CONVEYANCING
FEE SCHEDULE
ATTORNEY
FEES
|
Refinance
|
$525.00
|
|
Purchase
|
$600.00
|
|
|
TITLE
EXAMINATION FEES
|
Refinance
|
$150.00
|
|
Purchase
|
$185.00 to $225.00
|
|
STATE
RECORDING FEES
(Add
$1.00 mandatory surcharge for each document recorded in
Norfolk
and
Plymouth
Counties
)
|
Record
Municipal Lien Certificate
|
$65.00
|
|
Record
Mortgage
|
$175.00
|
|
Record Deed
|
$125.00
|
|
Record
Assignment
|
$75.00
|
|
Record
Subordination Agreement
|
$75.00
|
|
Record
Trustee Certificate
|
$75.00
|
|
Record
Discharge (per marginal reference on page)
|
$75.00
|
|
Record 6(d)
Certificate for Condo
|
$75.00
|
|
Record
Homestead
|
$35.00
|
|
Tax
Stamp (all except
Barnstable
County
)
|
$4.56 per thousand
|
|
Tax
Stamps (
Barnstable
County
)
|
$5.70 per thousand
|
Includes
state and county tax stamps
|
ADDITIONAL
SERVICES
|
Obtaining
Municipal Lien Certificate
|
$25.00-$65.00
|
|
Mortgage
Survey (Purchase)
|
$150.00
|
$0.00 for
Condos
|
Survey
Affidavit
|
$50.00
|
$0.00 for
Condos
|
Title
Insurance
|
|
$2.50 per
$1,000.00 of loan amount for Lenders, or $3.00 per $1,000.00 of purchase
price for Owners & Lenders (Eagle Policy slightly higher)
|
Express
Shipping/FedEx/Courier Services
|
$20.00 to $35.00
|
$20.00 for
the first FedEx $15.00 for each additional
|
Title
Update and Recording (refinance)
|
$55.00
|
|
Other
Legal Services
|
Obtain
Subordination Agreement
|
$125.00
|
Not
including lenders charge
|
Prepare
Deed
|
$125.00
|
|
Prepare
Power of Attorney
|
$100.00
|
|
Prepare
Affidavit
|
$100.00
|
|
Prepare
Declaration of
Homestead
|
$75.00
|
|
Review
Purchase and
Sale
Agreement
|
$150.00 p/h
|
|
Discharge
Tracking (refinance)
|
$75.00
|
for each
outstanding Mortgage
|
Title
Clearing Services
|
$180.00 p/h
|
|
Closings
conducted more than 20 miles from our office may be subject to an additional
$50.00 travel fee.
To
follow is a list of fees that are required under Massachusetts General Laws,
effective March 15, 2003, for recording documents in the Registries of Deeds
and Registry Land Court Divisions:
Document
Type
|
Charge*
|
Declaration
of
Homestead
|
$35.00
|
Declaration
of Trust
|
$225.00
|
Deed
|
$125.00
|
Mortgage
|
$175.00
|
Mortgage
Foreclosure Deed & Affidavit
|
$125.00
|
Mortgage
Discharge, Release or Partial Release
|
$75.00
|
Municipal
Lien Certificate
|
$65.00
|
UCC
Documents (e.g., Financing Statements, Assignments)
|
$45.00
|
Federal Tax
Liens (and related documents)
|
$5.00
|
Plans (per
sheet)
|
$75.00
|
All other
documents
|
$75.00
|
Certified
Copies (per page)
|
$1.00
|
*Includes all State surcharges
|
