Loan Estimate Challenges
South Carolina’s Biggest LE Challenges
01.22.2024
Community
Home to 187 miles of coastline, The Palmetto State actually outproduces Georgia with its peach crop.
Attorney State
The state of South Carolina considers the conducting of a real estate closing to be the practice of law, which only a licensed attorney may conduct.
Recording and Transfer Fees
South Carolina is home to recording fees statewide and the rate is uniform throughout. The state also assesses transfer taxes statewide. These, too, are uniform with the exception of Hilton Head in Beaufort County. There is an additional city level transfer tax due there.
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