Closing Costs in NYC

In this episode, John and Jonathan discuss everything to do with closing costs in NYC for both buyers and sellers.

What Are The Closing Costs In NYC? How Much Are They?

• Closing costs in NYC are additional fees and taxes that are required to be paid at the time of closing.
• Closing costs in NYC range between $5,000 on a co-op to over 10% for buyers, and between 7% – 10% for sellers.
• Buyer closing costs in NYC are higher if you are purchasing new construction or you are financing your purchase with a mortgage, and are lower if you purchase a resale or co-op residential property.
• Seller closing costs are higher if you’re selling a co-op, mostly due to the flip tax that many co-ops charge.

Buyer Closing Costs

• Buyer closing costs generally fall between 1.5% – 10% of the purchase price, and may include:
  • Mansion Tax: A one-time tax of between 1% – 3.9% for all sales of $1M+, paid by buyers.
  • Mortgage Recording Tax: Around 2% of the total loan amount, excluding co-ops.
  • Title Insurance: A one-time fee of between  0.6% and up of the total purchase price paid at closing, excluding co-ops.
  • Buyer’s Attorney ($2500-$4000)
  • Additional Fees Relating To A New Development
    • NYC NYS Transfer Taxes
    • Developer’s Attorney’s Fee
    • Contribution to the reserve fund (1-3 months of common charges)
  • Other Costs
    • Seller’s Attorney Fee
    • UCC-1 Filing Fee
    • Bank Attorney Fee
    • Bank Loan Origination Fee
    • Appraisal
    • Mortgage Application & Processing Fee
    • Credit Report & Employment Verification
    • Title Search & Recording Fees

Seller Closing Costs

• Seller closing costs generally fall between 7% – 10% of the sale price, and may include:
  • Real Estate Commission: Generally 5-6% of the total sale price.
  • NYC and NY State Transfer Taxes: Around 2% of the sale price.
    • NYC Real Property Transfer Tax rates are 1% for sales of $500k or less and 1.425% for sales above $500k.
    • The NYC Transfer Tax is usually paid by the seller, accompanied by a filing fee of $100.
    • New York State charges sellers a transfer tax of 0.4% of the sale price for sales of below $3M, and 0.65% of the sale price for sales above $3M.
  • Flip Taxes: Levied by some, but not all, co-ops, generally anywhere from 1% – 2% of the sale price.
  • Seller’s Attorney
  • Move Out and Deposit Fees
  • Additional Fees
    • Managing Agent Fee (for the closing itself)
    • Payoff Bank Attorney / Payoff Bank Fees / Loan Satisfaction Fee
    • Common Charge & Real Estate Tax Adjustment
    • UCC-3 Filing Fee ($50-$75)

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