Title & escrow • Virginia & West Virginia
Wherever your closing is, we are already there.
From Northern Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley to Roanoke, Richmond, and Hampton Roads, and clear across West Virginia, Prime Title and Escrow handles residential and commercial closings with attorney-led care. Find your region below.
Mortgage Rates
30-Yr Fixed6.53%
15-Yr Fixed5.69%
5/1 ARM6.10%
FHA 30-Yr6.30%
VA 30-Yr5.63%
Jumbo 30-Yr6.45%
30-Yr Refi6.64%
30-Yr Fixed6.53%
15-Yr Fixed5.69%
5/1 ARM6.10%
FHA 30-Yr6.30%
VA 30-Yr5.63%
Jumbo 30-Yr6.45%
30-Yr Refi6.64%
National averages as of June 17, 2026
Prime Title and Escrow is a title and escrow company, not a lender. Rates are for general information, not an offer. Contact a lender for a personalized quote.
Why local matters
Your closing follows local rules, not national ones.
Title work is tied to the ground the property sits on. Your deed records at the Circuit Court Clerk in that county or independent city, and the steps, taxes, and settlement customs around it shift from one jurisdiction to the next.
Working with a title company that already knows those local differences is what keeps a closing on schedule. We close across both states every week, so the county by county details are familiar ground.
What changes from county to county
- Where your deed records, at the local Circuit Court Clerk
- Recordation taxes and Virginia's grantor's tax
- Survey, plat, and easement records
- County versus independent city procedures
- Local recording fees and turnaround times
- Settlement customs and closing timelines
Find your region
Six regions, one closing team.
Pick where your property sits. Each region links to a market survey or local buying guide, and dedicated county and city pages are linked where they are live.
Northern Virginia
The Washington suburbs, from Arlington and Alexandria out through Loudoun, Prince William, and Fauquier. Tap a county, city, or town for its own page.
Counties
Read the Northern Virginia market survey
Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford, and Fauquier.
Independent citiesAlexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park.
Towns and communitiesLeesburg, Ashburn, Herndon, Reston, Tysons, Vienna, McLean, Annandale, Springfield, Burke, Centreville, Woodbridge, and Dale City.
Shenandoah Valley
The Interstate 81 corridor through apple country and farm towns, from Winchester south to Harrisonburg and the historic cities below. Tap a city or county for its own page.
Cities
Read the Shenandoah Valley market survey
Read the Shenandoah Valley buying guide
Winchester, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro.
CountiesFrederick, Warren, Shenandoah, Rockingham, and Augusta.
Towns and communitiesFront Royal, Strasburg, and Woodstock.
Roanoke and Southwest Virginia
The Roanoke Valley and the New River Valley, from the Star City to the college towns and mountain land of the southwest. Tap a city or county for its own page.
Cities
Counties
Read the Roanoke and Southwest Virginia market survey
Read the Roanoke and New River Valley buying guide
Roanoke County, Montgomery, Pulaski, Giles, Botetourt, and Franklin.
Towns and communitiesBlacksburg, Christiansburg, Pulaski, Vinton, and Daleville.
Central Virginia
Greater Richmond, Charlottesville, Lynchburg, and the Tri-Cities. Tap a county or city for its own page.
Cities
Read the Central Virginia market survey
Richmond, Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Petersburg, Colonial Heights, and Hopewell.
CountiesHenrico, Chesterfield, Hanover, Goochland, Powhatan, Albemarle, Louisa, Fluvanna, Nelson, Amherst, Campbell, Bedford, Appomattox, Prince Edward, Prince George, and Dinwiddie.
Hampton Roads
The coastal cities and counties around Norfolk and the Peninsula. Tap a city or county for its own page.
Cities
Read the Norfolk and Hampton Roads market survey
Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg, and Poquoson.
CountiesJames City, York, Gloucester, and Mathews.
West Virginia
From the Eastern Panhandle to Morgantown and clear across the state. We are licensed in West Virginia and close there as readily as in Virginia. Tap a county or town for its own page.
Eastern Panhandle counties
Read the West Virginia market survey
Read the Eastern Panhandle buying guide
Read the Morgantown buying guide
Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan.
Eastern Panhandle townsMartinsburg, Charles Town, Ranson, Harpers Ferry, Shepherdstown, and Berkeley Springs.
North CentralMonongalia County and Morgantown.
Across the rest of the stateThe Northern Panhandle, the Kanawha and Ohio River valleys, the Greenbrier Valley and New River Gorge, the southern coalfields, and the Eastern Highlands.
The same standard everywhere
What every closing includes, in every county.
Title search and exam
We trace ownership and pull what is recorded against the property in the local land records.
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 local Circuit Court Clerk and issue your title insurance.
Why the work matters
The details are the same everywhere. So is the care.
$600B+
in risk the title industry clears for buyers and lenders each year
ALTA, 2026
Nearly 60%
of transactions need three to five title issues resolved before closing
ALTA, 2026
$150K to $200K
average loss per real estate wire fraud incident
ALTA / Stewart
$2.77B
lost to business email compromise in 2024 alone
FBI IC3, 2024
We do this work in every county we serve, before your funds are ever at the table.
Why clients choose Prime
Attorney-led, independent, and close to home.
Attorney-led
Two real estate attorneys oversee your file, so when a title question comes up, you have legal judgment on it.
Independent and neutral
We run no affiliated arrangements. Our loyalty is to your closing and a clean transfer of title.
Two states, one team
Virginia and West Virginia, residential and commercial, handled by the same people from start to finish.
Funds protected
Large wires are a target. We use secure escrow and verified instructions, and confirm by phone before money moves.
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 locally, and issue the policy.
Coverage questions
What people ask about where we work.
Do you handle closings in both Virginia and West Virginia?
Yes. We are an independent, attorney-led title and escrow company serving both states, for residential and commercial closings, whether you are buying, selling, or refinancing.
My county is not listed. Can you still help?
Very likely. The regions above cover where we work most often, but our footprint reaches across both states. If your property is in Virginia or West Virginia, reach out and we will tell you straight away whether we can take it on.
Where does my deed actually get recorded?
At the Circuit Court Clerk's office in the county or independent city where the property sits. That filing is what makes the transfer part of the public record, and we handle it for you as part of closing.
Do you close commercial deals everywhere you close residential?
Yes. Residential and commercial closings are handled by the same team across both states, including acquisitions, refinances, development, and entity deals.
Can we close remotely?
Often, yes. We coordinate mail-away and electronic options where the transaction and the lender allow, which helps when a buyer, seller, or investor is out of the area.
Do recording fees and taxes vary by county?
Recordation taxes and recording fees follow state law and local schedules, and Virginia adds a grantor's tax paid by the seller. We calculate the exact figures for your jurisdiction so there are no surprises at the table.
Closing somewhere on this map?
Send us the property and the timeline, and we will send back a clear quote with no guesswork. Independent, attorney-led title and escrow across Virginia and West Virginia.
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Serving Virginia & West Virginia