Yes: in Tennessee, real estate attorneys need a state license issued by the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility (for the Tennessee Supreme Court). You can check a name yourself on Online Tennessee Attorney Directory.
Real estate attorneys in Tennessee: what buyers ask
Do you need a real estate attorney to close in Tennessee?
None of the Tennessee sources read requires a lawyer at a home closing. A 2007 Attorney General opinion (07-88) says preparing deeds, deeds of trust and sale contracts is not the practice of law, though it can be law business when it takes a lawyer professional judgment.
What closing costs does Tennessee law set?
Tennessee has no official typical closing-cost total. The buyer owes a realty transfer tax of $0.37 per $100 of price and the borrower a mortgage tax of $0.115 per $100 after the first $2,000, which is $1,480 and $365.70 on a $400,000 home with a $320,000 loan.
Check a real estate attorney yourself
- License required · Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility (for the Tennessee Supreme Court)
- Titles you will see: Attorney
- Check a name yourself: Online Tennessee Attorney Directory (we could not open this search page ourselves)
The 10 sectors of Nashville
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