Metrics & learning

Trailing 90 days across all closings. Every completed file feeds the Assistant's playbook.

Average close time

31.4 days

▼ -2.1 vs Q2

Title turnaround

4.1 days

▼ -0.6 vs Q2

Funding delays

6%

▲ +1 pt

Recording delays

3%

▼ -2 pts

Average response time

42 min

▼ -11 min

Open risks

9

▲ +2 this week

Most common issues

HOA / estoppel delays

38

Payoff statement expiration

29

Missing signatures

24

Liens & judgments

21

Insurance binder defects

16

Legal description errors

12

Title partner performance

Desert Star Title

2.6d turnaround · 63 closings

95

Summit Peak Title

3.2d turnaround · 41 closings

92

Heartland Title

3.9d turnaround · 34 closings

88

Gulfshore Title

4.8d turnaround · 27 closings

78

Sonoran Commercial Title

7.1d turnaround · 8 closings

74

Cumberland Title

5.4d turnaround · 12 closings

71

What Assistant learned

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Title performanceApplied

Desert Star Title closes double-closes 2.2 days faster than market average.

63 closings · 95 performance score · zero funding delays in last 20 files

Typical delaysApplied

Florida condo estoppels average 9 days — order at contract acceptance, not at title order.

27 Tampa Bay files; 7 of 9 late closings traced to estoppel timing

Document issuesApplied

Payoff statements should be requested with a good-through date 4 days past scheduled closing.

29 payoff-expiration incidents in trailing 12 months

Creative financePending review

Subject-to files close reliably when an attorney due-on-sale disclosure is signed before escrow opens.

11 sub-to closings; disclosure-first files had 0 late closings vs 4 of 5 otherwise

State requirementsPending review

Tennessee seller-carry files require the deed of trust recorded same-day as the deed.

Cumberland Title guidance + 3 completed Bradley County closings

Title performancePending review

Cumberland Title turnaround slips ~2 days in the last 5 business days of a month.

12 closings; month-end files averaged 7.3 day turnaround vs 5.4 overall