Sunrise Title Company
Title insurance, escrow and closings for Sunrise and West Broward — local know-how, licensed in all 67 Florida counties.
Atlantic Title Firm provides title insurance, escrow, and closing services throughout Sunrise and the rest of Broward County. Buyers, sellers, FSBOs, investors, and lenders rely on us for accurate, on-time closings — backed by local Sunrise know-how and statewide reach. Sunrise runs from the 1960s Sunrise Golf Village in the east to the Sawgrass corporate corridor and the arena in the west, with thousands of 55+ condo units in Sunrise Lakes, family neighborhoods in Welleby and Sunrise Heights, and townhome and condo communities filling every gap along Oakland Park and Sunset Strip. Our Sunrise closings are heavy on condos, estates and investors, with a growing share of relocation buyers near Sawgrass.
On a typical $400,000 Sunrise sale, the Florida-specific closing costs run about $4,902 (deed doc stamps + owner’s title + recording). In Broward County, the buyer customarily pays the owner’s title policy and usually chooses the closing agent.
Title & Closing Costs in Sunrise
Most of what makes a Sunrise closing “Florida-specific” comes down to two numbers: the documentary stamp tax on the deed, charged at $0.70 per $100 of the price in Broward County, and the owner's title insurance premium, which Florida sets by rule so the base rate is the same at every title agency in the state. Here is how they land on a $400,000 Sunrise purchase:
Example: $400,000 sale in Sunrise
These are illustrative — your actual costs depend on price, financing, prorations, and who pays what under the contract. Run your own numbers with the Sunrise closing cost calculator, or use the statewide tools below:
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What Is Different About Closing in Sunrise
Sunrise Lakes and the 55+ condos. Sunrise Lakes phases are among the largest 55+ condo communities in Florida, with age restrictions, approval processes, reserve-funding assessments and, for the taller buildings, milestone inspections. We order the estoppel, confirm the age covenant and pull the inspection and SIRS status.
Estate sales. An older ownership base means many Sunrise closings are estate sales. We confirm the personal representative’s authority, whether probate or a non-probate transfer applies, and clear the homestead questions before listing.
Municipal lien letters. Sunrise issues a lien and permit letter that lenders expect, and open permits from hurricane-shutter and roof jobs are the most common delay. We order it the day the file opens.
Investor and first-time-buyer volume. Sunrise Golf Village and Sunrise Heights see steady flips and rentals. We check code-enforcement liens and unpermitted work, especially enclosed patios and converted garages.
Who Pays for Title Insurance in Sunrise?
In Broward County the long-standing custom puts the owner's title policy on the buyer, and because whoever pays for the policy usually picks the closing agent, most Sunrise contracts name the buyer's title company. Sellers relocating from seller-pays counties are often pleasantly surprised. Nothing in Florida law requires it: the FAR/BAR contract has a checkbox for either party, and it is negotiated regularly. Whichever side you are on, we are happy to be written in.
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Property Taxes & Homestead in Sunrise
The Broward County Property Appraiser values every Sunrise parcel each January 1, and the bill is the taxable value times the total millage, which runs about 20.5 mills (the 2025 City of Sunrise total rate; unincorporated Broward County parcels use a different, usually lower, rate). Two Florida rules matter most to a new owner: the homestead exemption (up to $50,000 off taxable value plus the 3% Save Our Homes cap) is available only if the home is your permanent residence on January 1, and the assessment resets to market value the year after you buy. The seller's old bill tells you very little about yours.
Estimate Sunrise property taxesFree property-tax estimator with Broward County millage & homestead→Recording Your Deed in Sunrise
Every Sunrise deed and mortgage goes on record with the Broward County Clerk in Fort Lauderdale (the County Records Division). Recording fees are the same in all 67 counties: $10 for the first page, $8.50 for each page after, plus the doc stamps and intangible tax collected at closing. We e-record the same day you sign, remit the taxes to the Department of Revenue, and issue your owner's policy once the documents are back.
How Your Sunrise Closing Works
Open the File
Send us the executed contract — you, your agent or your lender. We open escrow, order the Sunrise search and send wire-safety instructions the same day.
Search & Clear
Our examiners run the Broward County records for liens, judgments, easements and gaps in the chain, then clear what turns up.
Commitment & Figures
You receive the title commitment; we order payoffs, estoppels and the survey and build the settlement statement with your lender.
Sign, Fund, Record
You sign in person, by mail or by remote online notary; funds disburse; the deed records with the Broward County Clerk and your owner's policy issues.
Sunrise Title & Property Considerations
Homes along the Sawgrass Expressway and the western canals carry Sunrise Lakes Phase and Central Broward Water Control District assessments and drainage easements. Welleby and the newer west-side subdivisions have HOAs with transfer fees. Some addresses with Sunrise mail are actually Plantation, Tamarac or Lauderhill, with different millage.
Deeds record with the Broward County Records Division in Fort Lauderdale. Recording is statewide, $10 for the first page and $8.50 per additional page, and we e-record on closing day.
Our Sunrise title search and examination are built to surface issues like these before you close — so you take title clean and your ownership is protected from day one.
Neighborhoods & Areas We Serve in Sunrise
Atlantic Title Firm closes throughout Sunrise, including Sunrise Lakes, Welleby, Sunrise Golf Village, Sunrise Heights, the Sawgrass Mills and arena area, Springtree, Sunrise Lakes Phase 4, the Sunset Strip corridor and Sawgrass Corporate Park:
Buying or Selling in Sunrise? We're Ready.
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Does Atlantic Title Firm close in Sunrise and Sunrise Lakes?
Yes. We handle title insurance, escrow and closings throughout Sunrise, Sunrise Lakes, Welleby, Sawgrass and the rest of Broward County, including 55+ condo, estate and investor closings.
What do title insurance and doc stamps cost on a Sunrise sale?
On a $400,000 Sunrise sale the Florida-specific items are about $2,800 in deed documentary stamps, $2,075 in owner's title insurance and roughly $27 in recording. Our Sunrise closing cost calculator adds lender fees and prorations.
Who pays for title insurance in Broward County?
The buyer customarily pays for the owner's title policy in Broward County and usually chooses the closing agent. It is negotiable and the contract controls.
What does a Sunrise Lakes condo closing need?
The estoppel, proof the buyer meets the age restriction, association approval, and the milestone inspection and reserve study status for taller buildings. We order and review all of it.
Can I sell an inherited Sunrise condo without probate?
Sometimes, depending on how title was held and whether a Lady Bird deed or trust was used. We review the deed and tell you which path applies.
A dedicated closer, co-branded marketing, and clear updates on every file — see why Sunrise agents make us their preferred title company.
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