{"id":20372,"date":"2026-06-05T02:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=20372"},"modified":"2026-06-05T19:15:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T02:15:36","slug":"real-estate-attorney-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/real-estate-attorney-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sellers\u2019 Guide To Real Estate Attorney Fees"},"content":{"rendered":"

Selling a home is a major financial event for many people. If you\u2019re like most sellers, you\u2019d like to ensure that you\u2019re getting the most money for your investment and protect yourself from loss. One way some sellers seek to mitigate risk is to hire an experienced real estate attorney<\/a> to review the sale documents and look for errors and omissions that could potentially affect your sale proceeds. Real estate attorney fees are a small investment to make for a home purchase that could yield hundreds of thousands of dollars at the time of sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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According to New York real estate attorney and founder of The Donaldson Law Firm, Stephen Donaldson<\/a>, \u201cThe cost of retaining an attorney compared to the purchase price of an average home is usually nominal, at best.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor example, in downstate New York, even when a home is purchased for $350,000, a legal fee of $1,750 represents an additional cost of only 0.5%,\u201d says Donaldson. \u201cThe majority of home buyers would not dream of purchasing a home without investing a few hundred dollars in a home inspection to make sure [they know the repair status of a home],\u201d he says. \u201cThe same perspective should apply to retaining a real estate attorney to make sure no one attempts to pull the wool over their eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n

In this guide, you\u2019ll learn how much real estate attorneys cost, the services they perform, and whether or not you need one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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