Buying or selling a home or condo in Westlake, Ohio? The Westlake Ohio Homes Team works with Trilogy Title Agency for title and escrow. Trilogy’s Westlake office is at 2035 Crocker Road, just steps from our office, and its settlement team handles every step from title search to closing day. Your main contact is Jennifer Schultz, Client Relations, at 440-371-4043.

Send a Purchase Agreement Call Jennifer Schultz: 440-371-4043

Your Trilogy Title Settlement & Escrow Team

Send all purchase agreements to: orders@trilogytitleagency.com

Two Convenient Locations

• Westlake office: 2035 Crocker Road, Suite 104, Westlake, OH 44145
• Independence office: 6300 Rockside Road, Suite 304, Independence, OH 44131

Trilogy serves buyers and sellers across Ohio, including Westlake, Rocky River, Lakewood, Cleveland, Akron, Medina, Columbus and Cincinnati. Learn more at trilogytitleagency.com.

What a Title Company Does

A title company makes sure the home you are buying can be transferred to you free of surprises, and that every dollar moves safely at closing. Trilogy Title Agency handles:

• Title search and examination: reviewing public records for liens, judgments, easements and ownership issues, and resolving them before closing.
• Title insurance: an owner’s policy protects you, and a lender’s policy protects your mortgage lender, against covered title problems found later.
• Escrow: holding earnest money and closing funds and releasing them only when everyone has signed off.
• Closing and settlement: preparing the settlement statement, deed and closing documents and running the signing.
• Recording and disbursement: recording the deed with the county and paying off the seller’s mortgage, agents and other parties.

Trilogy also handles refinance closings and commercial title and escrow. The company is led by CEO William T. Schill, an Ohio real estate attorney with more than 30 years of experience.

How Closing Works in Westlake

1. Purchase agreement signed. Your agent sends the signed contract to orders@trilogytitleagency.com to open title.
2. Earnest money deposited. Deposit your earnest money with the title company as your contract requires; Trilogy accepts secure online deposits.
3. Title search and commitment. Trilogy searches the title and issues a commitment showing anything that must be cleared before closing.
4. Loan approval and clear to close. Trilogy coordinates with your lender, agents and any attorneys so documents and figures are ready.
5. Final figures and funds. You receive your settlement statement. Trilogy asks that wire transfers be started at least 48 hours before settlement.
6. Closing day. Sign at Trilogy’s Westlake or Independence office.
7. Recording and keys. The deed is recorded, funds are disbursed and your title policy is issued.

Protect Yourself From Wire Fraud

Criminals target real estate closings with fake emails that change wiring instructions. Before you send any money, call Trilogy at a number you already know, such as Trilogy’s main line, 216-393-6006, to confirm the instructions. Never rely on wiring instructions sent only by email, and call your agent right away if anything looks different.

Trilogy Heroes Program

Trilogy’s Heroes Program offers discounts on title and escrow services for home purchases by military members and veterans (including surviving spouses), police, firefighters, EMTs and paramedics, physicians, nurses, and pre-K through 12th-grade teachers, administrators and counselors. The program applies to home purchases only, not refinances. Ask Trilogy or our team for details.

Tools for Buyers and Sellers

• Get a title and closing cost quote
• Seller net sheet
• Place a title order
• Westlake mortgage calculator and financing

Frequently Asked Questions

What does a title company do when buying a home in Westlake, Ohio?

The title company searches public records to confirm the seller can transfer clear ownership, issues title insurance, holds earnest money and closing funds in escrow, prepares the closing documents, runs the closing and records the deed with the county. Our team uses Trilogy Title Agency, with an office on Crocker Road in Westlake.

Do I need owner’s title insurance?

Your lender will require a lender’s policy, but that protects only the lender. An owner’s policy protects your ownership for as long as you own the home. Who pays for each policy is set in your purchase agreement, so ask your agent and Trilogy for a quote.

Where will my Westlake closing take place?

Closings with Trilogy can be held at its Westlake office, 2035 Crocker Road, Suite 104, close to Crocker Park. Trilogy also has an office in Independence at 6300 Rockside Road, Suite 304.

How do I send closing funds safely?

Call Trilogy at a known phone number to confirm wiring instructions before sending money, and start your wire at least 48 hours before closing. Never trust wiring instructions that arrive only by email.

Can I choose a different title company?

Yes. You are always free to choose your own title company. We recommend Trilogy because its Westlake team communicates quickly and works closely with ours to keep closings on schedule.

Ready to Buy or Sell in Westlake?

Call the Westlake Ohio Homes Team at (216) 916-7778 or contact us. For title and escrow questions, call Jennifer Schultz at Trilogy Title Agency, 440-371-4043.

Title and escrow services are provided by Trilogy Title Agency, not by the Westlake Ohio Homes Team. The Westlake Ohio Homes Team / Keller Williams Citywide may refer clients to Trilogy; you are not required to use any particular title company. Program details, services and contacts are from Trilogy Title Agency (October 2026) and may change.