Real Estate Closing Checklist and Workflow

Master every transaction from contract to keys with our ultimate Real Estate Closing Checklist and Workflow. Streamline your escrow process, eliminate preventable errors, and ensure a seamless, stress-free closing experience for buyers and sellers alike. Perfect for agents and transaction coordinators looking to boost productivity and maintain flawless compliance.

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1. Retrieve Property Details
2. Retrieve Buyer/Seller Information
3. Order Title Search
4. Verify Mortgage Payoffs
5. Create Closing Disclosure (CD)
6. Calculate Total Closing Costs
7. Aggregate Total Escrow Fees
8. Coordinate Notary Signing
9. Update Property Status
10. Notify Parties of Closing Date
11. Verify Wire Transfer Receipt
12. Alert Agent of Document Signature
13. Mark Transaction as Closed
14. Generate Post-Closing Summary
15. Remove Draft Contingencies
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Start of the Workflow/Process.

Fetch core information (address, price, closing date) from the Property Data Model.

Fetch contact details and legal names from the Parties Data Model.

Create a task for the Escrow Officer to initiate the title search process.

Create a task to contact lenders and confirm final payoff amounts.

Generate a new entry in the Closing Documents data model containing the finalized fee breakdown.

Sum all tax, lender, and legal fees to determine the total cash required at closing.

Sum all individual service fees from the Line Items data model to validate the final balance.

Create a task to schedule the mobile notary for the signing appointment.

Change the status of the Property entry from 'In Escrow' to 'Pending Closing'.

Send an email to Buyers, Sellers, and Agents confirming the final appointment time and location.

Create a high-priority task to confirm funds have cleared the escrow account.

Send an SMS to the Real Estate Agent once all parties have digitally signed the contract.

Update the transaction record to 'Closed' and timestamp the completion.

Create a final report summarizing the transaction details for the company archives.

Delete any expired or inactive contingency entries from the transaction record.

End of the Workflow/Process.

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