ProTitle, LLC

ProTitle, LLC, the title company associated with Drew & Ward, provides an effective resource for clients who plan to engage in real estate transactions. Our prompt and experienced staff will assist you to make for an efficient experience in handling real estate matters.

Whether you are a realtor, home buyer or seller, builder, developer or investor, you will appreciate the reliable advice of the experienced personnel at ProTitle, resulting in a successful resolution to your real estate issues.

ProTitle compliments Drew & Wards real estate practice, as we offer a full line of title and closing services through the entire transaction process:

Pre-Closing:

• Examine and clear title to real estate, and help clear outstanding title issues;
• Review of purchase/sales agreements and assist clients to verify information and to satisfy contractual items;
• Research and assist in satisfying requirements for the real estate transaction to proceed;
• Preparation of closing documents, deeds, mortgages, title opinions;
• Work with Title Insurance underwriters in preparation of commitments for title insurance, and insured closing letters.

Closing of Real Estate Transactions:

• Schedule closings and coordinate with all parties;
• Review of lender packages, as needed;
• Review of lender instruction and clear all loan conditions;
• Verify homeowner's insurance and paid receipt;
• Preparation of Settlement Statements and all other closing documents;
• Perform the closing of the transaction.

Post-Closing:

• Verify receipt of certified funds and satisfaction of all escrow requirements;
• Handle funding and disbursement of transactions, by wire preparation and distribution of checks;
• Record the documents and follow-up;
• Prepare title insurance policies;
• Forward title policies and recorded documents to buyer and lender.

Title Issues:

• Perform title examination;
• Prepare commitment for title insurance
• Identify title issues/defects, and clear them;
• Coordinate with title insurance underwriter with regard to issuance of commitments and policies of title insurance.

The attorneys at Drew & Ward who practice in this area are: Richard H. Ward, Anthony Covatta, Richard G. Ward, James R. Schaefer and Sybil Mullin.

In related areas, Drew & Wards attorneys also specialize in Real Estate and practice in Corporate and Business and Taxation.