SECTION 1 
    *Advantages of home ownership 
    *Question & answer 
    *Glossary for the home buyer 
    SECTION 2 
    *Types of
    policies 
    *Common methods of holding title 
    *Common ways of holding title to real property 
    SECTION 3 
    *Who pays what? 
    *Alameda County closing costs 
    *Tax calendar 
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    Alameda County Closing Costs
      
        | COUNTY | 
        ESCROW CHARGES | 
        TITLE FEES (owners policy)  | 
        COUNTY CITY TRANSFER TAX Amount/$1,000  | 
        TRANSFER TAX Amount/$1,000  | 
       
      
        | ALAMEDA | 
        Buyer Pay | 
        Buyer Pay | 
        Seller Pay  1.10 | 
        Buyer/Seller (50%@) Alameda  5.40 
        Albany 8.50 
        Berkeley  15.00 
        Hayward  4.50 
        Oakland  15.00 
        Piedmont  13.50 
        San Leandro  6.00  | 
       
     
    Information Deemed Reliable, but Not
    Guaranteed. 
    ©Barbara Kolodziejski, 1999-2003.
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    Alameda 
    The Best Kept Secret in San Francisco Bay
    Area 
     
    Barbara Kolodziejski 
    www.BarbK.com 
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