Attorney reviewed closings from our Lawrenceville office, across Fulton, Gwinnett, Cobb, DeKalb and beyond.
Element Title Group closes metro Atlanta transactions from our Georgia office at 3639 Lawrenceville Highway in Lawrenceville, minutes from the Gwinnett County Courthouse. We serve buyers, sellers, realtors, lenders, builders and investors across Fulton, Gwinnett, Cobb, DeKalb, Forsyth, Cherokee, Henry and Clayton counties, with attorney reviewed closings and a team that comes to you.
Georgia is an attorney closing state. A licensed Georgia attorney must conduct the closing, which is why every Georgia file we handle is attorney reviewed. Practically, that changes who signs off, not how the transaction feels: we run the search, clear title, prepare the figures and coordinate every party, and the closing attorney conducts the settlement and issues the final documents.
Georgia also uses a security deed rather than a mortgage, and the deed is recorded in the county where the property sits, which matters when a parcel straddles a county line or when a subdivision spans two.
Georgia charges real estate transfer tax at $1.00 for the first $1,000 of consideration and $0.10 for each additional $100, which works out to about $1 per $1,000 of sale price. On a $450,000 home in Gwinnett that is roughly $450. The seller is liable for the transfer tax under state law, though contracts often shift it. Georgia also charges an intangible recording tax on new long term security deeds, which we include on your quote.
Rates shown are current Georgia state rates, provided so you can plan. Your actual figures depend on the contract, the loan and the county, so request a net sheet for the real numbers.
Georgia has not adopted Remote Online Notarization, so Georgia signings happen in person. That is exactly why our mobile model matters here: we bring the closing to your office, the property, a coffee shop or your agent's conference room instead of asking everyone to drive across the perimeter at rush hour.
We close statewide as well, including Savannah, Augusta, Macon, Columbus and Athens.
Yes. A licensed Georgia attorney must conduct the real estate closing. We build that into every Georgia file, so your closing is attorney reviewed without you having to arrange it separately.
Not currently. Georgia has not authorized Remote Online Notarization, so signings are in person. We offer mobile closings anywhere in metro Atlanta, and for an out of state party we can arrange a properly notarized mail away package.
In Georgia the buyer customarily selects the closing attorney, though the parties can agree otherwise. If you are a seller and would prefer to close with us, ask early and put it in the contract.
Cash deals can close within a week of a clear search. Financed purchases follow the lender's clock. Builder and investor files run on a schedule we set with you in advance so several closings land the same week without a scramble.
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