Title company serving St. Petersburg, Florida

Title insurance, escrow and closings for St. Petersburg

Autograph Title & Escrow coordinates residential purchases and sales, commercial transactions, refinances and title searches in St. Petersburg and Pinellas County. Your file starts with the property, the contract and a clear explanation of the parties and closing date.

A St. Petersburg closing can involve a downtown condominium, an older single-family home, a waterfront property or a commercial building. Older ownership histories and entity purchases can create different document requirements. Tell us about planned financing and association involvement as soon as the contract is available.

Choose the service your file needs

• Residential title and escrow: title insurance, settlement and coordination for buyers and sellers.
• Commercial title: acquisitions, sales, entity documents and lender requirements.
• Refinance and lender services: title requirements, payoffs and closing coordination for a new loan.
• Title search and examination: examination of recorded matters and policy requirements.
• Investor transactions: assignments, double closings and files needing title clearance.

Local details to raise before closing

For a condominium purchase, ask about association statements, approvals and assessments early. For an older property, an unreleased mortgage, estate document or discrepancy in a prior deed may need attention. A title examination does not replace inspections, surveys or the buyer’s review of building and association information.

We serve properties in Downtown, Old Northeast, Kenwood, Shore Acres and the Central Avenue corridor. Share the specific address and parcel information if available; the applicable records and requirements depend on the property itself.

Understand your closing figures

The contract controls who pays each cost. An owner’s title premium, searches, settlement charges, government costs, lender charges and prorations are different items. Compare estimates using the same price, loan details and closing date. Our Tampa Bay closing-cost guide includes an illustrative sale breakdown.

Use the title insurance calculator for an original-policy estimate and the seller net sheet for proceeds planning. A quote for your actual file can account for details those tools cannot determine.

From contract to closing

1. Open the file. Supply the contract, contact information and transaction structure.
2. Examine and clear title. We identify requirements and coordinate documents, payoffs and releases as needed.
3. Confirm the figures. The parties and lender work from the settlement requirements and verified amounts.
4. Arrange signing and disbursement. Confirm the location and follow the closer’s verified funding instructions.

Where will my signing take place?

Our closing team is based at 4590 Ulmerton Road, Suite 300, Clearwater, serving St. Petersburg and South Pinellas. Confirm the signing location and any mobile or remote arrangements with your closer; this page does not describe a separate St. Petersburg office.

Get directions to Autograph’s Clearwater office. Florida title insurance agency license G365861.

Questions about a St. Petersburg closing

Can you review a file before we have a signed contract?

Contact us with the address and your questions. We can explain the appropriate title and settlement service and what information is needed to scope the work.

What if the seller inherited the property?

Tell us at the start. Review the inherited-property checklist and involve estate counsel where legal authority or probate issues need advice.

Can a title issue delay a cash closing?

Yes. A cash purchase still needs the applicable ownership, title, funding and settlement requirements satisfied. Our title-problem guide explains what evidence may be needed.