provides practical title and closing education for Ballston and nearby Arlington neighborhoods. 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 Ballston, 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)
Contact Will — Ballston, VA
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How It Works
The Closing Process in Ballston
From contract to keys, here's the typical process after a title company accepts a transaction in Ballston, 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 Ballston, VA
- Regional transportation fees (seller)
- 0.2%
- Local recordation tax
- 0.083%
- Recording office
- Arlington 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. 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.
Ballston sits in Arlington County, so these county rates apply here. For a worked example against a specific sale price, use the calculator.
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