Buncombe County, North Carolina Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Buncombe County costs about $26 and a mortgage about $64 (a 2-page deed (falls within the first 15-page bracket) and a 16-page deed of trust (falls within the first 35-page bracket)), per the Buncombe County Register of Deeds (Asheville)'s fee schedule. Recording fees are set by state statute (N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 161-10) and are uniform in every North Carolina county, not set locally by Buncombe, the same statewide bracket fee already confirmed for Mecklenburg, Wake and Guilford counties in this dataset: $26.00 for a deed of up to 15 pages ($4/page beyond that), $64.00 for a deed of trust/mortgage of up to 35 pages ($4/page beyond that).
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $26 |
| Deed, each additional page | $4 |
| Mortgage, first page | $64 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $4 |
County transfer tax
North Carolina's Excise (revenue stamp) Tax of $1.00 per $500 of consideration (0.2%) is set and collected uniformly statewide; state law lets a county ask voters for up to an additional 1% local land-transfer tax, but no North Carolina county currently levies one because every county referendum on the additional tax has been rejected (per the existing data/transfer/north-carolina.json record), Buncombe County included. North Carolina transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Buncombe County?
$26 for the first page and $4 for each additional page, about $26 for a typical deed, per the Buncombe County Register of Deeds (Asheville)'s fee schedule.
And the mortgage?
$64 for the first page and $4 per additional page, about $64 for a typical mortgage or deed of trust. The buyer pays this at closing.
Sources
Figures are computed from the documents above and rounded to the dollar. All sources.
Buncombe County closing costs → Buncombe County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Buncombe County overview