How escrow and title work in Washington
Washington is an escrow state: once the purchase contract is signed, a neutral escrow officer — at an independent escrow company or in the escrow department of a title company — holds the deposit, collects documents from buyer and seller, and releases funds only when every written instruction has been met.
Washington escrow agents are licensed by the state, and Limited Practice Officers are allowed to prepare the closing documents that would otherwise require a lawyer.
Below you will find 10 companies serving Washington — offices in Seattle, Bellevue, Mill Creek. Names and websites change through mergers and acquisitions; entries whose websites no longer work are kept as plain text for reference.
Washington title and escrow companies
- Craig D. Thielbar, Attorney at LawReal Estate Escrow Closings, Purchase and Sales and Refinances.
- Chicago Title Puget Sound
- Come to You Notary
- Federal Title
- Jillayne Schlicke - First American Title Seattle
- Old Republic Title Company
- Pacific Northwest Escrow Service of Washington
- Professional Escrow Services Inc. Bellevue
- Sutton Real Estate Mill Creek
- Washington Title Company
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