Escrow Services in Riverside County, California

Recording for the county is handled by the Riverside County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder, whose main office is in the City of Riverside, the county seat. The county documentary transfer tax is $1.10 per $1,000 of value; some cities may add their own tax, and your settlement statement shows each one and who pays it.

From newer master-planned communities in the southwest with HOAs and special taxes, to older neighborhoods in Riverside and Corona, to rural parcels with wells and septic systems, Riverside County escrows vary a lot. We match the escrow instructions to the property and the contract.

We handle purchase and sale escrow, For Sale By Owner transactions, refinances, short sales and 1031 exchanges throughout the county. Signing can be arranged with a mobile notary near you, so you don't need to drive to Redlands.

Choose your city below for local details, or open an escrow and tell us the property address.

Riverside County's western cities, such as Corona, Riverside, Moreno Valley and Jurupa Valley, are the closest to our Redlands office. Farther south and east, the Temecula Valley, the San Jacinto Valley and the Coachella Valley each have their own mix of planned communities, older towns, agricultural land and vacation homes. Desert resort areas bring seasonal owners and second homes, where sellers may sign from out of state and documents need to reach them on time. We plan the signing method early, whether at our office, with a mobile notary or with a notary where the seller lives, so the closing date holds.

The county has 28 incorporated cities, from Eastvale, Norco and Corona on the west side to Indio, Coachella and Blythe in the east. Riverside, the county seat, is home to the main recorder office, and the county's southwest, including Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee, Wildomar and Lake Elsinore, has grown quickly with newer planned communities, many with HOAs and special tax districts.