Author: American Trust Escrow

Whether you are a REALTOR considering getting into the niche business of dealing with REO’s, a buyer looking to find a deal on a home by seeking a foreclosed property or a seller looking for information on what happens when a foreclosure proceeding is started,...

What day should you negotiate to close escrow in order to meet the needs of the buyer and seller?  When negotiating a contract, the actual day of the week that the close is on is not often considered.  More typically, contracts call for 30 or...

A special greeting at this Thanksgiving from American Trust Escrow  to express our sincere gratitude for reading our blog and the feedback you provide.   We are thankful and would like to extend our best wishes from our family to yours.  Happy Thanksgiving!...

This is the second article (see the first one here) in our series on the specific terms and phrases you can encounter during a real estate transaction. The language of escrow and the real estate transaction doesn't need to be a stumbling block; once you...

Real estate transactions, and the escrow processes that make them happen, sometimes have a level of industry jargon that can be confusing or intimidating to buyers and sellers who aren't familiar with the meaning behind the words. This is the first in a series of definitional...

According to Merriam-Webster, escrow is defined as: a deed, a bond, money, or a piece of property held in trust by a third party to be turned over to the grantee only upon fulfillment of a condition. Whether it is the buying and selling of a...