How much are lawyer fees for closing a new construction?

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The lawyer's fees seem to be in the right ball park. But that doesn't include all the "legal" fees and closing costs.

chinaboy1021 wrote: ↑ Hi guys

I was quoted $350 for occupancy closing and $1000 for final closing. The property is $900k.

Is this in the right ballpark?

That is a pretty cheap price. Recently did a closing where the client found her own lawyer because she thought the one I recommended was expensive. She found one that was about $200 cheaper. The lawyer was not on top of the deal and ended up costing the buyer an extra $800. The buyer also has to follow-up with the land transfer tax as well cuz the lawyer messed that up too and the buyer doesn't want the lawyer to deal with it. Lesson she learned: cheaper is seldom better.

this is what I paid.. closing was Feb 2021

"Our legal fees will be $750 and disbursement $295 plus hst in addition to this you have to pay land transfer tax registration and title insurance ."

Ask for a breakdown of the following:

Legal fees, disbursements, registration, title insurance, land transfer tax

Saying $1000 for final closing is too vague. It could be just the legal fee plus a lot in internal/external disbursements.