Closing Costs
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A New York buyer typically pays 2-5% of the price at closing; a seller pays 8-10% including brokerage. New development shifts the transfer taxes onto the buyer.
→Closing costs, line by lineClosing costs are the fees and expenses paid at the time of completing a real estate purchase, beyond the property's sale price. For buyers, closing costs typically range from 2-5% of the purchase price. In New York City, buyer costs include attorney fees ($2,000-$5,000), title insurance (0.5-1% of price), mortgage recording tax (1.8-1.925% for loans over $500K), and mansion tax (1-3.9% for properties over $1M). For a $1 million NYC condo, a buyer should budget approximately $40,000-$60,000 in closing costs.
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