Foresite Escrow

I am currently involved in a transaction as a private lender where this escrow was chosen. Judith Sevilla is both lazy and incompetent. She must hate her job and you can tell by her low energy and negative attitude on the phone. I thought I would go to her partner Karen who seemed a bit clearer, and more on top of her game but the file has stayed with Judith.
The purchase transaction we are doing has some liens on the tile report. Getting this escrow to be proactive and help with getting payoff demands has been like pulling teeth. It took over 2 months to get a payoff demand that I could have done quicker. Then to add insult to injury when I think she has ordered all the payoff demands so we can fund, I come to find out their are still outstanding payoff demands to order! And this is AFTER both Karen and Judith signed my lenders instructions validating they have read the preliminary title report. WHAT THIS SHOWS IS A LACK OF COMMITMENT, CARE, and DISREGARD to treating escrow transactions for both the buyer and me as a private lender. This is an outrage. How this shop is still in business is beyond me. This file has been a nightmare from the start and I am quite certain it will end in a lawsuit.
Everyone please read all their reviews. You will notice that all the NEGATIVE reviews are clearly real ie: local people. Than look at all the Positive reviews and you will notice the discrepancy STAY AWAY FROM THIS ESCROW!!!

I have done at least 6 transactions with Joylene Diener at Forsite Escrow in Palm Desert. She is amazing. Responds immediately to all my calls and emails– super professional– incredible to work with. I always try and use her on my transactions.

I just finished my escrow with Foresite and could not have been more pleased. The escrow officer was Tracy Thiel and her assistant, Elizabeth. They were so professional and helpful to my wife and I ! We highly recommend them!

Outstanding service from experienced escrow officer Judith Sevilla ! Highly recommended! Thank you very much!

We were so impressed with Foresite Escrow. Our escrow officer Tracy Thiel, Elizabeth McCarthy and Jennifer Cooper made our experience so seamless. Foresite has been in business when a lot of other escrow companies have gone by the wayside.
We would recommend them anytime. We are very thankful for their experience. Every question was answered and such a pleasant office atmosphere.

My experience at Forcite Escrow was one of excellence, primarily due escrow officer Tracy Thiel and her team. As a licensed Realtor located in Orange County, I can attest that Traci handled a potentially fraudulent activity seamlessly and with the utmost professionalism.
After some suspicion I decided to cold call escrows for escrow #‘s. By doing this, I was able to confirm a pending cash sale without proper consent on behalf of my mother. As I was being transferred to the escrow officer, my hope was that whoever answers would be the most competent and sharp professional who knows what is right and what is not.
Today, and months later… we are STILL thankful for having Traci Thiel, Forcite Escrow!
I could not be more grateful for Traci’s ongoing assistance and knowing that we were and are still in excellent hands. I only wish she was closer to OC.
We highly recommend Traci Thiel. She’s an incredibly competent Escrow Officer, «on it!»

I agree with the first review. Karen was not very helpful. I felt she was rude and short. I did not feel they were very transparent with both parties.

Absolute criminals. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THESE PEOPLE!
I had sold a house and we were in escrow. The buyer requested that we use
Foresite Escrow.
We were at the end of escrow and were to close in about 5 days. The buyer asked me if she could have some space before close of escrow to store some things because she was going through a divorce and did not want to move to storage and then to the house. After she removed all contingencies I told her it was ok to use the garage to store some things a few days ahead of closing. She said her movers would show up to move her items into the house.
When the movers did not show up to move anything in I got suspicious. Also we were now about 3 days from closing and I had moved out so she could move in on time. As anyone knows, moving is not fun and you certainly would not want to undertake a move unless you knew for sure that the deal was solid. She had removed all contingencies so we believed the deal was a sure thing.
Well, we soon found out that the buyer and Foresite were complicit in a fraud against us. We found out from the buyer’s bank that she had stopped payment on the escrow check weeks prior to removing her contingencies. We were also told by another source that she had a relationship and had done other deals with Foresite.
The buyer had nothing to lose and we had already moved out based on Foresite’s claims that she had hard money with them to protect us.
I confronted Foresite with the information on the bounced check and they denied it over and over again. They claimed they had money in their bank from the buyer. I had irrefutable proof from the bank that the buyer in fact stopped the check. The buyer had not shown up, had not called and was avoiding us. Weeks went by and Foresite kept lying to us. Still these slimes at Foresite insisted they still had money from the buyer. Our real estate broker was furious at Foresite as well.
I threatened a lawsuit to go after Foresite’s bond as well as a suit against the buyer.
There was NO money on account.
The purpose of escrow is to protect both the buyer and seller. That is their fiduciary duty. This company in my opinion is run by criminals. They certainly violated the law in my situation.
Stay away. You have been warned. I will never use these idiots ever again.

Original escrow papers had multiple errors that required revision. And now they are uncooperative, unprofessional, and non-​responsive to repeated requests for correction of their errors in federal tax forms. I’d try another company or another office.