Worst Title and Escrow experience I've ever had in over 20 years and a dozen+ real estate transactions. Compared to the many deals I had done on houses, condos, land involving financing, FHA, multi-state and multi-party ownership interests, even foreign deals, this was as simple as it could be: this was unimproved raw land owned outright for sale. As simple as could be. First Yosemite inappropriately asked my wife to sign a waiver of ownership interest in a property that was my separate property, predated my marriage and was also in prenuptial papers and was also listed by the county officially as my separate property. This is significant because the property was protected by Prop 13 tax status. The deal was contingent on a perc test and any strange ownership documents that are unnecessary might endanger the prop 13 protected status which could have raised my taxes thousands of dollars. Eventually I talked to Yosemite's manager David and he confirmed that his underlings were wrong and my wife did not have to sign anything. This gave me red flags. Other local title companies warned me about dealing with Yosemite, but the deal was underway. I told David I would let this go but I warned him no more mistakes. He promised no more mistakes. The deal was septic test contingent, standard for raw land. I am diligent so I contacted the septic design company the buyer had chosen and got their info and the estimate and sent it to Yosemite title as well as communicated that I would be paying for half of the cost of the septic study up to $1200 and that it would be paid through the proceeds. As the deal got extended due to delays the buyer agreed to waive the results of the test but still wanted it done and I still agreed to pay my half. This was all communicated with extensive email chains to the escrow company. On the closing documents I signed with the notary there was a debit that was labeled for septic, it was my understanding the escrow company would pay my share of the septic study cost to the septic company. The deal ends and a few weeks later I get an overdue bill from the septic company demanding $1200. I immediately called the escrow company and asked what happened. They claimed on their "final" closing documents they had the $1200 listed as a credit from me to the buyer. This was NOT what was on MY documents. They tried telling me I only had estimated closing documents and that sometimes changes occurred, but the amount didn't change, but they did change where the money was going and I had assumed from the documents they had me sign they would pay the septic company. There aren't many septic companies in this area and I didn't want to get a bad reputation for being a deadbeat especially since this wasn't my fault especially as I had more business to conduct and may have to hire the same septic company again for another land deal. I was furious and wanted answers. Beth was not helpful, she couldn't initially explain the change on the closing documents after I had signed them. I spoke with the owner Lisa who told me David would call me back. Later guess who called me? Beth. She told me that the buyer's agent had asked them to change the payment to a buyer's credit and they did it without asking me even though it was MY MONEY they were redirecting. I told Beth I didn't want to talk to her and that Lisa had told me David would be calling me. Apparently Beth had found out I had called her boss Lisa and decided to call me first, probably to try and cover her actions. I told Beth to transfer me to David. She put me on hold and the line disconnected... I called back and had the receptionist transfer me to David. David could not explain Beth's behavior. I told him they damaged my relationship with the septic company but he refused to refund my title and escrow fees despite their multiple mistakes that cost me precious time. What's the point of hiring Yosemite if I have to spend hours researching info and fixing their mistakes? Run, don't walk from Yosemite. If your buyer/seller tries to use them DEMAND A CHANGE. read more

I've never experienced customer service as bad as what I dealt with at this office. I called in hoping to get some simple guidance, and instead I was met with rudeness and zero effort to help. The woman who answered the phone had an attitude from the start and didn't even attempt to answer my questions. She made things more confusing than they were before I called. If this is how they treat people seeking assistance, I can't imagine what the rest of the experience is like. Extremely disappointed and won't be reaching out again read more

Yosemite Title is great. They have helpful, capable and friendly people working there. They are willing to help out in tricky situations. We have used them for multiple sales of our home. read more

Yosemite Title is a local title company that has served this county for years. The Balbuenateam has used this company for over 30 years in our Real Estate Transactions. The people are family friends and the service has always been professional and of high quality. They are our go to company for our business. read more

Yosemite Title in Sonora, Calif. Fell short of all expectations by sitting on closing documents for 7 days, the 3 sellers have to sign for final closing. When called on this there was no concern or apology on their part. Very curt, not polite phone manners by a female. Then Late FedEx and wrong street number resulting in wrong overnight delivery. Again poor phone manners and a delay again for a full result of 10 days more to get documents FedEx round trip. Accuracy, Detail, Professional conduct is expected! Be aware of some employees being Unprofessional and still employed. read more

Meghan hung up on me. However, Crystal was super knowledgeable, but no one would put me through to the manager.

Bad communications from front desk. - No fees breakdown in wire request - Multiple errors in paperwork - Errors due to lack of comms of what is expected - No confirmation of receipt of payment/paperwork Technically functioning, and didn't botch my deal or else I would give it the ole' one star. read more

Horrible, horrible people/company to deal with, just amazingly inept at what they do! - They make mistakes, cover up their mistakes and responsible employee for mistakes is never "in" to take a phone call. - Cannot tally a balance sheet and when asked to explain charges and amounts that don't make sense, they get rude and disrespectful. They act like they are the only title company in town. - They forgot to get paperwork signed, thereby holding up our closing and costing us more money in interest but still gladly take out their portion of the profit while their mistakes take profit from the seller. - Yosemite Title let paperwork go through that was incorrect and was not caught until it made our closing delayed. They charged us for the work to fix their mistake and were not willing to attempt to appease us by crediting us back for costs that their mistakes incurred. Do your self a favor and stay clear of Neali and Yosemite Title, unless you want to pay out more of your hard earned profit, close sale of house late, pay unnecessary fees and costs and provide an unearned profit to them and their staff. Darren read more

A rather simple transaction was made extremely difficult and expensive because of their ignorant staff. After several hours and the expenditure of several thousand dollars they said "Yes we can do it" after saying they could not. I was fortunate to have an outstanding support team of real estate and legal professionals that overcame their incompetence. We yet, they never acknowledge they were wrong, never apologized. I fully concur with the review by Darren P, amazingly inept and horribly rude. read more

Yosemite title is a great business they are very reliable and very prompt. They have been around for a long time and you can count on them

I am an insurance agent. I spoke to Cassandra on 12/23/2020 requesting a transfer of title for the sale of a home. The seller is a mutual client. She told me that she would send me an email with document. To date (12/26/2020) she still has not sent me the document. No contact from her at all as to why she did not send the document. I called her this morning to follow up. She told me today I am on a long list and she would get to me when my name "came up on the list". I then called her supervisor Beth as this mutual client needs her money. Beth was just as rude. Finally Beth acquiesced that she would get it to me in the next 30 minutes. As an agent I have never dealt with a Title Company that would not do what is required for the client. I found them to be extremely unprofessional to both me as an agent and to the client. If this the only title company in the area that is concerning. read more

We bought our house in November, 2013 using our realtor Diana Foyil of Century 21. Yosemite title handled the closing efficiently, and we're great to work with, explaining any of our questions on the contract as we closed the purchase of our house. Ed & Karen Wickman, married 25 years, Director of Food & Beverage at Black Oak Casino Resort. read more

Always offering great service, willing to go the extra mile in title & escrow real estate services. The staff are friendly and professional. read more

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My escrow closing was fast an easy 30 minutes. Helpful and friendly staff, even let my pet yorkie attend!

Lousy service, bad communication with an attitude. They don't reply or even check your emails. No updates from their side and late on deadlines. Horrible service. read more

Non-responsive: won't return calls, perpetually unavailable when paid an office visit. Incompetent: Yosemite Title cannot seem to get a special recoveyance done correctly. This has bounced back between Yosemite Title and a mortgage company, since February 2018. It's July 30, 2018. The mortgage company has explained repeatedly what is needed, even going so far as to send over exactly what they need in writing. Yosemite Title could not even manage to transcribe what was requested correctly. The mortgage company sent it back last week, again, to Yosemite Title, because of formatting errors and spelling errors. This is holding up sale of property that will benefit the community, as the Twain Harte Community Service District (water district) has found water on the property, and wishes to purchase the land for water rights. Our perception: They don't know what they doing, and they just don't care. read more

Do not ask for Joy to help you here. She was rude, short, and on top of it uninformed about our deed transfer. Fortunately Beth, a superior, came to the rescue and took care of everything. read more

What a very positive and wonderful experience! Tammy is on top of her game, and processed our paperwork in a very efficient and timely manner, producing results well ahead of time, as well as keeping in constant contact each step of the way! Yosemite Title is local, takes very good care of its clients, and was a joy to work with! I would not hesitate to use them again! read more

It is hard reading the bad reviews for this place as we had a very positive experience with Yosemite Title. Beth helped us and she was personable and very knowledgeable. Everyone we came in contact with was friendly and they even let us use their conference room for a short meeting with our realtor. Great location, centrally located in downtown Sonora. (We walked down the street for lunch after signing our paperwork.) Nothing but positives here. Keep up the good work. read more

Simply put - terrible. Did not make sure all bills were paid - tried to make me pay for their mistake in not paying association dues. Tammy is more busy trying to not do job and skirt what is in contract than do her job. Would never use again or recommend to anyone. This was a simple cash transaction and they could not even get it right. Tied in with local Century 21 office and as such would never use either again. I buy properties often and this office is a joke to their industry. Stay clear! read more

Not a good experience at all. In fact my team working on the buyers side felt there was no professional courtesy at all. Would not respond to emails, phone calls, and when we were able to speak with the Rep. She was just done right rude. read more

Family owned and run. Great personal service and attention to each customer. They also serve the real estate agents well and are involved in the community. read more

absolutely horrible title company. my escrow was extended due to their lack of communication and after the close of escrow, that requested i pay more money for items that they missed!!! that's what i pay them for! to make sure everyone is paid and there the property is free and clear after closing. read more

Great work with multiple transactions. Would highly recommend utilization of their services.