Title insurance California buyers and sellers pay for is split by local custom, and in Orange County the seller customarily pays for the owner’s policy while the buyer pays for the lender’s policy. Together, the two policies cost roughly 0.5% to 1% of the purchase price, on a $1,000,000 home, that’s $5,000 to $10,000 split […]
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Who pays the buyer’s agent in California is no longer automatic. Since the 2024 NAR settlement, the seller is not required to cover it and that compensation is negotiated on every deal. In practice, many sellers in Orange County still pay the buyer’s agent through a concession written into the purchase agreement, because it keeps
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Escrow fees in Orange County are split, with the buyer and seller each paying their own half, which works out to roughly $2,500 per side on a $1,000,000 home. That is a local custom worth knowing, because in some other California counties one side covers the full escrow fee. Escrow is a one-time cost paid
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