Real Estate Juice » Alameda http://kristashouse.com A minute in the life of Berkeley Real Estate Agent and Business Coach, Krista Miller. Hold on tight and check back often! The real estate market in the East Bay is movin' and shakin' and will surely keep you on your toes… Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:44:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Transfer Taxes for Alameda and Contra Costa Counties http://kristashouse.com/2010/06/transfer-taxes-for-alameda-and-contra-costa-counties/ http://kristashouse.com/2010/06/transfer-taxes-for-alameda-and-contra-costa-counties/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:59:30 +0000 Krista Miller http://kristashouse.com/?p=1475 Many cities in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties impose a point of sale ordinance on real property.  The chart below will show which cities will impose a transfer tax. 

Both Alameda County and Contra Costa County have a county transfer tax of $1.10/$1,000.

Example: If the sales price of a house in Berkeley is $500,000 then the seller can expect to pay $500 for the county transfer tax and both the buyer and seller can expect to split the city transfer tax of $7,500.

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Frontdoor.com has a really groovy interactive map for checking out what is available in a particular zip code.  Just pop in your zip code and using the nav bar on the right, find schools, cafes and more.

Way cool!

http://www.frontdoor.com/Explore-The-Neighborhood/

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