Title & escrow • Arlington County, Virginia
Title and escrow across Arlington County.
From Rosslyn and Ballston to Clarendon, Crystal City, Pentagon City, and Shirlington, Prime Title and Escrow handles residential and commercial closings across Arlington County with attorney-led care. Clear title, protected funds, and closings that land on time.
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Local to Arlington County
The most urban county in Virginia, and its own kind of closing.
Arlington is the most densely populated jurisdiction in Virginia and the smallest self-governing county in the country, at about 26 square miles. It is also a renter’s market, with only about 41 percent of homes owner-occupied and condos lining the Rosslyn to Ballston corridor and National Landing. In spring 2026 the county’s median sale price ran near $817,500 according to Redfin figures drawn from Bright MLS, with single-family homes often above $1 million.
Deeds for property here record with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Arlington County, in the Courthouse neighborhood, and Arlington sits inside the Northern Virginia tax footprint, so the seller’s grantor charges look different from the rest of the Commonwealth. Add the condo and HOA resale packets that come with so many Arlington homes, and local knowledge is what keeps a closing on schedule. If you are new to the process, our guide to what happens at a Virginia closing walks through each step, and you can see the full regions we serve as well.
What shapes an Arlington County closing
- Deeds record at the Arlington Circuit Court Land Records Division
- Northern Virginia grantor taxes and regional fees
- Condo and high-rise closings along the Metro corridor
- HOA and condo resale disclosure packets
- National Landing and the Amazon HQ2 effect
- Relocation buyers and remote closings
Arlington County by the numbers
A dense, high-value, renter-heavy market.
236K
residents, the 8th most populous county in Virginia
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$895K
median value of owner-occupied homes
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41.3%
of county homes are owner-occupied, the rest are rented
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124,900
housing units across the county
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Behind every one of those homes is a title that has to transfer clean. That is our work.
Where we close in Arlington County
Every neighborhood and urban village.
Arlington has no incorporated towns. Virginia law does not allow new towns in a county this dense, so Arlington is organized into named neighborhoods and walkable urban villages. We close in all of them, for buyers, sellers, and lenders.
The urban villages
Arlington’s Metro corridors are lined with walkable urban villages, and we close throughout each of them, condo, co-op, and single-family.
Rosslyn to Ballston corridor: Rosslyn, Courthouse, Clarendon, Virginia Square, Ballston.
National Landing and the south: Crystal City, Pentagon City, Potomac Yard, Aurora Highlands, Arlington Ridge.
Columbia Pike corridor: Columbia Pike, Douglas Park, Penrose, Arlington Heights, Foxcroft Heights.
Neighborhoods across the county
From the north Arlington streets to the Langston Boulevard corridor and the southwest, here are the neighborhoods we serve.
North Arlington: Cherrydale, Lyon Village, Lyon Park, Maywood, Ashton Heights, Waverly Hills, Bluemont, Donaldson Run, Country Club Hills, Old Glebe.
Langston Boulevard corridor and west: Langston Boulevard, Westover, Waycroft-Woodlawn, East Falls Church, Madison Manor, Dominion Hills, Boulevard Manor, Tara-Leeway Heights.
Shirlington and the southwest: Shirlington, Fairlington, Green Valley, Barcroft, Claremont, Arlington Mill.
The same standard, every closing
What we handle on an Arlington County file.
Title search and exam
We trace ownership and pull what is recorded against the property in the Arlington land records. More on what a title company does.
Clearing the title
Liens, judgments, and defects resolved before closing, so title transfers clean and insurable.
Secure escrow
Your funds held and disbursed through protected escrow, with wire instructions verified by phone.
Recording and policy
We record the deed with the Arlington Circuit Court and issue your title insurance policy.
Closing costs in Arlington County
What the county adds to your closing.
Arlington County sits inside the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, so a sale here carries two regional recordation fees that most of Virginia does not. The buyer generally pays the state recordation tax, and the seller, as grantor, pays the grantor’s tax plus those two Northern Virginia fees.
The exact amount depends on your sale price and the deed, and Arlington homes that run into condo and single-family prices above a million dollars can carry meaningful figures. We calculate the precise numbers for your transaction and lay them out before closing. For the bigger picture, see our guide to closing costs in Virginia.
Recording charges on an Arlington County sale
- State recordation tax: $0.25 per $100 (Va. Code 58.1-801), usually the buyer
- Local recordation tax: about $0.083 per $100, one third of the state tax (Va. Code 58.1-814)
- Grantor’s tax: $0.50 per $500 (Va. Code 58.1-802), the seller
- WMATA Capital Fee: $0.10 per $100 (Va. Code 58.1-802.3), Northern Virginia
- Regional Congestion Relief Fee: $0.10 per $100 (Va. Code 58.1-802.4), Northern Virginia
Sources: Code of Virginia, Title 58.1, Chapter 8, and the Virginia Department of Taxation. This is general information, not tax or legal advice, and the exact amount depends on your transaction.
Protect your funds
Arlington closings move real money, and that draws wire fraud.
With condo and single-family prices that often reach into seven figures, an Arlington County closing moves a lot of money, and that makes it a target. We use protected escrow and verified wire instructions, and we confirm details by phone before any funds move.
Before you send a dollar, call our office and confirm the instructions with a person you have spoken with. We will never send new wire instructions by email out of the blue. Learn how to send closing funds safely and how real estate wire fraud works.
Before you wire a dollar
- Call our office at a number you looked up yourself
- Confirm the wire instructions with a person by phone
- Treat any emailed change of instructions as fraud until verified
- Ask your bank to confirm the receiving name, not just the number
- Keep a record of who you spoke with and when
Why Arlington County clients choose Prime
Attorney-led, independent, and local.
Attorney-led
Two real estate attorneys oversee your file, so when a title question comes up, you have legal judgment on it, not a checklist.
Independent and neutral
We run no affiliated arrangements. Our loyalty is to your closing and a clean transfer of title.
Local to Arlington County
We close across the county every week and know its land records, its condo and HOA packets, and its Northern Virginia tax footprint.
Residential and commercial
Homes across the county and commercial deals in National Landing and the Metro corridor, handled by the same team. See our commercial services.
How a closing runs
A clear path from contract to recording.
1
Open and order
We open the file and order the title search and any survey for the property.
2
Title commitment
We review what is recorded and surface liens, easements, and access concerns.
3
Clear and confirm
We resolve defects and confirm the figures with your lender and the parties.
4
Coordinate closing
We align buyer, seller, lender, and agents, and schedule the signing.
5
Fund and record
We protect and disburse the funds, record the deed in Arlington, and issue the policy.
Arlington County questions
What people ask us.
Do you handle closings throughout Arlington County?
Yes. We close across every part of the county, from Rosslyn and Ballston to Clarendon, Crystal City, Pentagon City, and Shirlington, and through the north Arlington and Langston Boulevard neighborhoods, for buyers, sellers, and lenders, residential and commercial.
Where do Arlington County deeds get recorded?
With the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Arlington County, Land Records Division, in the Courthouse neighborhood. That recording is what makes the transfer part of the public record, and we handle the filing for you as part of closing.
What are the seller’s grantor taxes in Arlington County?
As grantor, the seller pays Virginia’s grantor’s tax of $0.50 per $500 (Va. Code 58.1-802), plus two Northern Virginia fees that apply because Arlington is in the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority: the WMATA Capital Fee and the Regional Congestion Relief Fee, each $0.10 per $100 (Va. Code 58.1-802.3 and 58.1-802.4). The buyer generally pays the state recordation tax of $0.25 per $100. We calculate the exact figures for your sale.
Does Arlington County have any incorporated towns?
No. Virginia law does not permit new incorporated towns in a county with more than 1,000 people per square mile, and Arlington is well above that, so it has none. The county is organized into named neighborhoods and walkable urban villages, and we close in all of them.
Can you handle condo, co-op, and high-rise closings?
Yes. Much of Arlington’s housing is condos and high-rises along the Metro corridor and in National Landing, and we coordinate the condo or HOA resale disclosure packet as part of the closing.
Can we close remotely if we are relocating?
Often, yes. Arlington sees heavy relocation, including around Amazon HQ2 in National Landing, and we coordinate mail-away and electronic closing options where the transaction and the lender allow.
Closing in Arlington County?
Send us the property and the timeline, and we will send back a clear quote with no guesswork. Independent, attorney-led title and escrow for Arlington County and across Virginia and West Virginia.
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