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Title and escrow basics
What a Title and Escrow Company Actually DoesWhat Happens at a Virginia Closing: Step by StepThe Virginia Wet Settlement Act
Title insurance
What Is Title Insurance and Why It MattersOwner's vs Lender's Title InsuranceWhat Title Insurance Covers (and What It Does Not)Do You Really Need Owner's Title Insurance?How Much Does Title Insurance Cost in Virginia?What Is a Reissue Rate? Saving on Title InsuranceTitle Insurance on a RefinanceEnhanced vs Standard Owner's Title PolicyHomeowners Insurance vs Title Insurance
For home buyers
A First-Time Home Buyer's Guide to ClosingWhat to Bring to Your Virginia ClosingCash to Close: What It Is and How to Send It SafelyBuyer Cash to Close: The Full BreakdownThe Closing Disclosure and the Three Business Day RuleWho Chooses the Title Company?The Title Commitment: What to Review Before ClosingSurvey, Appraisal, and Inspection: The DifferenceBuying a Condo or HOA PropertyBuying New Construction: How Closing Is DifferentEarnest Money Deposits in VirginiaClosing With a Power of AttorneyRemote, Mail Away, and Hybrid ClosingsWhat Can Delay Your Virginia Closing
For home sellers
A Home Seller's Guide to ClosingWhat Sellers Sign at ClosingClearing Title Before You SellHow and When Sellers Get Their ProceedsThe Payoff Statement: Paying Off Your MortgageSeller Net Proceeds in VirginiaForm 1099-S and Capital Gains When You SellSeller Concessions in VirginiaThe Deed: How Ownership Transfers, and Deed Types
Closing costs and taxes
Closing Costs in Virginia: Who Pays WhatWho Pays Closing Costs: Buyer vs SellerTitle and Settlement Fees, ExplainedVirginia Recordation Tax ExplainedVirginia Grantor's Tax ExplainedNorthern Virginia Congestion Relief and WMATA FeesHow Property Tax Proration Works
Refinancing
Refinancing in Virginia: A Homeowner's GuideWhat Is a Refinance Closing?Do You Need a Title Search to Refinance?The Three-Day Right to Cancel a RefinanceRefinance Payoff: How Your Old Loan Gets PaidCash-Out Refinance: What Changes at ClosingRefinancing With a Second Mortgage or HELOCWhat You'll Pay to Refinance in Virginia
Wire fraud and escrow safety
Real Estate Wire Fraud: Protecting Your MoneyHow Real Estate Wire Fraud WorksHow to Send Your Closing Funds SafelyRed Flags of Wire Fraud at ClosingWhat to Do If You've Been a Victim of Wire FraudHow We Protect Your Funds in EscrowSeller Impersonation and Vacant Land FraudHow an Owner's Title Policy Helps Against Fraud
Deeds, ownership, and title problems
Deed vs Title: What Is the Difference?Quitclaim Deeds in VirginiaHow to Add or Remove a Name From a DeedTransfer on Death Deeds in VirginiaWhat Is a Lien on Your House, and How to Clear ItPutting Your Home in a Trust or LLCWhat Is a Cloud on Title, and How Is It Cleared?Easements Explained: How They Affect Your PropertyBoundary Disputes and EncroachmentsAdverse Possession in VirginiaChain of Title: What a Title Search Checks
Inheritance, probate, and estate property
How Probate Works for Real EstateTransferring Property After a DeathDying Without a Will: Intestate SuccessionThe Deed of DistributionSelling Estate Property as an ExecutorSelling an Inherited House
Buying in special situations
Buying a ForeclosureBuying a Short SaleBuying a Home at AuctionBuying Land or a Vacant LotBuying a Home From a Family Member
West Virginia
What's Different About Closing in West VirginiaA Home Buyer's Guide to Closing in West VirginiaA Home Seller's Guide to Closing in West VirginiaRefinancing in West VirginiaTitle Insurance in West VirginiaWire Fraud and Escrow Safety in West VirginiaWest Virginia Real Estate Transfer TaxRecording a Deed in West VirginiaWest Virginia Property Taxes at ClosingBuying in the Eastern PanhandleBuying in Morgantown and North-Central West Virginia
Market reports
2026 Northern Virginia Market Survey2026 Central Virginia Market Survey2026 Norfolk Market Survey2026 West Virginia Market Survey
Commercial real estate
Our library for commercial buyers, sellers, investors, and developers, from the fundamentals to specific asset classes. Start with the commercial services overview.
Commercial fundamentals
Commercial Closings: What Is DifferentBuying Commercial Property in Northern VirginiaCommercial Earnest Money and EscrowClosing as an Entity: LLC, Corporation, or PartnershipHow Co-Owners Take TitleBuying Leased Property: Estoppels and SNDAs
Commercial title insurance and survey
Commercial Title Insurance: ALTA Policies and EndorsementsThe Commercial Title Commitment and the ALTA Survey
Commercial financing
The Commercial Deed of TrustCommercial Construction Loan ClosingsConstruction Loan Draws and Title Date-DownsCommercial Refinances and Loan AssumptionsSBA Owner-Occupied ClosingsSeller Financing on Commercial PropertySale-Leaseback TransactionsAffordable Housing and Tax Credit ClosingsThe 1031 Exchange in VirginiaReverse and Improvement 1031 Exchanges
Commercial property types
Industrial Closings on the I-95 CorridorRetail and Mixed-Use in Greater RichmondRestaurant and Hotel ClosingsMultifamily and Student Housing ClosingsCommercial Condominium ClosingsSelf-Storage Facility ClosingsData Center Site AcquisitionGas Station and Fuel Site ClosingsMedical Office and Healthcare Real EstateIndustrial Outdoor Storage and Truck TerminalsPad Sites and Outparcel DealsHampton Roads Commercial Closings
Land and rural property
Solar Farm Land Leases in Southside VirginiaWind and Battery Storage Land LeasesSevered Mineral Rights and Split EstatesTimberland and Standing Timber SalesFarm and Vineyard Land in the PiedmontOyster Ground and Working WaterfrontCell Tower and Billboard Leases
Commercial title issues and due diligence
Mechanic's Liens on Commercial PropertyEasements and Access on Commercial PropertyGround Leases and Leasehold Title InsurancePhase I Environmental Site AssessmentsFIRPTA: Buying From a Foreign SellerFixture Filings and EquipmentSubdividing and Adjusting Property LinesQuiet Title ActionsEminent Domain and Highway TakingsBrownfield and Contaminated Site RedevelopmentChurch and Nonprofit PropertyBuying at Foreclosure or Tax SaleBuying in Bankruptcy or Receivership
Service areas
Attorney-led title and escrow across Virginia and West Virginia. See the full overview on the Service Areas page, or jump to your county or city below.
Northern Virginia
Fairfax CountyArlington CountyLoudoun CountyPrince William CountyStafford CountyFauquier CountyAlexandriaCity of FairfaxFalls ChurchManassasManassas ParkLeesburgHerndonRestonTysonsViennaMcLeanAnnandaleSpringfieldBurkeCentrevilleWoodbridgeDale CityAshburn
Shenandoah Valley
WinchesterFrederick CountyFront RoyalWarren CountyStrasburgWoodstockShenandoah CountyHarrisonburgRockingham CountyStauntonWaynesboroAugusta County
Roanoke and Southwest Virginia
RoanokeRoanoke CountySalemBlacksburgChristiansburgMontgomery CountyRadfordPulaskiPulaski CountyGiles County
Central Virginia
RichmondHenrico CountyChesterfield CountyHanover CountyGoochland CountyPowhatan CountyCharlottesvilleAlbemarle CountyLouisa CountyFluvanna CountyNelson CountyLynchburgAmherst CountyCampbell CountyBedford CountyAppomattox CountyPetersburgColonial HeightsHopewellPrince George CountyDinwiddie CountyPrince Edward County
Hampton Roads
NorfolkVirginia BeachChesapeakeSuffolkPortsmouthNewport NewsHamptonWilliamsburgPoquosonJames City CountyYork CountyGloucester CountyMathews County
Eastern Panhandle, West Virginia
Berkeley CountyJefferson CountyMorgan CountyMartinsburgCharles TownRansonHarpers FerryShepherdstownBerkeley Springs
North-Central West Virginia
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