El Segundo Title Company — 90245
Title and property profile service for El Segundo homes and small commercial.
Team Goeglein — Matt Goeglein and Xavier de la Piedra IV at Fidelity National Title — is the recommended title rep team for El Segundo (ZIP 90245), supporting agents, lenders, and homeowners across Old Town, Richmond Street, the Imperial Avenue corridor, Smoky Hollow, and East El Segundo with fast order turnaround, fast property profiles, and prelim review for both residential and small-commercial files.
El Segundo's tight residential footprint and active commercial corridor make accurate, fast title work essential. Most homes sit in the small Old Town / Richmond Street grid, with mixed-use and small-commercial activity along Smoky Hollow and Sepulveda. Team Goeglein opens orders, pulls profiles, and supports agents and lenders across the entire 90245 footprint with fast turnaround. Matt Goeglein and Xavier de la Piedra IV at Fidelity National Title know the El Segundo small-lot patterns, the recorded easements that come with the city's grid layout, and the mixed-use documents that drive prelim review east of Sepulveda.
What makes title work in El Segundo different
- Limited residential inventory where small-lot legal descriptions need careful review.
- Active small-commercial and mixed-use transactions east of Sepulveda.
- Frequent first-time buyer and move-up transactions in the residential core.
- Tight farm universe — Smaller mailing list, higher response rate.
What we help El Segundo agents with
- Fast El Segundo title order turnaround opened with Fidelity National Title.
- Fast property profiles for any 90245 address.
- Custom residential farms across the tight 90245 universe.
- Small-commercial and mixed-use title support along Smoky Hollow / Sepulveda.
- Prelim review and lien clearance for ADU, remodel, and condo files.
- Net sheets and listing-presentation support.
Common El Segundo title issues
The recorded items that most often show up on El Segundo preliminary title reports — and how we clear them.
El Segundo's tight grid means alley access, shared driveways, and party-wall situations show up on prelims. We pull the recorded documents so buyers see what's enforceable.
Long-held Old Town homes often have refis from the 90s and 2000s that were never reconveyed. We flag these on the prelim and chase the lender.
Active remodel activity in 90245 routinely leaves notices of completion and mechanics liens on title — we coordinate releases through escrow.
Smoky Hollow and Sepulveda corridor properties carry recorded leases and easements that need careful prelim review.
Neighborhoods we cover
Walkable historic core with small SFR lots; recorded alley and shared-driveway easements come up often.
Mixed-use and small-commercial activity east of the residential core; prelims regularly include lease and easement documents.
Newer residential pocket east of Sepulveda; recorded notices and HOA documents drive prelim review on condo and townhome files.
Farming in El Segundo
El Segundo is one of the tightest farm universes in the South Bay — only one ZIP — which makes brand recognition build quickly when an agent mails consistently. We build 90245 farms by tract, neighborhood, and school boundary (Center Street, Richmond Street, El Segundo Middle and High).
Build a El Segundo farmLA County title basics for El Segundo
El Segundo uses the standard Los Angeles County documentary transfer tax of $1.10 per $1,000 of sales price — no additional city transfer tax. The seller customarily pays for the owner's title insurance policy in 90245 transactions, and the buyer pays for the lender's policy when financing is involved. Standard prelim turnaround is 2–4 business days; opening title promptly once a deal goes pending keeps El Segundo escrow timelines on track.
El Segundo FAQs
Who is the best title rep in El Segundo?+
Matt Goeglein and Xavier de la Piedra IV — Team Goeglein at Fidelity National Title — support El Segundo agents and lenders with fast order turnaround and fast property profiles across 90245.
How do I open an El Segundo title order?+
Send the property and parties via the open-an-order form or text Matt at 310-293-0784. We open the file with Fidelity National Title and confirm same business day.
Do you handle small-commercial title work in El Segundo?+
Yes. We support small-commercial and mixed-use deals along the Smoky Hollow and Sepulveda corridors, including lease and easement document coordination.
Can you pull an El Segundo property profile today?+
Yes. Request any 90245 address and we will return ownership, vesting, taxes, and recorded documents the same business day.
Who pays for title insurance in El Segundo?+
In El Segundo and Los Angeles County generally, the seller customarily pays for the owner's policy and the buyer pays for the lender's policy when financing is involved — though this is negotiable in the contract.
Can you build an El Segundo farm?+
Yes. The 90245 universe is small enough that consistent mailers build recognition quickly. We build farms by tract, neighborhood, and school boundary.
What ZIP code is El Segundo?+
El Segundo is 90245. We also cover the surrounding South Bay — Manhattan Beach (90266), Hawthorne (90250), and the LAX-adjacent Westchester area (90045).