closing company has the responsibility for ensuring that all the documents related to the ownership of a property are in order before real estate transactions are executed.
But Title Forward—a wholly-owned subsidiary of Redfin—is working to revolutionize the title, escrow and settlement aspect of the residential real estate process, as well as do away with some of the industry's more archaic methods.
The closing process involves executing the legal documents required to transfer ownership and/or assets from the seller to the buyer. Depending on the deal's structure (asset sale or stock sale), this may include deeds, titles, intellectual property assignments, and other relevant agreements.
Closing is the final step in the homebuying process in which the mortgage becomes official and the title is transferred to new owners. A closing agent, usually an attorney or official from a title or mortgage company, oversees the closing process, which takes place at a title company or escrow office.
The deed is the most important document because it transfers the property to the purchaser.