Tequesta Title Company
Title insurance, escrow & real estate closings in Tequesta — local Tequesta knowledge, licensed across all 67 Florida counties.
Atlantic Title Firm provides title insurance, escrow, and closing services throughout Tequesta and the rest of Palm Beach County. Buyers, sellers, FSBOs, investors, and lenders rely on us for accurate, on-time closings — backed by local Tequesta know-how and statewide reach. Tequesta is the village at the top of Palm Beach County where the Loxahatchee River meets the Jupiter Inlet, a quiet enclave of riverfront estates, the Tequesta Country Club, Intracoastal condos along the Beach Road and the tiny gated town of Jupiter Inlet Colony at the inlet mouth, with Jupiter Island’s estates just across the county line. Our Tequesta closings are river and inlet waterfront files, luxury and trust purchases and seasonal owners.
On a typical $700,000 Tequesta sale, the Florida-specific closing costs run about $8,502 (deed doc stamps + owner’s title + recording). In Palm Beach County, the seller customarily pays the owner’s title policy and usually chooses the closing agent.
Title & Closing Costs in Tequesta
Two line items drive most of the Florida-specific cost of a Tequesta closing: the deed documentary stamp tax and owner's title insurance. Tequesta uses Florida's standard deed doc-stamp rate of $0.70 per $100 of the sale price, while owner's title is set at state-promulgated rates that are identical at every Florida title company. On a $700,000 Tequesta sale, those items look about like this:
Example: $700,000 sale in Tequesta
These are illustrative — your actual costs depend on price, financing, prorations, and who pays what under the contract. Run your own numbers with the Tequesta closing cost calculator, or use the statewide tools below:
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What Is Different About Closing in Tequesta
Loxahatchee and Intracoastal frontage. The Loxahatchee is a federally designated Wild and Scenic River, and riverfront lots carry sovereign submerged land, dock, seawall and mangrove-protection questions. We read the survey against the plat and confirm every waterfront structure is permitted before the policy issues.
Trust, entity and luxury files. High-value Tequesta closings often run through trusts or LLCs. We document the entity, handle SB 264 affidavits and FIRPTA where they apply, and verify every wire by phone.
Country Club and condo estoppels. Tequesta Country Club carries club and association estoppels, and the Beach Road condos fall under milestone inspection and reserve rules. We order every estoppel and pull the inspection status.
Village, county and Martin line. Tequesta borders Martin County and unincorporated Palm Beach, and Jupiter Inlet Colony is its own town. We confirm the jurisdiction on every file, because millage, permits and the recording office depend on it.
Who Pays for Title Insurance in Tequesta?
Tequesta follows the Palm Beach County custom: the seller ordinarily pays the owner's title insurance premium, and by Florida tradition the party footing that cost chooses the title and closing agent. So on a typical Tequesta transaction the seller makes the call. It is a local custom, not a legal requirement, and it is always open to negotiation — if you're selling, we'd be glad to be your choice.
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Property Taxes & Homestead in Tequesta
Tequesta properties are assessed by the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser, with a total millage of about 19.4 mills per $1,000 of taxable value (an approximate countywide average; rates vary by municipality and district). If the home is your permanent primary residence as of January 1, the homestead exemption lowers your taxable value by up to $50,000 and activates the Save Our Homes 3% assessment cap. Florida reassesses to market value the January after a sale — so budget from a market estimate, not the seller's old tax bill.
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Deeds and mortgages for Tequesta properties are recorded with the Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court in West Palm Beach. Florida recording fees are statutory statewide — $10 for the first page and $8.50 for each additional page. As your closing agent, Atlantic Title Firm prepares the documents, collects and remits the doc stamps, and records everything with the Clerk so your Tequesta closing is complete and your title is protected.
How Your Tequesta Closing Works
Open Title
Your agent, lender, or you send us the contract. We open the file and order the Tequesta title search right away.
Search & Examine
We examine the public record for liens, judgments, easements, and other clouds — and clear anything that turns up.
Commitment & Prep
We issue the title commitment, order estoppels and payoffs, and prepare your deed, settlement statement, and closing figures.
Close & Record
You sign and fund, then we record the deed and mortgage with the Palm Beach County Clerk and issue your owner's title policy.
Tequesta Title & Property Considerations
Tequesta’s 1950s plats carry riparian and dredge-fill questions along the river, and older homes have unreleased mortgages and estate transfers that skipped probate. Seasonal sellers close from out of state, with FIRPTA on foreign sales. Some addresses with Tequesta mail are actually Jupiter, Jupiter Inlet Colony or Hobe Sound, with different millage.
Deeds record with the Palm Beach County Clerk in West Palm Beach, with a north-county branch in Palm Beach Gardens. Recording is statewide, $10 for the first page and $8.50 per additional page, and we e-record on closing day.
Our Tequesta 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 Tequesta
Atlantic Title Firm closes throughout Tequesta, including the Loxahatchee riverfront, Tequesta Country Club, the Beach Road and Intracoastal condos, Jupiter Inlet Colony, Tequesta Pines, Rolling Hills, the Village Center, the Jupiter Island approach and the Martin County line:
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Does Atlantic Title Firm close in Tequesta and Jupiter Inlet Colony?
Yes. We handle title insurance, escrow and closings throughout Tequesta, Jupiter Inlet Colony, Jupiter and the rest of Palm Beach County, for buyers, sellers, trusts, seasonal owners and lenders.
What do title insurance and doc stamps cost on a Tequesta sale?
On a $700,000 Tequesta sale the Florida-specific items are about $4,900 in deed documentary stamps, $3,575 in owner's title insurance and roughly $27 in recording. Our Tequesta closing cost calculator adds lender fees and prorations.
Who pays for title insurance in Palm Beach County?
The seller customarily pays for the owner's title policy in Palm Beach County and usually chooses the closing agent. Luxury and cash contracts often shift that, and it is negotiable.
What should I check on a Loxahatchee riverfront lot?
Seawall and dock permits, the sovereign submerged land line, mangrove-protection rules and the flood zone. We review the survey and permits before the policy issues.
Can a trust sell a Tequesta home without probate?
Usually, yes, if the home was properly titled in the trust. We review the trust certification and confirm the trustee's authority before the deed is prepared.
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