Elements of an Escrow Agreement All parties involved draft a contract that outlines the required terms they must meet before completing the transaction. The escrow agent will assist with drafting the documents before all parties sign.
The Escrow Holder: prepares escrow instructions. requests a preliminary title search to determine the present condition of title to the property. requests a beneficiary's statement if debt or obligation is to be taken over by the buyer. complies with lender's requirements, specified in the escrow agreement.
A document escrow agreement is a contract between two or more parties where an escrow agent agrees to hold a document until a contractual obligation is filled. Under the agreement, one party agrees to deliver the document to the escrow agent by a certain date.