The following will show who customarily pays for certain fees in
the purchase or sale of a property in the listed counties. This
is only a guide and practices may vary in the negotiation of your
contract.
Scroll down to view several counties, or select a
county from the following list to view that county:
|
County
|
Escrow Charges |
Title Fees |
County Transfer
Tax Per $1,000 |
City Transfer
Tax Per $1,000 |
| Alameda |
Buyer Pay |
Buyer Pay |
Seller Pay $1.10 |
Alameda $5.40,
Albany $6.40,
San Leandro $6.00,
Hayward $4.50,
Berkeley 1.5% of sale price,
Oakland 1.25% of sale price,
Piedmont $13.00 |
| Contra Costa |
Buyer Pay |
Buyer Pay |
Seller Pay $1.10 |
Richmond $7.00,
San Pablo $4.40,
El Cerrito $7.00 |
| El Dorado |
1/2 Buyer-1/2 Seller |
1/2 Buyer-1/2 Seller
ALTA-Buyer |
Seller Pay $1.10 |
None |
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County
|
Escrow Charges |
Title Fees |
County Transfer
Tax per $1,000 |
City Transfer
Tax per $1,000 |
| Fresno |
1/2 Buyer-1/2 Seller |
CLTA-Seller
ALTA-Buyer |
Seller Pay $1.10 |
None |
| Los Angeles |
1/2 Buyer-1/2 Seller |
Seller |
Seller Pay-$1.10 |
Seller Pay $4.50 |
| Madera |
1/2 Buyer-1/2 Seller |
CLTA-Seller
ALTA-Buyer |
Seller Pay $1.10 |
None |
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County
|
Escrow Charges |
Title Fees |
County Transfer
Tax per $1,000 |
City Transfer
Tax per $1,000 |
| Marin |
Buyer Pay |
Buyer Pay |
Seller Pay $1.10 |
Seller Pay-San Rafael $1.45 |
| Merced |
1/2 Buyer-1/2 Seller |
1/2 Buyer-1/2 Seller
ALTA-Buyer |
Seller Pay $1.10 |
None |
| Monterey |
Salinas Area...
1/2 buyer 1/2 seller
Monterey Pen...
Seller pay |
CLTA-Seller
ALTA-Buyer |
Seller Pay $1.10 |
None |
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County
|
Escrow Charges |
Title Fees |
County Transfer
Tax per $1,000 |
City Transfer
Tax per $1,000 |
| Napa |
Buyer Pay |
Buyer Pay |
Seller Pay $1.10 |
None |
| Nevada |
1/2 Buyer-1/2 Seller |
1/2 Seller-1/2 Buyer |
Seller Pay $1.10 |
None |
| Placer |
1/2 Buyer-1/2 Seller |
1/2 Buyer-1/2 Seller
ALTA Buyer |
Seller Pay $1.10 |
None |
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County
|
Escrow Charges |
Title Fees |
County Transfer
Tax per $1,000 |
City Transfer
Tax per $1,000 |
| Sacramento |
Seller Pay |
ALTA-Buyer
CLTA-Seller |
Seller Pay $1.10 |
.275 of 1% of Selling Price |
| San Francisco |
Buyer Pay |
Buyer Pay |
Seller Pay $1.10 |
Included |
| San Joaquin |
1/2 Buyer-1/2 Seller |
1/2 Buyer-1/2 Seller
ALTA-Buyer |
Seller Pay $1.10 |
Stockton $3.00 Seller Pay |
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County
|
Escrow Charges |
Title Fees |
County Transfer
Tax per $1,000 |
City Transfer
Tax per $1,000 |
| San Mateo |
Buyer Pay |
Buyer Pay |
Seller Pay $1.10 |
1/2 Buyer-1/2 Seller,
Hillsborough .30,
San Mateo $5.00 |
| Santa Clara |
Seller Pay |
Seller Pay
ALTA Buyer |
Seller Pay $1.10 |
1/2 Buyer-1/2 Seller,
San Jose $3.30,
Palo Alto $3.30,
Mountain View $3.30 |
| Santa Cruz |
1/2 Buyer-1/2 Seller |
1/2 Buyer-1/2 Seller
ALTA Buyer |
Seller Pay $1.10 |
None |
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County
|
Escrow Charges |
Title Fees |
County Transfer
Tax per $1,000 |
City Transfer
Tax per $1,000 |
| Solano |
Buyer Pay |
Buyer Pay |
Seller Pay $1.10 |
Seller Pay Vallejo-$2.20 |
| Sonoma |
Buyer Pay |
Buyer Pay |
Seller Pay $1.10 |
Petaluma $1.15,
Sebastopol $2.00,
Windsor $1.10,
Santa Rosa $2.00,
Rohnert Park $1.10,
Cotati $1.90 |
| Stanislaus |
1/2 Buyer-1/2 Seller |
Seller Pay |
Seller Pay $1.10 |
None |
| Yolo |
Woodland Seller pays, Davis Buyer pays |
Woodland Seller pays, Davis Buyer pays |
Seller Pay $1.10 |
None |
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