Buncombe County Recorder Information

The register of deeds is responsible for recording and maintaining records related to real property in Buncombe County.

These government fees are separate from any Deeds.com service fees. Confirm current charges with the recorder's office.

Deeds of Trust and Mortgages-$64 for the first 35 pages, $4 for each page thereafter

Instruments/Documents in General (except Deeds of Trust/Mortgages) $26 for the first 15 pages, $4 for each page thereafter

Plats-$21 per sheet

Non-Standard Document-$25 in addition to other applicable recording fees

Multiple Instruments as One-$10 for each additional instrument, in addition to the recording fee.

Each Additional Deed of Trust Reference on Assignments-$10

Excessive Recording Data N.C.G.S. 161-10(a)(1)-$2 for each additional index entry (party name) in excess of 20.

Satisfaction Instruments-No Fee

In addition, excise tax must be included with the filing fee for a deed. Excise stamps are $1 on each $500 or fraction thereof of the consideration or value of the interest or property conveyed, exclusive of the value of any lien or encumbrance remaining on the property at the time of sale.

Fees for Oath of Notary: $10.00

Certified Copies of Real Estate Instruments-$5 for the first page, $2 for each additional page
Non-Certified Copies in Person-25 cents per page
Non-Certified Copies by Mail-$1 per page
Map Copies in person-$1 per page
Map Copies by Mail-$2 per page

Certified Copy of Death Certificate-$10 per certified copy

Acceptable Payment Methods:
1. Cash-Accepted in person

2. Check/Money Order (Please make checks payable to "Buncombe County Register of Deeds." There is a $35 processing fee for any check returned unpaid).Accepted in person or by mail.

3. Credit/Debit Card (MasterCard, Visa and Discover)-Accepted by mail or in person

4. Escrow (Escrow accounts may be used to pay for copies and recording fees in person by authorized account users).- Accepted in person

Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.

* Documents must be typed or printed in black ink with a minimum font size of 9 point on white paper sized 8.5 x 11 inches or 8.5 x 14 inches. Blanks in an instrument may be completed in pen; corrections may also be made in pen.

* Printing should be single-sided only.

* On the top of the first page, there should be a blank margin of 3 inches. The remaining margins on the first page should be a minimum of of an inch. Subsequent pages should have a minimum margin of 1/2 of an inch for all sides.

* The type of instrument shall be stated on the first page, below the 3 inch top margin.

* The name of the person who prepared the deed or deed of trust must be listed on the face of the document.

* Documents must list a return address on the first page.

* The address of the grantee must be given on the face of the deed for tax purposes.

* The original signature of each grantor named in the document is required.

* Documents must have proper notary acknowledgment.

* If the instrument is evidencing a conveyance of real property it must reflect the amount of excise tax to be paid by the grantor at a rate of $2 per $1,000. This does not apply if the transfer is by operation of law, by lease for a term of years, by or pursuant to the provision of a will, by intestacy, by gift, by merger or consolidation, by instruments securing indebtedness (such as a deed of trust or mortgage), or where no consideration in property or money is due or paid by the transferee to the transferor.