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Old 02-17-2021, 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by roob1 View Post
When you purchase a new home in The Villages, it seems you pay the transfer taxes. In most real estate sales, doesn't the seller usually pay this fee?
When I bought my new house from The Villages, the seller paid the transfer taxes, which was 0.7 percent of the sales price. This was on Line 1203 of the standard Villages settlement statement.