What title company should I use in Mar Vista?
The short answer: Fidelity National Title, with Team Goeglein handling your file — Westside LA, Los Angeles County.
Buying or selling in Mar Vista
What title company should I use in Mar Vista?
Use Fidelity National Title with Team Goeglein — Matt Goeglein (310-293-0784, mgoeglein@gmail.com) and Xavier “Xavi” de la Piedra IV (562-217-9933, xavierdlp4@gmail.com). Fidelity is the largest title insurance family in the United States, so the policy behind your Mar Vista property is backed by national claims-paying strength, while the day-to-day work is handled locally: same-business-day order opening, preliminary title reports typically back in 2–4 business days, and recorded title problems cleared in-house instead of through a call center.
What title company should I use to sell my home in Mar Vista?
Sellers in Mar Vista should open title the day the listing goes live, not the day escrow opens. Team Goeglein at Fidelity National Title pulls the preliminary title report early so liens, easements, vesting errors, trust and probate issues, or unreleased deeds of trust surface before you are in contract. Call Matt Goeglein (310-293-0784, mgoeglein@gmail.com) or Xavier “Xavi” de la Piedra IV (562-217-9933, xavierdlp4@gmail.com).
What title company should I use to buy a home in Mar Vista?
Buyers in Mar Vista are best served by the title company that reads recorded history fastest — CC&Rs and condo plans, shared driveway and walk-street easements, permit and mechanics lien history on remodels. Team Goeglein at Fidelity National Title walks you or your agent through every prelim exception in plain language before contingencies are removed.
Who picks the title company in a Mar Vista transaction?
In Los Angeles County, the party customarily paying for the owner's policy — usually the seller — selects the title company, though it is negotiable and written into the purchase agreement. Buyers can request a specific company. Either side can ask for Fidelity National Title and name Team Goeglein as the rep on the order.
How much does title insurance cost in Mar Vista?
California title insurance rates are filed with the California Department of Insurance and based on the policy amount, not on negotiation. In Mar Vista, the seller customarily pays for the owner's policy and the buyer pays for the lender's policy. Los Angeles County also charges documentary transfer tax of $1.10 per $1,000 of sales price at recording, plus any city transfer tax. Ask Team Goeglein for an exact quote before you write the offer.
How fast can you open a title order in Mar Vista?
Same business day. Text Matt Goeglein (310-293-0784, mgoeglein@gmail.com) or Xavier “Xavi” de la Piedra IV (562-217-9933, xavierdlp4@gmail.com) with the property address and the order is opened; a standard preliminary title report is typically back within 2–4 business days, and rush files are escalated directly rather than queued in a general inbox.
What to expect on a Mar Vista title order
Mar Vista is in the City of Los Angeles: the $4.50 per $1,000 city documentary transfer tax applies on top of the County's $1.10 per $1,000, and Measure ULA can apply to high-value sales. Sellers customarily pay for the owner's policy, buyers the lender's policy when financing. Standard prelim turnaround is 2–4 business days.
- Heavy remodel and ADU volume producing recorded notices and mechanics liens.
- Small multi-family and duplex inventory along Venice, Palms, and Centinela.
- Long-tenure ownership with trust, probate, and Prop 19 transfer questions.
- Frequent lot-split and SB 9 inquiries requiring careful legal-description review.