1.50% Measure E is a Transfer Tax applied at graduated increments on the sale or transfer of real property over two million dollars in the City of San Jose.
The title insurance business is highly regulated, one of the main reasons that Redfin decided to establish Title Forward as a subsidiary.
Title Forward completes the transaction, even goes so far as to record the new deed with the County, so these buyers are the new owners of the house, even though the transaction is incomplete.