Settlement Costs

 

Your settlement costs are broken down into the following categories.

Settlement fee
Document preparation
Title insurance
Transfer and recording costs
Lender’s fees


Settlement Fee, Document Preparation
and Title Insurance
Settlement Fee
(Includes title exam)
375.00
Document Preparation
50.00 / document
Title Insurance - Owner's Policy
3.50 per 1,000
of purchase price
Title Insurance - Lender's Policy
(issued with purchase of Owner's Policy)
35.00
Title Insurance - Lender's Policy Only
2.50 per 1,000
of loan amount
Abstract Fee - Refinances
100.00


Transfer and Recording Costs
Caroline
County
$10 per $1000 of purchase price
Dorchester
County
$10 per $1000 of purchase price
Transfer Tax .75% of purchase price
Kent
County
1.66% of purchase price
Talbot
County
2.16% of purchase price
Queen Anne’s
County
1.66% of purchase price



Lender’s fees

A mortgage lender’s fees vary according to each lending company’s policies and buyer’s circumstances. The lender will provide your title company with the exact expenses prior to settlement to be figured into the final closing cost schedule.


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