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  "description": "Escrow (settlement) fees are usually a flat $500–$2,000 or a small percentage of price, often split between buyer and seller. Separately, your escrow *account* setup requires 2–6 months of property tax and insurance prepaids — often the larger number on the Closing Disclosure.",
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    "question": "How do you calculate escrow fees at closing?",
    "shortAnswer": "Escrow (settlement) fees are usually a flat $500–$2,000 or a small percentage of price, often split between buyer and seller. Separately, your escrow *account* setup requires 2–6 months of property tax and insurance prepaids — often the larger number on the Closing Disclosure.",
    "tableTitle": "Two different 'escrow' costs on a $400,000 purchase",
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      {
        "label": "Escrow/settlement fee",
        "value": "$800–$1,500",
        "note": "Fee for the closing agent's work"
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      {
        "label": "Tax escrow cushion (1.1% tax)",
        "value": "$733–$2,200",
        "note": "2–6 months of $367/mo"
      },
      {
        "label": "Insurance escrow cushion",
        "value": "$317–$950",
        "note": "2–6 months of $158/mo"
      },
      {
        "label": "First-year insurance premium",
        "value": "$1,900",
        "note": "Paid in full at closing"
      }
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    "context": "The fee pays the neutral third party that holds funds and documents; the prepaids fund your own future tax and insurance bills. Lenders may hold at most a two-month cushion under federal rules (RESPA), plus the months accruing before the first bill comes due — closing in November, just before annual tax bills, requires the biggest deposit. You can sometimes waive the escrow account on conventional loans with 20%+ down, usually for a ~0.125% rate bump or small fee.",
    "methodology": "Fee ranges from 2025–2026 settlement-agent rate sheets; cushion math per RESPA limits (aggregate accounting, max 1/6 annual cushion).",
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