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Closing Costs

The BUYER can generally be expected
to pay for:
The SELLER can generally be expected
to pay for:
  • Mortgagee's title policy and endorsements
  • Record warranty deed
  • Record deed of trust
  • Tax certificate
  • Courier Fee
  • State documentary fee
  • Real-estate closing fee (per contract)
  • Loan closing fee
  • Tax service fee (lender charge)
  • Full-year homeowner's insurance escrow (lender charge)
  • 2-3 months hazard insurance escrow (lender charge)
  • Tax reserve (lender charge)
  • Loan origination of discount fee (lender charge)
  • Appraisal (lender charge)
  • Credit report (lender charge)
  • Lender documentation preparation (lender charge)
  • Flood certification (lender charge)
  • Mortgage insurance premium – MPI or PMI (lender charge)
  • Miscellaneous loan fees (lender charge)
  • Survey / improvement location certificate (ILC)
  • Water and sewer adjustments (if applicable)
  • Homeowner's association adjustments (if applicable)
  • Loan payoff (per existing lender's payoff letter)
  • Owner's title policy premium
  • Owner's extended-coverage endorsement
  • Record release of existing lien(s)
  • Current year real-estate tax pro-ration (per contract)
  • Prior year's property taxes still due
  • Water and sewer adjustments
  • Homeowner's association adjustments
  • Real-estate closing fee (per contract)
  • Commissions (per listing agreement)
  • Courier fee
  • Any other costs as outlined in real-estate contract