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Escrow is a neutral arrangement in which a third party, usually a title company or escrow agent, holds funds, documents, or assets for the buyer and seller until every condition of the deal is met. Once the contingencies clear, the escrow agent releases the funds and transfers the title.<\/p>\n

Escrow accounts also do work after closing, during a property’s operation, holding reserves for taxes, insurance, and capital expenditures when a lender requires it. Either way, escrow protects both sides, so neither is exposed before the transaction is fully done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Escrow is a neutral arrangement in which a third party holds funds or documents until all conditions of a transaction are met.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","glossary_category":[8648],"class_list":["post-50189","glossary_term","type-glossary_term","status-publish","hentry","glossary_category-transaction-listing","wpautop"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nEscrow | CRE Glossary<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How escrow works in commercial real estate: a neutral party holding funds and documents until conditions are met, plus its use for ongoing reserves.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/blog\/glossary\/escrow\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Escrow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" 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