Security and Fraud Awareness Best Practices

Real estate transactions involve significant financial transfers, making them attractive targets for fraud. Below are some best practices to help stop bad actors in their tracks. By educating your clients with these security best practices, you can help them to protect their funds and personal information throughout the transaction process. Pick up the phone when … Continued

The Aspen Land Title Office is Moving!

Land Title Aspen Office Move Effective Monday, September 29, 2025, the Land Title Aspen office will be moving. Please note this will be the last day of in-person closings and earnest money drop-offs at this location. Beginning Tuesday, September 30, 2025, customers can drop off earnest money at our Basalt and Glenwood Springs Land Title … Continued

Navigating Earnest Money Disputes

Land Title takes great pride in helping our customers successfully close their real estate transactions. However, not all contracts result in closings, and occasionally disputes arise between buyer and seller concerning the return of earnest money. The Basics When a buyer and seller enter into a Contract to Buy and Sell Real Estate, the buyer … Continued

Legendary Service Award

We are proud to award Chris Goudy, Legal Assistant, and Kendra Rigoni, Branch Manager for Steamboat Springs, with our Legendary Service Award. While Land Title employees always seek to go above and beyond for our customers, in this instance, Chris and Kendra were able to come together in a critical situation to help the customer … Continued

Good Funds and Earnest Money

The purpose of earnest money is to represent a buyer’s good faith in entering into a real estate contract. When the buyer and seller enter into a Contract to Buy and Sell Real Estate, the buyer agrees to pay a defined amount of earnest money, which will be held by an independent third party (most … Continued

Digital Tools and Services

Land Title is committed to delivering a seamless and secure transaction experience for customers – either in-person or remotely. Today, there are a variety of digital closing services and solutions available, including digital signatures which allow parties to sign closing documents from anywhere by replacing wet ink with pixels and bytes. They are legally binding, … Continued

ComDocPro: Association Document Procurement

Introduction: ComDocPro (Community Document Procurement) is an Association Documents provider for the real estate industry. ComDocPro offers a full service option and a DIY option. How it WorksFull Service: After an order is submitted to Land Title, the closing team places an order with ComDocPro to begin the process of researching the needed documents and … Continued

What is a Repair Escrow?

It is several days before the scheduled closing and the rainy weather is delaying the installation of the new roof on the property being sold. If the closing is delayed, the buyers will lose the lock on their interest rate. The decision is made to contact the closer to see if it is possible to … Continued