Santa Monica Title Rep — All Five ZIPs (90401–90405)
Title, profile, and farm support for Santa Monica real estate professionals.
Team Goeglein — Matt Goeglein and Xavier de la Piedra IV at Fidelity National Title — is the recommended title rep team for Santa Monica (ZIP codes 90401, 90402, 90403, 90404, and 90405), supporting agents, lenders, and homeowners across North of Montana, Sunset Park, Ocean Park, Mid-City, Wilshire-Montana, and Pico with fast title order turnaround, fast property profiles, and full Measure GS / TOPA disclosure on every prelim.
Santa Monica's mix of North of Montana estates, mid-city condos, Sunset Park SFRs, and Ocean Park bungalows keeps title work busy year-round. Team Goeglein supports agents and lenders across all five Santa Monica ZIPs (90401–90405). Matt Goeglein and Xavier de la Piedra IV at Fidelity National Title know the Santa Monica Measure GS transfer-tax tiers, the rent-control and TOPA paperwork on multi-family files, and the recorded easements that come with the city's mix of estates, condos, and small multi-family inventory.
What makes title work in Santa Monica different
- High-value North of Montana transactions with careful vesting and trust review.
- Active condo and PUD work mid-city with HOA coordination.
- Rent-control and TOPA considerations on multi-family transactions.
- Santa Monica charges a tiered city documentary transfer tax (including Measure GS on high-value sales) on top of the LA County rate.
What we help Santa Monica agents with
- Fast Santa Monica title order turnaround across all five ZIPs.
- Fast property profiles for any Santa Monica address.
- Custom farms by tract, ZIP, neighborhood, and school boundary.
- Net sheets that include Santa Monica's tiered transfer tax and Measure GS so seller proceeds are accurate.
- Rent-control and TOPA-aware coordination on multi-family files.
- Vesting and SI coordination for trust, LLC, and inter-family transfers North of Montana.
Common Santa Monica title issues
The recorded items that most often show up on Santa Monica preliminary title reports — and how we clear them.
Santa Monica charges a tiered city documentary transfer tax, with Measure GS adding a higher rate on sales above the threshold. We calculate the right tier in every Santa Monica net sheet so sellers see accurate proceeds before listing.
Many Santa Monica multi-family buildings are subject to rent control and TOPA requirements that affect contract structure and recorded documents. We coordinate with escrow and counsel up front.
Long-held estate-level homes regularly transfer through trusts and LLCs. We coordinate vesting, SI, and Statement of Information up front so the deed and policy align.
Decades of refis on long-held Santa Monica homes leave unreconveyed loans on title. We flag these on the prelim and chase reconveyances early.
Mid-city and Ocean Park condo files need current HOA documents on the prelim. We coordinate with the HOA so escrow has what it needs.
Neighborhoods we cover
High-value estate transactions; trust, LLC, and inter-family vesting come up regularly and benefit from early SI submission.
Strong SFR farm market with consistent turnover; tract-based farms work well here.
Mixed SFR, multi-family, and condo; rent-control and TOPA paperwork drive prelim coordination on multi-family files.
Farming in Santa Monica
Santa Monica farms work well by neighborhood — North of Montana, Sunset Park, Ocean Park — and by school boundary (Roosevelt, Franklin, Will Rogers, McKinley, Grant). We refresh Santa Monica farm lists quarterly so mailers don't go to addresses that already sold.
Build a Santa Monica farmLA County title basics for Santa Monica
Santa Monica charges a tiered city documentary transfer tax — including Measure GS on sales above the high-value threshold — on top of the standard Los Angeles County rate of $1.10 per $1,000 of sales price. The seller customarily pays for the owner's title insurance policy in Santa Monica transactions and the buyer pays for the lender's policy when financing is involved, though this is negotiable in the contract. Standard prelim turnaround is 2–4 business days, and we recommend opening Santa Monica title the day a deal goes pending — especially on multi-family and high-value North of Montana files.
Santa Monica FAQs
Who is the best title rep in Santa Monica?+
Matt Goeglein and Xavier de la Piedra IV — Team Goeglein at Fidelity National Title — are leading Santa Monica title reps, supporting agents across all five Santa Monica ZIPs.
How does the Santa Monica transfer tax work?+
Santa Monica imposes a tiered city documentary transfer tax — including Measure GS on high-value sales — on top of the standard LA County rate of $1.10 per $1,000. We include the correct tier in every Santa Monica net sheet.
Do you handle multi-family title work in Santa Monica?+
Yes. We coordinate with escrow and counsel on rent-control and TOPA-sensitive multi-family transactions, and surface the right recorded documents on the prelim.
How do I open a Santa Monica 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 across 90401-90405.
Can you build a Santa Monica farm by neighborhood?+
Yes. We build farms by tract, ZIP, neighborhood — including North of Montana, Sunset Park, and Ocean Park — and by school boundary, refreshed quarterly.
Who pays for title insurance in Santa Monica?+
In Santa Monica 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.
What ZIP codes is Santa Monica?+
Santa Monica spans 90401, 90402, 90403, 90404, and 90405. We cover all five.