The biggest purchase of your life, held steady.
Escrow is the neutral middle of your transaction. We hold the money, honor the instructions both sides signed, and keep every date, so nothing moves until everything is right.
What escrow actually does for you
When you buy or sell a home, a stranger and you must exchange hundreds of thousands of dollars and a deed at the same moment. Escrow makes that moment safe. We are not your agent and not your lender. We are the licensed neutral party both sides trust: your deposit sits in a protected account, every instruction is followed exactly as written, and nothing is released until every condition is met.
Your thirty days, day by day
A standard California escrow runs about thirty days. Here is the shape of it:
Frequently asked
How much does escrow cost?
Our sale escrow fee is $300 plus $2.15 per $1,000 of the sale price, paid by each side. On a $1,000,000 home that is $2,450 per side. Every fee is published, and our calculator itemizes the rest.
Who hands me the keys?
Your real estate agent. Escrow stays neutral to the end: we verify, fund, record, and close the file, and your agent hands over the keys.
Is my money safe?
Deposits are held in trust, wires are verified by phone using independently confirmed numbers, and no funds move without signed instructions from both sides.
What should I never do during escrow?
Never wire money based on an email alone. Call your escrow officer at a number you found yourself, confirm the instructions, and then send. Wire fraud targets real estate, and one phone call defeats most of it.
Ready when you are. Every promise, kept.
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