Title & escrow • Fauquier County, Virginia
Title and escrow across Fauquier County.
From Warrenton and New Baltimore to the hunt country around The Plains and Marshall, Prime Title and Escrow handles residential, farm, and commercial closings across Fauquier County with attorney-led care. Clear title, protected funds, and closings that land on time.
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Local to Fauquier County
Hunt country closings, from town lots to working farms.
Fauquier is the heart of Virginia’s Piedmont, about 75,000 residents spread across more than 650 square miles of horse farms, vineyards, and historic towns, anchored by Warrenton, the county seat. The Census puts the county’s median home value near $574,000, and recent Redfin data put the median sale price around $590,000, while the rural estate market climbs well into the millions.
Property here ranges from in-town lots in Warrenton to large-acreage farms under conservation easement, and that mix shapes a closing. Deeds record with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Fauquier County, in Warrenton, and because Fauquier is not part of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, the regional recordation fees the Northern Virginia counties carry do not apply here. If you are buying, our guide to what happens at a Virginia closing and our first-time home buyer guide walk through each step.
What shapes a Fauquier County closing
- Deeds record at the Fauquier courthouse in Warrenton
- No Northern Virginia regional recordation fees
- Large-acreage farms, private roads, wells, and septic
- Conservation easements and agricultural and forestal districts
- HOA packets in the towns and subdivisions
- Commuter routes along Interstate 66, Route 29, and Route 17
Fauquier County by the numbers
A rural, high-value Piedmont market.
75K
residents in Virginia’s hunt and wine country
U.S. Census Bureau
$574K
median value of owner-occupied homes
U.S. Census Bureau
79%
of county homes are owner-occupied
U.S. Census Bureau
$129K
median household income
U.S. Census Bureau
Behind every one of those homes, and every farm, is a title that has to transfer clean. That is our work.
Where we close in Fauquier County
Every town and community in the county.
Fauquier runs from the commuter towns in the east and south to the hunt country of the north and west, with three incorporated towns and a long list of historic villages. We close in all of them, for buyers, sellers, and lenders.
Three incorporated towns
The county’s three incorporated towns each run their own town government, and we close throughout all of them, with Warrenton, the county seat, at the center.
Warrenton • The Plains • Remington
Where deeds recordDeeds for Fauquier property record at the Circuit Court in Warrenton, and we handle that filing for you as part of closing.
Communities across the county
From the commuter east and south to the hunt country north and west, here are the communities we serve.
Around Warrenton: Warrenton, New Baltimore, Vint Hill, Opal, Casanova, Catlett, Calverton.
Southern Fauquier: Bealeton, Remington, Midland, Sumerduck, Goldvein, Morrisville, Bristersburg.
Northern hunt country: The Plains, Marshall, Delaplane, Markham, Hume, Orlean, Rectortown, Upperville.
The same standard, every closing
What we handle on a Fauquier County file.
Title search and exam
We trace ownership and pull what is recorded against the property in the Fauquier land records. More on what a title company does.
Clearing the title
Liens, judgments, easements, and boundary questions 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 Fauquier Circuit Court in Warrenton and issue your title insurance policy.
Closing costs in Fauquier County
What the county adds, and what it does not.
Fauquier is not part of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, so a sale here does not carry the two regional recordation fees that Fairfax, Prince William, and Loudoun do. That keeps the seller’s recordation bill simpler than in the Northern Virginia counties. The buyer generally pays the state recordation tax, and the seller, as grantor, pays the grantor’s tax.
The exact amount depends on your sale price and the deed, and on a farm or estate the figures can be larger. 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 a Fauquier 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
- No WMATA Capital Fee or Regional Congestion Relief Fee, since Fauquier is outside the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority
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
A Fauquier closing moves real money, and that draws wire fraud.
With a county median sale price near $590,000 and farm and estate sales reaching well into the millions, a Fauquier closing moves serious 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 Fauquier County clients choose Prime
Attorney-led, independent, and at home in the Piedmont.
Attorney-led
Two real estate attorneys oversee your file, so when a title or boundary 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.
Built for farm and acreage closings
Large parcels bring easements, private roads, wells, septic, and agricultural and forestal district rules. Our attorneys handle those rural closings, not just standard subdivisions.
Residential and commercial
Homes, farms, and commercial property along the Route 29 and Interstate 66 corridors, 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 at the Fauquier courthouse in Warrenton, and issue the policy.
Fauquier County questions
What people ask us.
Do you handle closings throughout Fauquier County?
Yes. We close across the entire county, from Warrenton, New Baltimore, and Bealeton to the hunt country around The Plains, Marshall, and Delaplane, for buyers, sellers, and lenders, residential, farm, and commercial.
Where do Fauquier County deeds get recorded?
With the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Fauquier County, in Warrenton, the county seat. That recording is what makes the transfer part of the public record, and we handle the filing for you as part of closing.
Do the Northern Virginia regional fees apply in Fauquier?
No. Fauquier is not part of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, so the WMATA Capital Fee and the Regional Congestion Relief Fee that apply in Fairfax, Prince William, and Loudoun do not apply here. The seller still pays Virginia’s grantor’s tax of $0.50 per $500, and the buyer generally pays the state recordation tax of $0.25 per $100.
Can you close on farms and large-acreage properties?
Yes. Many Fauquier properties are working farms or estates with acreage, private roads, wells, septic, conservation easements, or agricultural and forestal district designations, and we handle the title and survey issues those bring as part of the closing.
What are the seller’s grantor taxes in Fauquier County?
As grantor, the seller pays Virginia’s grantor’s tax of $0.50 per $500 (Va. Code 58.1-802). Because Fauquier is outside the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, there are no added regional fees, so the seller’s recordation bill is simpler than in the counties to the northeast. We calculate the exact figures for your sale.
Can you handle HOA and subdivision closings in the towns?
Yes. Warrenton and communities such as New Baltimore and Vint Hill have HOAs and subdivisions, and we coordinate the resale disclosure packet as part of the closing.
Closing in Fauquier 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 Fauquier County and across Virginia and West Virginia.
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