Portland · Cumberland County · Maine
Find the right local record office, understand Maine's real estate transfer tax, and compare sale options for a Portland house.
USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Portland and Cumberland County, Maine — in any condition, with no repairs, cleaning, or cleanout required to sell to us. Use the resources below for deed-record questions, transfer-tax context, and common selling situations.
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Cumberland County · county land-records office
Use the Registry for recorded deed and land-record questions. For a property value, unpaid-tax balance, or court judgment, use the assessment record, tax notice, or court notice to identify the office handling that separate matter.
Cumberland County Registry of Deeds official page ↗Maine sale rule
Maine charges $2.20 for each $500 of a deed's value, or fraction of $500. By law, the standard tax is split evenly between the seller and buyer. For example, a taxable $100,000 deed has 200 $500 units: $440 total, or $220 for each side.
For transfers on or after November 1, 2025, value above $1,000,000 has an additional $3.80 per $500 tax tier. Some transfers are exempt under specific conditions; an ordinary sale to a buyer usually does not qualify. The county register calculates and collects the tax from the transfer-tax declaration filed when the deed is recorded.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including the real estate transfer tax. That does not pay your mortgage, liens, back taxes, or your share of current property taxes. Ask the closing professional to show the transaction-specific calculation and allocation.
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The Cumberland County Registry of Deeds is the county land-records office for Portland and the rest of Cumberland County. Use its official page, linked above, for recorded deed and land-record questions.
Those are different records and tasks from deed research. Check the assessment record, tax bill or notice, or court notice for the office responsible for that specific question; do not treat a recorded deed as a current tax balance or court-status answer.
Maine generally charges $2.20 for each $500 of value or fraction of $500 and splits the standard tax evenly between seller and buyer. Value above $1,000,000 has an additional tax tier. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including the real estate transfer tax; your mortgage, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate.