Affirmative Escrow

Let me just say these gals ROCK! I’ve been through the buying/​selling process a few times and none of them has ever been as smooth as this process. They answered all my questions and made me feel very comfortable about what I was signing. It was seriously the best, quickest, most efficient escrow I’ve ever been involved in. Brynne has a wonderful group of people in that office and I would highly recommend you use them when you either buy or sell your house. We even closed a day earlier than expected!

We have hired escrow companies over the past 17 years and have been asked to work with many others. We were asked to work with Affirmative Escrow on a particularly difficult transaction which required government agency approval prior to closing.
Whenever the transaction is contingent upon a government agency approval, we have to deal with a potential time lapse, then we rush to close it. Other escrow companies don’t realize the stress that time lapse causes and work on their own time frame – not Affirmative Escrow. We issued loan documents to Affirmative Escrow at 4:30PM yesterday. They immediately hired a notary for a loan signing (last night) and helped us to fund the loan today by 11:30AM
There is a happy buyer and a happy seller because of Affirmative Escrow. Both were nervous as recently as 48 hours ago but Affirmative’s team took what could have been a bad situation and made it a winning one.

I have been selling real estate for 15 years and have had the pleasure of a few escrows with Affirmative Escrow. They were smooth and seamless. You know it is a good experience when your Transaction Coordinator says that they are one of the best escrow companies she has ever dealt with.
I recently joined Berkshire Hathaway and get to hear Affirmative’s Brynne speak at our weekly meetings. I learn something new from her EVERYTIME she speaks. Her knowledge is vast and Affirmative’s willingness to go the extra mile to make sure escrows close successfully and on TIME is amazing.
Without a doubt the best escrow company I have ever used!

Affirmative Escrow does a great job! I can always count on them to get the work done in a timely manner and done right. I appreciate the different people who work there and have gotten a good response every time I have needed it.

Best escrow company in the Conejo Valley! I look forward to working with Affirmative in the future and will be referring other agents and clients at every opportunity! Thank you Affirmative Escrow!

I highly recommend Affirmative Escrow in confidence to my clients and friends. I’ve been with the Prudential CA Realty (now Berkshire Hathaway Home Services) for approximately 13 years, licensed for nearly 10 and have dealt with many escrow companies over time. I can say without a doubt, Affirmative Escrow takes great care of our mutual clients. They’ve dealt with some of my most complicated transactions such as short-​sales with uncooperative banks and fast approaching foreclosures, probate sales and concurrent closings and simply put, they’ve pulled off some miracles. Excellent job Affirmative Escrow!

We have conducted about 10 Real Estate transactions (buying or selling) over the past few years, and I have to say this is our worst experience in dealing with a Title Company.
First off, Affirmative Escrow is owned by Prudential, so there’s a good chance that if you see a positive review here from a Realtor, that they probably work for Prudential.
My main advice would be to look at everything you sign with Affirmative at the very beginning of the process, and be sure you have a right to dispute any of your closing costs and sign off on the final settlement. Because we never signed off on the final settlement, and had questions about charges all the way until the day of closing. But our questions were irrelevant, as I was told that they did not need our approval or signatures, as sellers, to close. I find that very unsettling, and if I took time to examine all the documents they originally sent, I would probably find one, probably in the power of attorney we gave to them, to give up that right.
Also be aware that the bank they choose to use has a very early cutoff time for transfers, so if you are receiving your payment via bank transfer, it can be 24 — 36 hour delayed, which happened to us. It is a bit unnerving to see public notices get posted on the Internet that your home has sold on a certain date, and yet you do not even have your funds yet from the sale.
Also, as a client of Affirmative, I don’t feel like I was treated with respect. When I emailed some of my concerns, I was referred to the manager who took a defensive and argumentative position. This is not what one would expect from a vendor earning a very large sum of money from their client.
In short, if you are working with a Prudential Agent and they want to use Affirmative for your escrow, choose someone else who does not have a financial tie to Prudential. Do some research.

This is my first review on Unilocal.Donna the lady who answers the phone was so rude I can only imagine what the company is like. Thumbs down, all the way.

Affirmative Escrow is by far the best company around! I am a Realtor and I use them all the time! They are super friendly and will do whatever it takes to close a Real Estate deal. Their short sale deportment is amazing and goes to all ends of the earth to make sure a deal gets closed! Thanks Affirmative for being #1 !