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DMV Title Guy provides local closing education for Sterling, VA. Eligible title and settlement requests can be referred to Pruitt Title LLC for review.
What to Understand
Title and Closing Topics in Sterling, VA
These are common parts of a real estate closing. The provider that accepts the transaction must confirm its responsibilities, availability, pricing, timing, terms, and required disclosures directly.
- 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 Sterling
From contract to keys, here's the typical process after a title company accepts a transaction in Sterling, VA.
Provider Acceptance
The selected provider confirms whether it accepts the transaction and supplies its scope, pricing, timing, and terms.
Title Search
The accepted provider reviews relevant records and identifies matters that may need attention before settlement.
Title Commitment
The provider delivers the applicable commitment, requirements, exceptions, and coverage information.
Closing Coordination
The provider coordinates the accepted closing tasks with the lender, parties, and agents.
Settlement & Recording
The provider follows its written instructions for signing, funding, disbursement, recording, and post-closing work.
Loudoun County· Recording & transfer taxes
What closing actually costs in Sterling, VA
- Regional transportation fees (seller)
- 0.2%
- Recording office
- Loudoun County
For most sales in Loudoun 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 have a separate Virginia recordation tax of $0.25 per $100. Loudoun County can add a small local charge only if it has adopted an ordinance, so ask your title company or the Circuit Court Clerk to confirm the final amount for your property. See Va. Code §§ 58.1-801 and 58.1-814.
Sterling sits in Loudoun County, so these county rates apply here. For a worked example against a specific sale price, use the calculator.
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