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NO PAYMENT - Sara Tressler/PA
4/22/2019 5:03:28 PM (2408 views)

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[+] Southern Land and Title - Diane Sherrill/SC (13 replies)
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[+] NO PAY COMPANY - ABIGAIL SOLIS/TX (8 replies)
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[+] Title Wave - Diane Sherrill/SC (21 replies)
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[+] Disclaimers - Diane Sherrill/SC (7 replies)
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[+] What's in a name... - Jay Duncan/MO (9 replies)
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[+] Has anyone worked with American Abstractors? - SHELIA DENMARK/GA (8 replies)
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[-] COPIES COPIES COPIES - Patricia Harpur/PA (9 replies)
4/10/2019 2:22:56 PM (3025 views)
Re: COPIES COPIES COPIES - Miriam Shoaff-Rolles/IN
4/15/2019 8:46:00 AM (2486 views)
Re: COPIES COPIES COPIES - Bruce Lutz/PA
7/30/2019 8:41:45 AM (1782 views)
Re: COPIES COPIES COPIES - Victoria Moate/NJ
11/18/2019 11:44:20 AM (1804 views)
I'm in NJ - the title fees are set and regulated.  However that doesn't mean our searches have to stay BELOW that fee.  They charge whatever the market bears.

So, an "average" 60  year search might be 80 pages.  They charge at minimum $100 - $125 per search + county copies.

Many of the searchers here raised their prices when the State allowed the title agencies to charge more for the searches. But by law, a title agency can't make money on a search.

We are less concerned about cost than we are quality.  I'm a title examiner.  I want the best work possible - as do my clients.   

As long as we know the search is of the highest and best quality, the costs are usually whatever the market will bear.  And, it's a pass through cost to the buyer/seller/client.

Simply make sure that your search fee is covering all your costs as well as labor. (Parking, E&O, etc)  And to avoid discussion about the copy fees - see what your local Office Max, etc charges to make copies.  If it is above what the county charges you, use that as a "Market Price" example.

Most the fees I see for copies are not that high and our searches charge extra for Surrogate's Searches 



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Re: COPIES COPIES COPIES - stephen willard/OH
11/25/2019 9:21:31 AM (1808 views)
Searches No Copies? - Victoria Moate/NJ
11/25/2019 11:26:59 AM (1399 views)
Re: Searches No Copies? - stephen willard/OH
11/25/2019 11:41:22 AM (1473 views)
Re: Searches No Copies? - Victoria Moate/NJ
11/25/2019 1:08:06 PM (1694 views)
Re: Searches No Copies? - Catherine Damore/PA
11/25/2019 1:37:55 PM (1594 views)
Re: Searches No Copies? - Victoria Moate/NJ
11/25/2019 1:48:29 PM (1726 views)

[+] Smart Abstract Services - Ted Williamson/TX (7 replies)
4/4/2019 12:26:41 PM (3236 views)

[+] 51 TITLE & TAXES LLC - Tamara Howard/FL (1 reply)
4/4/2019 11:21:45 AM (2865 views)

[+] NO PAY COMPANY - Amy May/LA (10 replies)
3/28/2019 5:06:24 PM (3567 views)

[+] Realty Data - Smitty Strickland/SC (21 replies)
3/26/2019 10:25:15 AM (3686 views)

TM Abstract - Rachel Homer/OR
3/21/2019 6:19:11 PM (2298 views)


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