Understanding how Escrow works – Provident Realty Group, Dublin, CA

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First, a little about "escrow". To finalize the sale of a place, a neutral, third party (the escrow agent) is engaged to assure the process will close correctly and on time. A home is said to be in escrow when in the closing process, payment is held by a third party on behalf of two parties (in this case, a buyer and a seller) when the exchange of money takes place. PayPal is a good example of an escrow company.

The escrow company makes sure that the terms and conditions of the agreement between the seller and buyer are reached in preparation of the sale being completed.

Escrow holders collect the following documents:

Loan documents
Tax statements
Fire and other insurance policies
Title insurance policies
Terms of sale and any seller-assisted financing
Requests for payment for various services to be paid out of escrow funds

You're ready to close when all steps are complete in escrow process. All expenses like title insurance, inspections and real estate commissions are paid. The house's title gets transferred to you and title insurance begins per the policies of your individual escrow agreement.

The escrow company gets a payment at the completion of closing. You'll know when it's time to submit the form of payment.

The Escrow Holder Will:

Write escrow instructions
Petition title search
Meet lender's standards as specified in the escrow agreement
Receive payments from the buyer
Prorate insurance, tax, interest and other payments according to guidelines
Record deeds and other paperwork as instructed
Request title insurance policy
Close escrow when all instructions of seller and buyer have been finished
Disburse payments and finish instructions

The Escrow Holder Will Not:

Offer advice - the escrow company must stay at a fair, third-party status
Dispense opinions about future tax estimations

The Escrow Holder Will:		The Escrow Holder Won't:
Assemble escrow guidelines Petition title inquiry Meet lender's guidelines as specified in the escrow agreement Intake funds from the buyer Prorate insurance, tax, interest and other payments according to guidelines Record deeds and other documents as instructed Obtain title insurance policy Close escrow when all instructions of seller and buyer have been finished Disburse monies and finalize instructions		Give advice - the escrow agent has to remain an impartial, third-party status Give insight about future tax estimations

Mortgage Escrow Account

Creating a Mortgage Escrow Account helps keep track of on-going expenses while there's a loan on your house. Generally, the Escrow Account is partially funded at closing and the home buyer makes on-going contributions through their monthly mortgage payment.

Now you know more about being in escrow. And, you can be a smarter home buyer and future homeowner.

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