What title company should I use in Torrance?
The short answer: Fidelity National Title, with Team Goeglein handling your file — South Bay, Los Angeles County.
Buying or selling in Torrance
What title company should I use in Torrance?
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 Torrance 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 Torrance?
Sellers in Torrance 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 Torrance?
Buyers in Torrance 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 Torrance 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 Torrance?
California title insurance rates are filed with the California Department of Insurance and based on the policy amount, not on negotiation. In Torrance, 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 Torrance?
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 Torrance title order
Torrance does not impose a city-level documentary transfer tax — Torrance transactions use the standard Los Angeles County rate of $1.10 per $1,000 of sales price. The seller customarily pays for the owner's title insurance policy in Torrance and the buyer pays for the lender's policy when financing is involved, though this is negotiable in the contract. Standard prelim turnaround across all five Torrance ZIPs is 2–4 business days.
- High deal volume across single-family, townhome, condo, and small multi-family inventory.
- Active investor and 1031 exchange transactions, especially in West Torrance and South Torrance.
- Strong farm and prospecting opportunities by tract and school boundary (Torrance USD).
- Steady ADU and remodel files where mechanics liens and recorded notices need clearance.