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Escrow Costs And Fees in Hawthorne CA

Understanding scrow costs and fees in Hawthorne – Who Generally Pays What In The Escrow Process in Hawthorne

People often hear the general term “closing costs” and are not really sure what that means.  Closing costs are all of the fees and costs that usually get paid during escrow.  Closing costs vary depending on the purchase price, whether there is a loan, and a number of other factors.  Keep in mind that the charts below are based on the standard allocation of costs in an escrow in Hawthorne and most of the South Bay.  As with any detail of buying a home everything is negotiable including who pays what costs during the transaction.  In addition not all of these costs exist in every transaction and many are dependent on the lender, escrow company and the details of the offer.

Although not in the charts below it is standard for the seller to pay the real estate commission (generally 5% in our area) for both the listing (seller’s) agent and the buyer’s agent.

Title Fees

Name of cost Customarily Charged By/ Who Pays What is it?
Owner’s Title Policy Title company /  Seller cost Fee for the title policy. Calculated using the sales price.  Insures that the title is clean at close of escrow
Lender’s Title Policy Title company / Buyer cost Title policy issued to lender to cover the amount of the loan. Based on the loan amount.
Sub Escrow Fee Title company / Buyer & Seller Fee to administer the payoff of loans or property taxes of the seller and collection of funds from the new lender
Document Transfer Tax LA County / Seller.  There is also a city transfer tax in some cities but not in Hawthorne Fee charged on all properties that transfer title  based on sales price.  $1.10 per thousand of sales price
Record Release/Reconveyance LA County / Seller Charge to record the release/reconveyance
Federal Express/Messanger Fees Federal Express / Buyer & Seller Charge to deliver all time sensitive documents and monies
Title/Wire Fee Banking Instituion / Buyer & Seller Charge to wire funds to  or from escrow, seller, lenders, etc
Electronic Recording County / to Buyer Charge to electronically record the document
Record Grant Deed County / To Buyer Charge to record the grant deed
Record Trust Deed County / To Buyer Charge to record the trust deed.
Messenger Messenger Service /Buyer and Seller Charge to special messenger documents during the escrow:
Lender’s Endorsement Title / Buyer Charge for endorsements required by lender to cover “outside  normal” risk circumstances

Escrow Company Fees

Name of Cost Customarily Charged By/To: What it is?
Escrow company fee Escrow / Both buyer and seller each pays own Covers liability assumed as well as standard processing costs.
Demand Fee Escrow / Seller Charge to request a statement & process involved in getting a payoff figureto escrow on the outstanding amount of the current loan. One demand fee per loan.
Process HOA Docs & Transfer Fee Escrow / Seller Fee for processing required to assign membership for HOA a& copying all governing documents
Document Fee Escrow / Buyer Covers the cost of all processing required to meet new lender requirements
Loan Tie-In Fee Escrow / Buyer Covers the cost of all processing required to meet new lender requirements
Federal Express Federal Express /Buyer For document packages to out of County Lenders.

Lender & Loan Costs

Name of Cost Customarily Charged By/ To What is it?
Origination Fee Lender / Buyer Charge for lending money at 1% of the loan amount
Documentation Preparation Lender / Buyer Paid to lender for preparation of final loan documents
Tax service Tax Service / Buyer Fee charged to buyer to set up property taxes with the state
Wire Banking institution Charge for the wiring of funds to title for closing
Underwriting Lender / Buyer Fee to direct lender for the process of approving
Tax impounds Lender / Buyer Collected to create an impound reserved account for the lender to pay property taxes twice a year
Prepaid Insurance Lender / Buyer Generally 1yr of hazard insurance collected for impound reserveaccount
Appraisal Appraiser / Buyer Paid directly to appraiser for appraisal of property
Credit Report Lender: / Buyer Paid to credit bureau for report containing 3 credit scores
Processing Lender / Buyer Paid to mortgage broker for processing loan package from application to closing

Disbursements

Name of Cost Customarily Charged By / To What is it?
HOA Transfer Fee HOA Management / Seller but often negotiated HOA or managemebt company fee to transfer ownership and handle new accounting set up
HOA Dues HOA Management / Seller Usually prorated and paid through day of closing
Fire Insurance Insurance Agency / Buyer 1 year prepaid premium for homeowners insurance
Notary Notary / Buyer

Payoffs

Name of Cost Customarily Charged By/ To What is it?
Recording Fee Existing Lender / Borrower Charge for having reconveyance recorded by the county.
Statement forwarding fee Existing Lender / Borrower Charge for issuing a payoff statement

Credits and Prorations

Name of Cost Customarily Charged By/ To What is is?
HOA Dues Seller  /Buyer Calculated from date of COA through month-end
County Property Taxes Seller / Buyer Calculated from the date of payoff through end of period paid for.

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