Title & escrow • Prince William County, Virginia
Title and escrow across Prince William County.
From Woodbridge, Dale City, and Lake Ridge to Gainesville, Bristow, and Haymarket, and the towns in between, Prime Title and Escrow handles residential and commercial closings across Prince William County with attorney-led care. Clear title, protected funds, and closings that land on time.
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Local to Prince William County
The second largest county in Virginia, east to west.
With more than 480,000 residents, Prince William is the second most populous county in Virginia, and it runs from the dense Interstate 95 commuter corridor in the east to the master-planned communities of the west. In April 2026 the county’s median sold price reached $580,000 according to the Realtor Association of Prince William, drawn from Bright MLS, and well-priced homes still sell fast.
Deeds for property here record with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Prince William County, at the judicial center in Manassas, and the county sits inside the Northern Virginia tax footprint, so the seller’s grantor charges look different from the rest of the Commonwealth. The county also reaches from Marine Corps Base Quantico in the south to the data-center corridor in the west, which brings a steady stream of military and corporate relocation. 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 a Prince William County closing
- Deeds record at the Prince William Circuit Court in Manassas
- Northern Virginia grantor taxes and regional fees
- Four incorporated towns, each with its own government
- HOA and master-planned community resale packets
- Military relocation around Marine Corps Base Quantico
- Commercial and data-center growth in the west
Prince William County by the numbers
A large, family-owned market.
482K
residents, the second most populous county in Virginia
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$530K
median value of owner-occupied homes
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74%
of county homes are owner-occupied
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164,800
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 Prince William County
Every town and community in the county.
Prince William County has four incorporated towns and dozens of established communities, from the Interstate 95 corridor in the east to the master-planned west. We close in all of them, for buyers, sellers, and lenders.
Incorporated towns
The county’s four incorporated towns each run their own town government, and we close throughout all of them.
Dumfries • Haymarket • Occoquan • Quantico
Also within the county footprintThe independent cities of Manassas and Manassas Park sit inside the county’s borders but are separate jurisdictions. We close there too.
Communities across the county
From the I-95 corridor in the east to the master-planned communities of the west, here are the neighborhoods we serve.
Eastern Interstate 95 corridor: Woodbridge, Dale City, Lake Ridge, Montclair, Triangle, Potomac Shores, Neabsco, Marumsco, Cherry Hill.
Western county and Interstate 66: Gainesville, Bristow, Nokesville, Linton Hall, Dominion Valley, Braemar, Catharpin, Buckland.
Central and the Manassas area: Yorkshire, Sudley, Bull Run, Buckhall, Independent Hill, Brentsville, Innovation Park, Loch Lomond.
The same standard, every closing
What we handle on a Prince William County file.
Title search and exam
We trace ownership and pull what is recorded against the property in the Prince William 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 Prince William Circuit Court and issue your title insurance policy.
Closing costs in Prince William County
What the county adds to your closing.
Prince William 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. 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 Prince William 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
A Prince William closing moves real money, and that draws wire fraud.
With a median sale price well above half a million dollars, a Prince William 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 Prince William 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 Prince William County
We close across the county every week and know its land records in Manassas, its HOA and master-planned packets, and its Northern Virginia tax footprint.
Residential and commercial
Homes across the county and commercial and data-center deals in the west, 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 Manassas, and issue the policy.
Prince William County questions
What people ask us.
Do you handle closings throughout Prince William County?
Yes. We close across the entire county, from the Interstate 95 corridor communities of Woodbridge, Dale City, and Lake Ridge to Gainesville, Bristow, and Haymarket in the west, and the towns of Dumfries, Haymarket, Occoquan, and Quantico, for buyers, sellers, and lenders, residential and commercial.
Where do Prince William County deeds get recorded?
With the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Prince William County, at the judicial center in Manassas, 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.
What are the seller’s grantor taxes in Prince William 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 Prince William 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.
Do you cover the towns of Dumfries, Haymarket, Occoquan, and Quantico?
Yes. All four incorporated towns are part of Prince William County, and we close throughout each of them as well as in the surrounding communities. The town of Quantico sits within Marine Corps Base Quantico.
Can you handle HOA and master-planned community closings?
Yes. Many Prince William communities, such as Montclair, Lake Ridge, and Dominion Valley, are governed by an HOA, and we coordinate the resale disclosure packet as part of the closing.
Can we close remotely if we are relocating, including military moves?
Often, yes. Prince William sees heavy relocation, including military moves tied to Marine Corps Base Quantico, and we coordinate mail-away and electronic closing options where the transaction and the lender allow.
Closing in Prince William 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 Prince William County and across Virginia and West Virginia.
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