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Below are real property transfer tax rates in California. Most areas go by a county-wide standard of $1.10 per thousand dollars in sale value. However, some cities have additional taxes, and some are even value-based within those cities. Rates are subject to change.
Below are real property transfer tax rates in California. Most areas go by a county-wide standard of $1.10 per thousand dollars in sale value. However, some cities have additional taxes, and some are even value-based within those cities. Rates are subject to change.
Recorder Address
1106 Madison Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Phone Number
(510) 272-6362
(888) 280-7708
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Buyer Title: Buyer |
Seller: $1.10 City of Alameda Buyer/Seller Split |
Split Buyer/Seller Alameda – $12.00 Albany – $15.00 Berkeley – See Below* Emeryville – $12.00 Hayward – $8.50 Oakland – See Below** Piedmont – $13.00 San Leandro – $11.00 *Berkeley: $100 to $1,700,000 = $15.00 $1,700,001 Plus = $25.00 **Oakland: $100 to $300,000 = 1% $301,000 to $2,000,000 = 1.5% $2,000,001 to $5,000,000 = 1.75% $5,000,001 Plus = 2.5% |
Alameda – $13.10 Albany – $16.10 Berkeley – $1.10 + See Below* Emeryville – $13.10 Hayward – $9.60 Oakland – $1.10 + See Below** Piedmont – $14.10 San Leandro – $12.10 All Others $1.10 *Berkeley: $100 to $1,700,000 = $16.10 $1,700,001 Plus = $26.10 **Oakland: $100 to $300,000 = 1% $301,000 to $2,000,000 = 1.5% $2,000,001 to $5,000,000 = 1.75% $5,000,001 Plus = 2.5% |
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| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Buyer |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Buyer |
Negotiable/Usually Split: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Split |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Split |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Split |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Buyer Title: Buyer |
Seller: $1.10 |
Split Buyer/Seller Richmond – See Below* El Cerrito – $12.00 *Richmond $100 to $999,999 = 0.7% $1,000,000 to $2,999,999 = 1.25% $3,000,000 to $9,999,999 = 2.5% $10,000,000 and above = 3% |
Richmond – $1.10 + See Below* El Cerrito – $13.10 All Others $1.10 *Richmond: $100 to $999,999 = 0.7% $1,000,000 to $2,999,999 = 1.25% $3,000,000 to $9,999,999 = 2.5% $10,000,000 and above = 3% |
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| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Split |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Split |
Seller: $1.10 Requires DTT Affidavit |
$1.10 |
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Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
|---|---|---|---|
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Escrow: Split Title: Seller |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Split |
Seller: $1.10 Requires DTT Affidavit |
$1.10 |
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| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Seller |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Split |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Seller |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Ridgecrest, Split | All Others, Seller |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
Recorder Address
Phone Number
(559) 582-2311 Ext. 2470
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
|---|---|---|---|
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Escrow: Split Title: Seller |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Buyer Title: Buyer |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
Recorder Address
Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Split |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Seller |
Seller: $1.10 |
Culver City (Graduated Rate*) Transfers from $1–$1,499,999 – $0.45 $1,500,000–$2,999,999 – $1.50 $3,000,000–$9,999,999 – $3.00 $10,000,000+ – $4.00 City of Los Angeles – $4.50 $5,300,000–$9,999,999 – Additional 4% $10,600,000+ – Additional 5.5% (Eff. 07/01/2025) Pomona – $2.20 Redondo Beach – $2.20 Santa Monica Transfers from $1–$4,999,999 – $3.00 $5 Mil–$7,999,999 – $6.00 $8,000,000+ – $56.00 (Eff. 03/01/2023) |
Culver City* Transfers from $1–$1,499,999 – $1.55 $1,500,000–$2,999,999 – $2.60 $3,000,000–$9,999,999 – $4.10 $10,000,000+ – $5.10 City of Los Angeles – $5.60 $5,150,000–$9,999,999 – $45.60 $10,300,000+ – $60.60 Pomona – $3.30 Redondo Beach – $3.30 Santa Monica Transfers from $1–$4,999,999 – $4.10 $5 Mil–$7,999,999 – $7.10 $8,000,000+ – $57.10 All others $1.10 |
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| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: See Below* *Chowchilla & Mountain Areas: Split *Valley Areas: Seller |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Buyer Title: Buyer |
Seller: $1.10 |
Seller San Rafael – $2.00 |
San Rafael – $3.10 All Others $1.10 |
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Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Split |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
Recorder Address
Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Buyer Title: Buyer |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
Recorder Address
Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Split |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Seller |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Seller |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Salinas & Monterey Peninsula, Seller |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Buyer Title: Buyer |
Seller: $1.10 Requires DTT Affidavit |
$1.10 |
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Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Split |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Seller |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Split |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Seller |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Seller |
Seller: $1.10 |
Seller Riverside City – $1.10 |
Riverside City – $2.20 All Others – $1.10 |
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| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Seller Title: Seller |
Seller: $1.10 |
Buyer/Seller Split 50/50 Sacramento City – $2.75 |
Sacramento City – $3.85 All Others – $1.10 |
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| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Seller Title: Seller |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
Recorder Address
Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Seller |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
Recorder Address
Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Seller |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Buyer Title: Buyer |
Seller: See Total Requires DTT Affidavit |
Sales Price/Fee Per $1000 $100 and < $250K = $5.00 $250K and < $1Mil = $6.80 $1 Mil and < $5 Mil = $7.50 $5 Mil and < $10 Mil = $22.50 $10 Mil and < $25 Mil = $55.00 $25 Million Plus = $60.00 Commercial Rate $10 Mil and < $25 Mil = 5.5% $25 Million Plus = 6.0% |
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| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Split |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
Recorder Address
Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Seller |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Buyer Title: Buyer |
Seller: $1.10 Requires DTT Affidavit |
Split Buyer/Seller* San Mateo – $5.00 *Hillsborough – $0.30 Negotiable |
San Mateo – $6.10 Hillsborough – $1.40 Negotiable All Others – $1.10 |
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| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Seller |
Seller: $1.10 Requires DTT Affidavit |
$1.10 |
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Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Seller Title: Seller |
Seller: $1.10 |
Buyer/Seller Split 50/50 Mountain View – $3.30+ See Below* Palo Alto – $3.30 San Jose – $3.30+ See Below* *San Jose: $2 Mill to $5 Mill – 0.75% $5 Mill to $10 Mill – 1.0% >$10,000,000 – 1.5% *Mountain View: $3.30 <$6,000,000 $15.00 ≥$6,000,000 (Eff. 03/25/2025) |
Mountain View – $4.40 <$6,000,000 $16.10 ≥$6,000,000 Palo Alto – $4.40 San Jose – Varies Based on Sales Price All Others – $1.10 |
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| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Split |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Split |
Seller: $1.10 Requires DTT Affidavit |
$1.10 |
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Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Split |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
Recorder Address
Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Split |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Buyer Title: Buyer |
Seller: $1.10 |
Seller Vallejo – $3.30 |
Vallejo – $4.40 All Others – $1.10 |
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| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Buyer Title: Buyer |
Seller: $1.10 |
Seller Pays Santa Rosa – $2.00 Petaluma – $2.00 |
Santa Rosa – $3.10 Petaluma – $3.10 All Others – $1.10 |
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| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Turlock, Split | All Others, Seller |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Seller Title: Seller |
Seller: $1.10 Requires DTT Affidavit |
$1.10 |
Recorder Address
Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Split |
Seller: $1.10 Requires DTT Affidavit |
$1.10 |
Recorder Address
Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Split |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
Recorder Address
Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Seller |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
Recorder Address
Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Split |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
Recorder Address
Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Split Title: Seller |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Davis, Buyer | All Others, Seller Title: Davis, Buyer | All Others, Seller |
Seller: $1.10 | $1.10 |
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Phone Number
| ESCROW & TITLE FEES | COUNTY TAX Per $1,000 | CITY TAX Per $1,000 | TOTAL Per $1,000 Property Value |
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Escrow: Seller Title: Seller |
Seller: $1.10 Requires DTT Affidavit |
$1.10 |
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