Title & escrow • McLean, Virginia
Title and escrow across McLean.
From downtown McLean and Langley to the estates along the Potomac and the neighborhoods toward Tysons, Prime Title and Escrow handles residential and commercial closings across McLean with attorney-led care. Clear title, protected funds, and closings that land on time.
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Local to McLean
An estate market on the Potomac, where the title work has to be careful.
McLean is an affluent community of about 50,000 people in Fairfax County, set between Tysons and the Potomac River and home to some of the most valuable real estate in Virginia, from the estates near Langley and the river to the established neighborhoods around downtown McLean.
Here is what shapes a McLean closing: the price points are high, many homes sit on large lots that have been held for decades, and the financing is often a jumbo loan, so the title work has to be careful, the survey and boundary questions matter, and the escrow has to be handled precisely. McLean is unincorporated Fairfax County, so deeds record with the Fairfax Circuit Court in the City of Fairfax. We give a McLean file the attention it needs. 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 McLean closing
- Deeds record at the Fairfax Circuit Court
- High-value and jumbo-financed closings
- Large lots and long-held estate parcels
- Survey and boundary questions reviewed
- Northern Virginia grantor taxes and regional fees
- Secure escrow on larger transactions
McLean by the numbers
Affluent, established, and high-value.
50K
residents in McLean, Fairfax County
U.S. Census Bureau
$1.2M
median value of owner-occupied homes
U.S. Census Bureau
80%
of McLean homes are owner-occupied
U.S. Census Bureau
$220K
median household income
U.S. Census Bureau
Behind every one of those homes is a title that has to transfer clean. That is our work.
Where we close in McLean
Every corner of McLean.
From downtown McLean and Langley to the river estates and the neighborhoods toward Tysons, we close throughout, for buyers, sellers, and lenders.
Part of Fairfax County
McLean is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, so it has no separate town government and the land records sit with the Fairfax Circuit Court in the City of Fairfax. We close throughout McLean and across the county.
Where deeds record
Fairfax County title and escrow Deeds for McLean property record with the Fairfax Circuit Court Land Records, and we handle that filing for you as part of closing. You can also read the Northern Virginia market survey.
Neighborhoods across McLean
From downtown to the estates and the established neighborhoods, here are the areas we serve.
Downtown and central: downtown McLean, Salona Village, Franklin Park, and McLean Hamlet.
The estates: Langley, the Potomac River estates, and the large-lot neighborhoods near the George Washington Parkway.
Established neighborhoods: Chesterbrook, El Nido, Ballantrae, and the streets toward Tysons.
The same standard, every closing
What we handle on a McLean file.
Title search and exam
We trace ownership and pull what is recorded against the property in the Fairfax land records. More on what a title company does.
Clearing the title
Liens, judgments, easements, and association 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 Fairfax Circuit Court and issue your title insurance policy.
Closing costs in McLean
What the area adds to your closing.
McLean 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. 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 McLean 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.
Why McLean clients choose Prime
Attorney-led, independent, and local.
Attorney-led
Two real estate attorneys oversee your file, so on a higher-value closing you have legal judgment on the title, not a checklist.
Careful on high-value files
Large lots, long-held parcels, and the survey and boundary questions that come with them, reviewed closely before closing.
Secure escrow
Larger sums held and disbursed through protected escrow, with wire instructions verified by phone.
Residential and commercial
Homes across McLean and commercial property toward Tysons, 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, confirm the jurisdiction, and order the title search and any survey.
2
Title commitment
We review what is recorded and surface liens, easements, and association 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 with the Fairfax Circuit Court, and issue the policy.
McLean questions
What people ask us.
Do you handle closings throughout McLean?
Yes. We close across all of McLean, from downtown McLean and Langley to the Potomac River estates, Chesterbrook, and the neighborhoods toward Tysons, for buyers, sellers, and lenders, residential and commercial.
Where do McLean deeds get recorded?
With the Fairfax Circuit Court Land Records in the City of Fairfax. McLean is unincorporated Fairfax County, so McLean deeds are recorded in Fairfax, and we handle the filing for you as part of closing.
I’m buying a higher-value home in McLean. Is anything different?
Higher price points often mean a jumbo loan, a large lot, and a parcel that has been held for decades, so we pay close attention to the survey and the boundary questions and handle the larger escrow precisely.
What are the seller’s grantor taxes in McLean?
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 Fairfax County 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.
Do you handle estate and large-lot closings near Langley or the Potomac?
Yes. Long-held parcels can carry older easements or boundary questions, and we review what is recorded against the property and confirm the survey as part of the title work.
Do you handle commercial closings in McLean?
Yes. We close commercial property in downtown McLean and toward the Tysons edge along with residential. See our commercial services.
Closing in McLean?
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 McLean and across Virginia and West Virginia.
(703) 552-4155Serving McLean and Fairfax County