Title Insurance Calculator
Estimate title insurance premiums for owner's and lender's policies from purchase price and loan amount.
Inputs
Results
Total title premiums ($)
$2,531.00
≈ 19 pairs of sneakers
Owner's policy premium ($)$1,700.00
Lender's policy premium ($)$831.00
Title search fee ($)$300.00
Total title closing costs ($)$3,281.00
% of purchase price0.94%
How to Use This Calculator
- Enter the property purchase price or appraised value.
- Select the policy type: owner's policy, lender's policy, or both.
- Input the state, as title insurance rates are state-regulated and vary significantly.
- Review the Owner's Policy Premium, Lender's Policy Premium, and Total Title Cost.
- Note the one-time nature of the premium since title insurance covers the life of ownership.
What each input means
- Purchase price ($)
- Property purchase price — determines the owner's policy premium.
- Loan amount ($)
- Mortgage loan amount — determines the lender's policy premium.
- Owner's policy (0/1)
- 1 to include owner's title insurance (protects the buyer).
- Lender's policy (0/1)
- 1 to include lender's title insurance (required by most mortgages).
- Title search fee ($)
- Fee for the title company to research the property's ownership history.
- Settlement / closing fee ($)
- Title company's settlement or closing agent fee.
What each result means
- Owner's policy premium ($)
- One-time premium for the buyer's title insurance policy.
- Lender's policy premium ($)
- One-time premium for the lender's policy (includes simultaneous issue discount if applicable).
- Total title premiums ($)
- Combined owner's + lender's title insurance premiums.
- Title search fee ($)
- Cost for title research and examination.
- Total title closing costs ($)
- All title-related costs: premiums + search + settlement fees.
- % of purchase price
- Total title costs as a percentage of the property purchase price.
How this is calculated
Worked example, using the default values
- Identify Input Parameters4 parametersPurchase price ($) = 350000, Loan amount ($) = 280000, Owner's policy (0/1) = 1, Lender's policy (0/1) = 1 = 6 input(s) provided
- Calculate Total title premiumsTotal title premiums = ownersPremium + lendersPremium2531 = $2,531
- Calculate Owner's policy premium1700 = $1,700
- Calculate Lender's policy premiumLender's policy premium831 = $831
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