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Who Pays What?
A Guide to Escrow Closing Costs

The SELLER can generally be expected to pay for:

The BUYER can generally be expected to pay for:

• Owners Title Policy • Title insurance premiums
• Real Estate Commission • Escrow Fee
• Escrow Fee • Sub-Escrow Fee
• Document preparation fee for Deed • Document preparation (if applicable)
• Request for Demand/s fee • Notary Fees
• Document transfer tax ($1.10 per $1,000 of sales price) • Recording charges for all documents in buyer's name
• Los Angeles City Transfer Tax & Los Angeles City Area Tax • Tax pro-ration (from date of acquisition)
• Any loan fees required by buyer's lender • Homeowner's transfer fee
• Payoff of all loans in seller's name (or existing loan balance if being assumed by buyer) • All new loan charges (except those required by lender for seller to pay)
• Beneficiary Statement Fee Existing Lender • Interest on new loan from date of funding to 30 days prior to first payment date
• Interest accrued to lender being paid off • Assumption/Change of Records fees for takeover of existing loan
• Statement Fees & Reconveyance Fees • Home Warranty (according to contract)
• Termite Inspection & Work (according to contract) • Fire Insurance Premium for first year
• Home Warranty (according to contract) • Flood Insurance if required by lender
• Any judgment, tax liens, etc. against the seller  
• Recording charges to clear all documents of record against the seller  
• Tax pro-ration (for any taxes unpaid at the time of title transfer of title)  
• Any unpaid Homeowner's dues  
• Homeowners transfer & document fee  
• Any bonds or assessments (according to contract)  
• Any and all delinquent taxes  
• Notary Fee  
• Zone Disclosure