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Transaction Coordinator in Blair County, PA.

Precision Leverage Solutions coordinates real estate transactions in Blair County for Keller Williams agents, from ratified contract through settlement. Realty transfer tax here is 2.0%, deeds record through the Blair County Recorder of Deeds, and we handle the county and municipal steps that decide whether your file closes on time. Billed per file, no retainer.

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At a glanceBlair County, PA

Transfer tax2.0%realty transfer tax

Recording fee$87.75for a deed of up to four pages and four names

PLS, per file$400contract to close, billed per file with no retainer

Figures from the sections below. Confirm with the issuing office before relying on one for a live file.

What we handle on a Blair County file

Blair County lists 25 municipalities in its own directory: the City of Altoona, 9 boroughs, and 15 townships, with deeds recorded at the courthouse in Hollidaysburg. The transfer tax totals 2 percent everywhere, but the local 1 percent is not split the same way in every school district, which matters when a title company itemizes the local side. Most of the closing friction sits in Altoona: the Altoona Water Authority wants its own deed transfer request before it will take a final reading, and the City licenses every rental unit, so an investor purchase carries a filing the buyer has to make. The Recorder takes no credit cards and wants a stamped return envelope with every paper document. Once your deal is ratified, PLS builds and manages the file in KW Command, tracks every deadline and contingency, routes documents for signature, and coordinates with lender, title, attorneys, and the co-op agent. See the full transaction coordination service for the complete scope, and the Pennsylvania overview for statewide notes.

On every Blair County fileFrom ratified contract through settlement

KW Command fileBuilds and manages the file in KW Command.
Every deadlineTracks every deadline and contingency.
SignaturesRoutes documents for signature.
Every partyCoordinates with lender, title, attorneys, and the co-op agent.

Realty transfer tax in Blair County: 2.0%

Every Blair County deed pays 2 percent in total: 1 percent state and 1 percent local. In 16 of the 25 municipalities the PA DCED 2026 local tax register shows the usual split of 1% to the Commonwealth, 0.5% to the municipality, and 0.5% to the school district. Those are the City of Altoona, Logan, Allegheny, Antis, Blair, Catharine, Frankstown, Greenfield, Juniata, and Woodbury Townships, and Bellwood, Duncansville, Hollidaysburg, Newry, Tunnelhill, and Williamsburg Boroughs. The City of Altoona confirms it on its own tax page: 0.50% to the City, with a total of 2 percent, 1 percent to the State and 1 percent split between the City and the Altoona Area School District. The City ordinance itself, section 646-78 of the Altoona Code, is written at 1 percent, and the City page and the DCED register both show the City share as 0.5 percent once the school district levies its half. In eight municipalities the register shows the municipality keeping the full local 1 percent and the school district levying nothing: Tyrone Borough and Snyder Township in the Tyrone Area School District, and Martinsburg and Roaring Spring Boroughs and Freedom, Huston, North Woodbury, and Taylor Townships in the Spring Cove School District. The buyer and seller still see 2 percent, only the payee split changes. Tyrone Township is the one entry to confirm: the register lists it twice, once with each of its two school districts, at figures that are double the county norm (1% and 1% on the Altoona Area row, 2% and 0% on the Tyrone Area row). The township's earned income tax rows are doubled the same way, so this reads as a reporting quirk for a township split between two districts and not as evidence of a higher tax, and no ordinance setting a higher rate was found. Treat Tyrone Township as 2 percent total and confirm the split with the Recorder at 814-693-3095. Logan Township Code Chapter 24, section 104, shows how the sharing works: the ordinance imposes 1 percent and drops to one half of that rate while another political subdivision taxes the same transfer. A deed claiming exemption from realty transfer tax must have two Statements of Value (REV-183) attached.

Where the 2% goesRealty transfer tax split, as described here

1%Commonwealth

0.5%Municipality

0.5%School district

Commonwealth1%
Municipality0.5%
School district0.5%

Recording a deed in Blair County

The Blair County Recorder of Deeds sits at Blair County Courthouse, 423 Allegheny Street, Suite 145, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648, 814-693-3095. The current recording fee is $87.75 for a deed of up to four pages and four names. That is the figure on the county Recorder of Deeds fee schedule page as checked on October 1, 2026. Neither that page nor the office's Fee Schedules index prints an effective date, and the county posts no fee schedule PDF or fee change notice, so confirm the total with the office before cutting a check, since most Pennsylvania counties changed fees in November 2025 under Act 45 of 2025. A mortgage is also $87.75, an assignment or release of mortgage is $61.75, and a satisfaction piece is $64.75. Each additional name is $0.50 and each additional page is $2.00. Checks are payable to BLAIR COUNTY Recorder of Deeds, and the office FAQ states that credit cards are not accepted. Every paper document needs a self-addressed stamped envelope in the correct size for return. The office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 to 4:00, and stays open over lunch. The FAQ says the recording desk closes at 3:45, and the contact block warns that recordings submitted after 3:15 are not guaranteed same-day processing, so treat 3:15 as the cutoff. E-recording runs through Simplifile, CSC, and ePN, and records are searchable on Landex.

Recording officeWhere the deed goes

OfficeBlair County Recorder of Deeds
AddressBlair County Courthouse, 423 Allegheny Street, Suite 145, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648
Phone814-693-3095
Deed recording fee$87.75 for a deed of up to four pages and four names

The Recorder publishes four rejection points. All deeds, mortgages, and assignments must carry a signed certificate of residence giving the precise address of the grantee, mortgagee, or assignee. Deeds claiming exemption from realty transfer tax must have two Statements of Value attached. Every document must set forth the correct municipality and clearly state whether it is a city, township, or borough, which matters here because the county has both a Tyrone Borough and a Tyrone Township. Blanket assignments, releases, and satisfactions are not accepted. The Recorder fee schedule, FAQ, and home page, and the Assessment Office pages, do not describe a parcel number certification step or fee before recording. The Assessment Office's Parcel Identification Number Structure notice explains the county's reformatted parcel numbers and how to search by old map number, and it sets no certification requirement either; ask the office at 814-693-3095 if a deed involves a new or split parcel.

Recording fees and transfer tax rates for every county we coordinate in are collected side by side on our recording fee and transfer tax reference.

What actually holds up a closing here

Altoona Water Authority needs its own deed transfer request before the final reading

The Altoona Water Authority uses a form titled Final Water/Sewer Statement Request for Deed Transfer, posted on its site as the Property Closing Request Form. The request must be submitted by 12:00 noon for scheduling on the following business day, and the final read is scheduled the day before the statement is prepared, except for Monday closings, so call the Authority about timing when settlement falls on a Monday. The form calls for a $20.00 final and lien statement fee in a separate check payable to Altoona Water Authority, PO Box 3150, Altoona, PA 16603, and it asks for the service address, current owner, parcel ID, closing date, buyer information, and the closing agent contact. The Authority emails back Received and Scheduled, and charges apply if a cancellation or reschedule comes with less than 24 hours notice. The buyer must contact the Authority within 30 days to sign up for water and sewer service, because the rules require a new application on any change in ownership. The wastewater rules state that sewer service charges are liens against the property and that the property owner is responsible for them. Those rules, last revised September 21, 2023, put maintenance of the building sewer from the building to the property line on the property owner, and the Authority maintains the service lateral from the property line to the collection sewer. The wastewater rules as read for this page do not set out a lateral inspection or dye test tied to a sale, though they reserve the Authority's right to enter and inspect sewer facilities. The Authority's separate water rules and the municipal codes of the communities it serves were not checked for one, so ask customer service on any file where the lender or buyer raises it. Customer service is at 814-949-2540, 900 Chestnut Avenue.

Every Altoona rental unit needs a City license, so an investor buyer has a filing to make

Chapter 570 of the Altoona Code, adopted November 14, 2018 by Ordinance No. 5731, makes it unlawful under section 570-1 to rent or let any residential rental unit in the City unless the Code Official has issued a residential rental unit license. The City first issues a conditional housing permit, inspects, and then issues the license. Section 570-10, amended February 9, 2026 by Ordinance No. 5847, defines a rental unit broadly: any dwelling occupied by someone who is not the legal owner of record, regardless of family relationship and whether or not rent is charged, including occupancy under an article of agreement or an agreement of sale longer than six months. Fee Resolution 0004-26, adopted January 12, 2026, sets the annual fee at $60.00 per dwelling unit for the first four units in a building and $20.00 for each additional unit, a $20.00 per unit late fee, and a $35.00 transfer fee. Chapter 570 does not spell out how a license moves to a new owner, so ask Codes and Inspections whether the buyer pays the transfer fee or files a new application. Licenses renew on or before July 31 each year with no proration. An owner who does not live in Blair County must designate an operator or responsible person who does. The application will not be accepted without the tenant registration form and proof of rental insurance, and an LLC or corporate owner must supply a certificate of good standing. The City says units are inspected every three years in most cases and that owners usually get 45 days to correct violations. Penalties under section 570-11E run from $300 to $1,000 plus costs, with each day a separate offense, and section 570-11B allows revocation for, among other things, missing the July 31 renewal, unpaid reinspection fees, or avoiding inspection. A family exemption exists for a parent, adult child, grandparent, or sibling of the owner and requires a notarized application. Codes and Inspections is at 814-949-2456, 1301 12th Street, Suite 103.

Lien letters come from three offices on an Altoona file

The Blair County Tax Claim Bureau issues delinquent tax lien certifications for $5.00 each. Online orders are paid by credit or debit card plus a service fee, and cards are accepted only online; at the counter it is cash, check, or money order. A mailed request must give the current owner name, map number, control number, and situs location and include a self-addressed stamped envelope, or the Bureau will not process it. The Bureau will not fax or email a lien certificate, so a mailed order moves at the speed of the return envelope. A certification for a mobile home has to be requested in person. The Bureau is in Suite 143 at 423 Allegheny Street, Hollidaysburg, 814-317-2361. Inside the City of Altoona there are two more charges on Fee Resolution 0004-26: $20.00 for a No Lien Statement and $15.00 for each Certification of Real Estate Taxes. The Altoona Water Authority lists its own $20.00 Account Lien Statement. The Bureau directs questions about current year taxes to the local tax collector, whose contact information is on the Assessment Office page.

Logan Township licenses student rentals near Penn State Altoona

Logan Township regulates one category of rental: Chapter 11 of the Township Code, enacted as Ordinance 02-13-14A, requires a license for every regulated rental unit, defined as a dwelling unit occupied by two or more unrelated students under a rental agreement, and for dormitory units. The license term runs July 1 through June 30, with an annual license and inspection fee set by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. An owner who does not live within 30 minutes of the unit must designate a manager who does. Section 108.2 requires the owner to notify the Code Enforcement Officer in writing of any change in ownership, so a buyer taking over a student house should file that notice and confirm the license status before closing. Occupancy is capped at three persons for every 850 square feet. Fines run from $100 to $1,000 plus costs. The Township posts the ordinance and the Application for Student Home on its Student Rental Housing page, and the Administration and Zoning office is at 814-944-5349.

Clean and Green land needs 30 days advance notice to the Assessor

The Blair County Assessment Office publishes a Notification of Conveyance or Change in Use form for land enrolled under Act 319. The form states that the information must be provided to the County Assessor 30 days prior to any proposed change in use, a change in ownership of any portion of the land, or any type of division or conveyance. It asks for current and proposed owners, tax parcel numbers, the enrollment date, whether the whole parcel or a split-off is being conveyed, the proposed use, and the proposed date of conveyance, and it must be signed by the current landowner. That deadline lands before most agreements of sale are a month old, so ask about enrollment at listing. A new owner enrolling land pays a one-time application and recording fee of $70.50, and the application deadline is June 1 for the following tax year. The Assessment Office is in Suite 041 at 423 Allegheny Street, Hollidaysburg, 814-693-3110.

Investor buyers owe the Assessment Office an Act 29 contact form within 30 days

The Blair County Assessment Office posts a Property Owner Contact Information Form under Act 29 of 2026, which took effect September 18, 2026. Owners of real estate that is not owner-occupied must submit primary contact information to the Assessment Office within 30 days of purchase, transfer, or an address change. Owner-occupied property, meaning a principal residence and domicile, is entirely excluded. The form asks for the municipality, parcel number, control number, situs address, and date of purchase, and for an entity owner it requires the name of a member or manager with an ownership interest. Under the statute (68 Pa.C.S. 2507) a county may levy a fine of up to $500 only against an owner or representative who intentionally or knowingly provides false or incorrect contact information or intentionally or knowingly fails to update it. The county form words this more broadly, as failure to comply, so file on time and do not rely on the narrower statutory wording to skip the form. Send it to the Blair County Assessment Office, 423 Allegheny Street, Suite 041, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648, or call 814-693-3110. Hand the form to every investor buyer at closing.

Pricing

Transaction coordination in Pennsylvania is billed per file, not as a monthly retainer. Contract to close is $400 per transaction, and the full rate card including dual agency, transaction licensee, unrepresented party (FSBO or URB), and listing management is published on our pricing page. No fixed overhead, no minimum volume.

Contract to close$400per transaction, billed per file

Listing management$150per listing, from the published rate card

Retainer$0no fixed overhead, no minimum volume

Where these figures come from

The county-level figures on this page come from the official sources listed below. Municipal fees and deadlines come from each municipality's own published schedules and ordinances, which are revised more often than they are archived. We publish what we could verify and leave out what we could not. Fees and ordinances change; if you are relying on a figure here for a live file, confirm it with the issuing office, and tell us if you find a discrepancy so we can correct the page.

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Blair County questions.

Do you provide transaction coordination in Blair County, PA?

Yes. Precision Leverage Solutions works exclusively with Keller Williams agents and coordinates transactions throughout Blair County and the rest of Pennsylvania, from the ratified contract through settlement. We also serve KW agents in New Jersey and Delaware. Pricing is per file with no retainer.

What is the realty transfer tax in Blair County?

How much does it cost to record a deed in Blair County?

$87.75 for a deed of up to four pages and four names, through the Blair County Recorder of Deeds. That is the figure on the county Recorder of Deeds fee schedule page as checked on October 1, 2026. Neither that page nor the office's Fee Schedules index prints an effective date, and the county posts no fee schedule PDF or fee change notice, so confirm the total with the office before cutting a check, since most Pennsylvania counties changed fees in November 2025 under Act 45 of 2025. A mortgage is also $87.75, an assignment or release of mortgage is $61.75, and a satisfaction piece is $64.75. Each additional name is $0.50 and each additional page is $2.00. Checks are payable to BLAIR COUNTY Recorder of Deeds, and the office FAQ states that credit cards are not accepted. Every paper document needs a self-addressed stamped envelope in the correct size for return. The office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 to 4:00, and stays open over lunch. The FAQ says the recording desk closes at 3:45, and the contact block warns that recordings submitted after 3:15 are not guaranteed same-day processing, so treat 3:15 as the cutoff. E-recording runs through Simplifile, CSC, and ePN, and records are searchable on Landex.

How much does a transaction coordinator cost in Blair County?

Contract-to-close coordination is $400 per transaction in Pennsylvania. Dual agency, transaction licensee service, unrepresented party coordination (FSBO or URB), multi-unit transactions, and listing management are each priced separately and published in full on our pricing page. There are no monthly fees, retainers, or minimum volume requirements.

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