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Who Pays Escrow Costs?
By Matt Unangst, 23 Jan 16:32
In California, responsibility for escrow costs varies by county. You always have the option to negotiate escrow cost payment when buying or selling property, but here is a list by county of who normally pays escrow costs:
County Who Pays
Alameda Buyer
Alpine ½ each
Amador ½ each
Butte ½ each
Calaveras ½ each
Colusa ½ each
Contra Costa Buyer
Del Norte ½ each
El Dorado ½ each
Fresno ½ each
Glenn ½ each
Humboldt ½ each
Imperial ½ each
Inyo ½ each
Kern ½ each
Kings ½ each
Lake Buyer
Lassen County ½ each
Los Angeles ½ each
Madera ½ each
Marin Buyer
Mariposa ½ each
Mendocino Buyer
Merced ½ each
Modoc ½ each
Mono ½ each
Monterey Salinas Area - ½ each
Monterey Peninsula - Seller
Napa Buyer
Nevada ½ each
Orange ½ each
Placer ½ each
Plumas ½ each
Riverside ½ each
Sacramento Seller
San Benito Seller
San Bernardino ½ each
San Diego ½ each
San Francisco Buyer
San Joaquin ½ each
San Luis Obispo ½ each
San Mateo Buyer
Santa Barbara ½ each
Santa Clara Seller
Santa Cruz ½ each
Shasta ½ each
Sierra ½ each
Siskiyou ½ each
Solano Buyer
Sonoma Buyer
Stanislaus ½ each
Sutter Seller
Tehama ½ each
Trinity ½ each
Tulane ½ each
Tuolumne ½ each
Ventura ½ each
Yolo unknown??
Woodland ½ each
Davis Buyer
Yuba Seller
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