What You Should Know About Closing & Escrow.

We coordinate all aspects of your residential closings.

Fulfilling the American dream of home ownership can be a complicated and involved process with many third parties. Choosing title and escrow services from a highly-qualified title insurance company is essential to not only insure the title of the property long-term, but for accurately allocating fees between the buyer and seller, obtaining a mortgage loan to finance the transaction, facilitating the closing, and recording and filing the legal documents after closing. Regardless of whether you are buying or selling, you deserve top quality settlement services provided by a licensed professional.

When you purchase real property, rely on Fidelity National Title to protect your interests with proper escrow funds disbursements and successful and timely closings. You’ll be served by the leading title company in the U.S., backed by more than 160 years of successful title operations.



 

What is Escrow?

What Happens in Escrow Settlement?

An escrow is an arrangement in which a disinterested third party, called an escrow holder or settlement agent, holds legal documents and funds on behalf of a buyer and seller, and distributes them according to the buyer's and seller's instructions.

People buying and selling real estate often open a sale transaction with the settlement agent for their protection and convenience. The buyer can instruct the settlement agent to disburse the purchase price only upon the satisfaction of certain prerequisites and conditions. The seller can instruct the settlement agent to retain possession of the deed to the buyer until the seller's requirements, including receipt of the purchase price, are met. Both rely on the settlement agent to carry out faithfully their mutually consistent instructions relating to the transaction and to advise them if any of their instructions are not mutually consistent or cannot be carried out.

Fidelity National Title provides professional escrow settlement services that are a convenience for the buyer and seller because both can move forward separately but simultaneously in providing inspections, reports, loan commitments and funds, deeds and many other items, using settlement as the central depositing point. If the instructions from all parties to the transaction are clearly drafted, fully detailed and mutually consistent, the settlement agent can take many actions on their behalf without further consultation, saving time and facilitating the successful closing of the transaction.

The settlement agent facilitates the sale or purchase of your home by:

  • Acting as the impartial "stake-holder," or depository of documents and funds
  • Processing and coordinating the flow of documents and funds
  • Keeping all parties informed of progress on the escrow
  • Responding to the lender's requirements
  • Securing a title insurance policy
  • Obtaining approvals of reports and documents from the parties as required
  • Prorating and adjusting insurance, taxes, rents, etc.
  • Recording the deed and loan documents
  • Maintaining security and accountability of monies owed and owing
 

What to Expect at Closing?

Closing the Sale Transaction and the Division of Charges

 

Rely On Fidelity National Title To Protect Your Investment

Every owner, purchaser and beneficiary needs an insured title to protect their interests long-term. Teaming up with the right partners for closing and escrow settlement services is critical to ensure your security at the closing table, throughout the entire real estate transaction, and for every day of your residence.

Whether this is your first home or fiftieth real estate investment, ask your real estate professional or broker to protect you and your property with Fidelity National Title.