In my 25 years as a Realtor, I have never had such an inept escrow officer as Rosa Buenrostro. It was a bad experience from the get-go and my client, the Buyer, had to correct her mistakes multiple times. What an embarrassment!! Furthermore, I emailed the CEO twice and didn't get any type of response at all. There is a ton of competition for escrow companies- DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY! read more

Saminah Welker provided outstanding service and help with the sale of our office building. She is professional, knowledgeable and made this easier than it could have been. A pleasure to work with. Can't thank her enough. read more

Very friendly and efficient escrow company! The process was seamless, and the sale of our home went quickly. Very helpful and knowledgeable, they have a beautiful office located right next to fashion Island. Highly recommended for any of your escrow needs! Saminah was wonderful to work with, very friendly and responsive to any of our questions. read more

We had the pleasure of working with Mariner's Escrow on a recent home purchase in the Dover Shores area of Newport Beach. Our escrow officer Saminah Welker and her entire team were easy to communicate with and flawless in their execution. Organized, reliable, and trustworthy are just a few of the words we would use to describe their service to our extended selling and buying team. We would be lucky to work with Saminah and the Mariner's team again in the future, THANK YOU. read more

Over the course of our 30-day escrow, I worked closely with Saminah Welker at Mariners on the sale of my 11,000 sf office building. What a pleasurable experience! This was my first sale working closely with the buyer instead of leaning heavily on agents, so I had a lot of questions and made a couple mistakes. Saminah patiently explained the process, alerted me when I was overlooking key items, got some incorrect language on my loan docs straightened out, and most important, got escrow closed on time despite some last-minute hitches. Saminah and Mariners are great! read more

Mistakes are made in all business. How a business deals with their mistakes tells me everything I need to know. 1. The down payment amount they told us to wire was wrong to the tune of $6,000. The original down payment wire was done 2 weeks before they figured out they got the wrong amount. And they told us on closing day that we had an extra 6k due. After already putting hundreds of thousands of dollars down we started buying furniture and other things for the house. We were extremely lucky to be able to afford the extra 6k on the last day. 2. Brian is a liar. We asked him early in the process if we could sign for the house from a different state. He told us it would be no problem. When we ended up leaving the state The sellers agent got pissed off. We told her that the escrow service told us that it was fine. The real estate agent tells me that Brian says he's never heard that we're leaving the state. Liar. 3. They sent us documents and asked us to print them out and FAX them back. In 2021, in a world run by DocuSign, these people are stuck in 1993. It's insane. I had to call them and tell them I made the documents into pdf's and signed them. And emailed them back. I had to do their jobs. 4. They don't take deliveries after business hours. No drop box. Nothing. 6 There was no apology, no gift, no break, no congratulatory note on buying the home. No phone call. read more

Saminah Welker @ MEC was amazing to work with. She is detailed oriented explaining all the different complexities of the buying and selling a home that was new to us. She made the process easy and understandable from a financial perspective and was always available and responsive. She will be our first call next time we needs to sell our new home! The DiCiccos read more

We had the pleasure of working with Jennifer Fortin and the team at Mariners Escrow and this was a 14 day escrow which creates another subset of issues to manage through - and Jennifer managed it extremely well, and kept us informed and calm through every step. Based on our experience I'd highly recommend Mariners and the team, specifically Jennifer held our hand with kindness and guidance! The Tatum's read more

We had a very positive home buying experience with Mariners Escrow. They were responsive, fast and efficient. I also felt our Escrow Officer Deborah was friendly, helpful and easy to understand. She addressed any questions we had quickly. I definitely recommend. read more

Mike and his team are the best in the business. Great customer service and made the process very easy.

We worked with Saminah Welker and Jennifer Fortin on multiple successful closed transactions. They both are really talented, sharp and quick with their response time during the transaction. Their good with complicated deals as well. We choose Mariners Escrow because they do an amazing job and they are located down the street from our house. We highly recommend using Saminah and Jennifer for all your Escrow needs! read more

Our Real Estate agent suggested Mariner's and Daniel Bell, and I'm so glad she did! This was the 6th escrow I've been though in the last year and a half (in 3 different states), and I can honestly say that Daniel was by FAR the best, most communicative, responsive, and kind agent we've ever had. Quick, detailed communication can make all the difference in the world, and my transaction was complicated, but Daniel (and his associate Mason Page) was prompt at all times, so accommodating to me when I was moving out of state, and was down to earth and helpful by explaining issues in laymen's terms to myself and family as needed. If Daniel Bell is a good representative of Mariner's expertise and professionalism, then I would highly recommend the group for all your Escrow needs. Daniel was flawless. read more

Had a very professional experience working with Brooke! She is a delight, is eager to make sure that all the paperwork is accurate! She is available for questions in person and via phone or email and responsive to my needs. She made sure my time was well spent and handled everything with Grace. I would highly recommend Mariners escrow to handle your needs. Thank you for making it an easy transaction where lots of details were involved! read more

We recently used Mariners Escrow for the purchase of a condo in West Hollywood (we were the buyers), and I cannot recommend them highly enough. In particular, our escrow officer Saminah "Sam" Welker was outstanding and we couldn't have closed without her. Our closing was complicated for a number of reasons-- the transaction was a probate sale with an out of state seller. Our lender stalled on approvals and we weren't able to meet the financing deadlines laid out in our Purchase Agreement. The Seller almost walked away. However, due to fast action from Sam, she was able to satisfy all parties and bring the transaction to a close, something that seemed impossible at one point. I would highly highly recommend Sam Welker and Mariners Escrow. I will definitely use them on my next transaction. read more

We just closed a transaction in Newport Beach with Nancy Perez - the Escrow Officer at Mariners Escrow, she's was remarkably quick and very pleasant to work with. One of the best Escrow Officers we've ever worked with, truly stellar work Nancy! Thank you so much! read more

wired my money to the wrong bank account. worst service ever read more

If you enjoy your Inbox being flooded with dozens of emails as your questions get flicked onto every person in the company then this is the company for you. If you enjoy reading through dozens of their internally forwarded emails only to find the end result of any question is pretty much "Google" it and hope for the best, then this is also the company you need. To be fair, perhaps we were the first people outside California selling a home they have ever dealt with. They certainly had little knowledge of the process and even less interest in doing anything other than forwarding all emails on to someone else. Mariners Escrow see their job as sending off a couple of standard forms, and if the sale doesnt fit that then you are pretty much on your own trying to figure it all out. We have sold 5 properties so far, never had any issues until we had the misfortune to deal with Mariners Escrow. If your agent suggests them, pay extra to get your agent to use someone else. read more

Please don't trust a single person who gave them a good review. If this escrow company is so great then why would there be a bad review to begin with? These people must be friends and are trying to help their overall Yelp rate. I 100% agree with the other bad reviewers. I also had the same experience if not worse. Before my contingency deadline I backed out of escrow. However, Mariners charged me a massive bill for HOA documents and City of Newport Beach building report which they plan to deduct from my deposit. I did some research by contacting Merit Property Management and the City of Newport Beach. I found the amount they are charging me was significantly more than the actual fees. I looked back at my contract agreements between me, the seller, and Mariners. In all contract agreements I found the fees they charged me are the seller's responsibility, not me. I also never authorized Mariners to use my deposit. I emailed Linda Walin. She replied days later the email went in her "junk mail" and will respond later, but never did. Two weeks later I still hadn't received my deposit. I reached out to her several times and still no response. I eventually received my deposit back. They waived the City of Newport Beach building report fee, but did not waive the HOA documents. Since then I have contacted her several times about this matter and again no response. Like other bad reviewers, maybe it's their Newport Beach location. They definitely have their nose up. They think doing business means giving attitude, ignoring the customer, and charging the customer significantly more than what they should. They do not care about customer satisfaction or loyalty just to take your money. read more

Terrible communication skills. Unprofessional behavior. My husband and I were private party lenders on a real estate transaction. Initially, I received emails from escrow with poor grammar and sentence structure requesting reconveyance documents. Questions I asked, illicited rude answers. I sent in the recon docs with a letter asking to be notified of the escrow settlement date. They never responded. Instead, AFTER escrow closed, title called me to verify my wire instructions. The day after the reconveyance was recorded without the payoff!! Yes, title had the funds to pay us off, but shit happens - accidents, earthquakes, fires, sick title officer. It is possible payoff might not have taken place. Escrows poor handling of the payoff cost their customer additional interest. read more

I have been a real estate agent in the area for nearly 8 years and find that Mariners Escrow is my choice for escrow services. I have had to have my buyers use other companies in the past due to agreeing to the sellers choice of services and not one has ever compared to the accommodation and customer service not only I receive but my clients as well! I have dealt with multiple officers who work here and not one has let me down. Knowing that they provide such great care and effective response time, I refer all my clients to them. My past buyer actually went back and had Mariners facilitate her re-finance because of how happy she was! Sounds like I need to have more of my professional peers jump onto these review sites and share their opinions and positive experiences working with Mariners! All of my previous offices recommended I use their services and I find they are the most professional and polite of all the companies I have worked with. read more

I've been a real estate agent for 10 years and have worked with over 30 escrow companies. Mariners escrow is by far the best. I won't go into the details of why the negative reviews are ridiculous, because that would just bore you with industry practices and standard procedures. I can say that I can easily see why these people/customers were confused, but I highly doubt there was ever a real problem or mistake on behalf of Mariners. Most likely, they didn't read the escrow instructions they signed, and then were upset to find out what they had agreed to. After using my in-house escrow company for a few years with what seemed to be a speedbump on every deal, I went back to Mariners who had never caused a problem for me in the past. My first deal back with Mariners, and it's a 10 day cash deal. Monday the week of closing (this week), I met the seller and escrow officer, Deborah Johnson (the best in the business) to review all remaining paperwork and notarize the grant deed. At the time, I asked the seller if she would like to close early if possible. She was excited about that idea and we gave Deborah approval pending the other agents approval. Two days later, I get a phone call in the afternoon that the buyers money was in and we are set up to record and close. I was a little shocked, but in a good way. So I asked, "did you get the other agent's approval?" and she told me she had and the other agent was excited to close early as well. In ten years of business, this was my fastest closing ever and only took 8 days. It was smooth, seamless, and a pleasure to have peace of mind knowing my client was in good hands. I have lots of reviews and am an active Yelper. I also have a business page for Real Estate. If you want to look me up and reach out to me, give me a call or e-mail. I'd be glad to discuss all the reasons that Mariners Escrow is excellent at what they do. read more

My wife and I just completed our second transaction with Mariners Escrow and we were very pleased! We sold our home in February of this year and we were so impressed with them, we used them again for the purchase of our home in May. Linda, Brian and the rest of the team were excellent. They were excellent with communication and very knowledgeable. I'm not sure about the negative reviews from others, but as for us we had a wonderful experience - clearly good enough to earn our return business! Thanks Mariners! read more

I've been a Realtor for 9 years in Corona del Mar & Newport and do about 20 - 25 transactions a year. I know when Mariner's is handling our Escrow, things will always go smoothly, which gives me great peace of mind. Some of my clients refuse to work with any other Escrow company, which is fine by me. I usually work with Brian Foxcroft, who is beyond knowledgeable, resourceful, and is able to solve every problem - it's great to have someone you can always depend on. Highly recommend Mariner's - you're in good hands! read more

Very professional and diligent. Transaction was seamless and quick . Trustworthy escrow you can count on to get the job done . They answer our questions and made the sale effortless. read more

I have been fortunate... in that... I have been selling Real Estate in the Corona del Mar/Newport Beach and surrounding areas for over 20 years ...and for the most part I have always suggested and/or used Mariners Escrow when I have the choice...they have taken very good care of my clients and have assisted me in having "smooth" transactions... Brian Foxcroft has been my Escrow Officer of choice over the years...however I have used Debra Johnson and Rosa in the past and have been very happy... Their years of experience and knowledge and counsel ( especially Brian's) have proven to be invaluable at times...as thay have seen and handled so many different scenarios over the year's ... I will continue to suggest, choose and use Mariners as long as I have a choice...I feel that they Mariners..." takes care of Escrow the way Escrow is meant to be taken care of"... BTW...The Company I work for and other Companies I have worked for in the past 20 years ...have all owned subsidiary Escrow Cos....and choosing the "In-House Escrow" would directly affect our/my bottom line...but... I still have and do recommend Mariners!... read more

These "escrow" people know absolutely nothing!! They call themselves professionals, but really are incompetent. We had to chase down the previous owner to pay for the tax on the house that we just bought, because these "professionals" forgot to take out the tax payment for the house and stead paid the seller the amount of money that should of gone to paying the tax on the house we just bought...wouldn't return our calls and we are getting the run around. Really don't know what they are doing. I never had such clueless people. Not accountable for their actions. Now we have to pay for our over due tax on our home and hope that the previous owners will live up to his words and pay us back. That money should of been taken out of escrow!! Going to report them to the state board, because they specifically told Title Company not to pay tax??? Something is not right here....they are located near the beach, but they smell fishy. Whatever you do, be careful with these people because they are not good at what they do. Unprofessional, unaccountable, unreliable, unaccountable (act as if they did nothing wrong at all). Be warned!!! And save yourself the hassle read more

I enjoyed the quick response to all of my questions during the closing of my new home. Thank you for your help and professionalism. We will use your services on our future investments. read more

Don't use Mariner's Escrow. There are lots of great escrow companies out there, this is not one of them. I have been a real estate agent for 23 years, and have never been treated so poorly like Mariner's Escrow. They have very little communication throughout the transaction. Their loyalty is with the broker/owner of the real estate companies, not your agent and not you. They will take all direction from the broker/owner of the real estate company, not you and most importantly not your agent that you chose. You will be sorry you ever trusted your home sale with them. Brian Foxcroft doesn't communicate and is very arrogant and rude. You will be sorry that you placed your valuable transaction with this unprofessional group. Pick another escrow company, you will be glad you did....this one is bad news. read more

I don't know who you guys dealt, but I worked with Saminah Welker on 3 transactions. She is open minded, generous, always explains things & finds solutions. She arranged after hour work near Christmas to get things done on time. especially if you are in rush, she will work with your deadline. I am genuinely grateful for knowing such a knowledgeable & a kind person to work with. read more

0 stars. Negative stars. Just because these people are in Newport Beach, they think they own the world. I had to deal with this incompetent office unfortunately for my cousin. Half of the time he works in New York, because of time difference, I had to handle quite a number of things for him during his purchase of a condo. The seller BTW chose this escrow company, so my cousin had to suck it up. Sin #1 - they don't return my calls Sin #2 - they don't reply my emails Sin #3 - the escrow officers are not knowledgeable, they don't know their own responsibilities, and have asked me to deal with problems arising from other aspects when my cousin is PAYING them to do their own job Sin #4 - unaccommodating. My cousin flew back from NY to sign some papers, he arrived at John Wayne Airport (15 -20 mins away) at 330pm and was told that NO ONE, absolutely NO ONE will let him sign the papers if he arrives at 401pm, even though the office closes at 5. Sin #5 - wow, they called me! To retrieve some paperwork from my cousin's loan company FOR THEM , get this, ON THE DAY OF CLOSING!! When they should have sent a messenger to get them themselves! Sin #6 - they don't know how to read. yes, pathetic. I had to show them where to look to find the info that was "missing". Sin #7 - "Oh, that is not our job, you need to figure that out yourself." Sin #8 - "Oh, we charged you twice? it must be your mistake. We would never do that. " Sin #9 - As soon as my cousin left the office and was at John Wayne already, they called him and told him that they FORGOT to have him sign something. Can you say incompetent? My cousin did buy me a Vuitton Monogram Canvas Galliera for all the pain and suffering I went through. Was it worth it?? I love the bag, but... I think not. read more

I have been a Real Estate Broker since 2001 and have closed many escrows with lots of different companies. Dealing with Mariners Escrow has to rank among the worst experiences I have ever had to deal with. I represented a buyer on the purchase of a small condo for an investment. I don't know if it's because they are located in Newport Beach or the purchase price but they definitely had an attitude as if they didn't care about our business. They were hard to get hold of and difficult to get clear information from in a timely manner. Payoffs were not requested on time and my buyer had to bring in A LOT more money than expected to close. Worst of all I felt like they did not act as neutral party and heavily favored the listing agent and seller which is not supposed to happen. Finally, they charged my buyer a lot more than standard escrow fees because as the escrow officer stated "it was a short sale and a lot more work." That's Bullshit. You don't pass the cost on to the buyer and short sales aren't that much more work for escrow. I will never use them again. Too many other honest escrow companies out there that take care of both parties in a transaction equally. read more

I have been working with Mariners Escrow for over 20 years. I have been in the real estate business for over 25 years and have used many escrow companies during that span. In my estimation, Mariners Escrow has been the most reliable and professional company in the business. Every escrow has its challenges but I have discovered that when an escrow company has experience on its side, the transactions flow more smoothly with less misunderstanding. Mariners also has a large staff which means that if one officer is unavailable, you can reach another who can step in and help. That is extremely important when you need an answer for a client or lender immediately. I use Mariners exclusively and would recommend them highly to clients and other real estate professionals. read more

I have done two escrows with them and they are the best! These bad reviews are from crazy people. The best agents in the area use them and I know many people who think they are the best. I'm a real estate investor and have used other escrow companies Mariners was by far the best. I'm not a huge real estate agent fan and buying and selling homes is a pain! Mariners makes it less painful:) read more

We push for Mariners Escrow on all of our deals. We do this for our clients benefit. We represent both sellers and buyers almost equally, not just in Newport Beach and costal O.C. but also interior Orange County as well. MARINERS ESCROW IS THE BEST ESCROW OFFICE IN SOCAL. Hands down. I am 3rd generation Realtor, our family eats and sleeps real estate. We rely on referrals. When the parties agree on Mariners Escrow, we breathe a sigh of relief because we know that our clients as well as the "Other Side's" will be protected and treated professionally and be blessed with a smooth transaction. Escrow is an extremely important component of a real estate transaction. An escrow officer needs to be knowledgeable, professional and easy to communicate with, calm, they need to anticipate and be pro-active, diplomatic and thorough. All of these of which we find Mariners Escrow to be. We have used every escrow officer at Mariners and have had our expectations exceeded every time. Deborah Johnson of Mariners Escrow is our personal favorite and you are Guaranteed a smooth transaction with her as your officer. I am certain they have done thousands and maybe even tens of thousands of transactions. No matter what, if it is a $200k condo or a multimillion dollar bayfront, the treatment is always the same, professional and courteous. Thank you Mariners read more