Compass Land & Title

What Compass Land & Title does

Compass Land & Title is a Florida-based title services and escrow company founded in 2005 and headquartered in Tampa, FL, operating as Compass Land and Title, LLC. The firm provides title searches, title insurance (owner's and lender's policies), escrow services, and closing agent coordination for both residential and commercial real estate transactions, with offices in Tampa (1609 W. De Leon Street) and St. Petersburg (360 Central Avenue, Suite 450) and service capability throughout the State of Florida. Customers span residential buyers and sellers, real estate investors, commercial property owners, real estate agents, and mortgage lenders, alongside prestige accounts including The Bank of Tampa, New York law firms, and international investment firms.

The firm's revenue model is transaction-based: title insurance premiums approximate 1% of property value in Florida, supplemented by title search fees ($150-$200 per search), escrow service fees, and closing coordination charges. Compass operates a sales-led, referral-driven go-to-market with primary demand sourced from real estate agent, lender, and institutional client relationships. The company is led by CEO/Owner Phil Yost, Owner Valerie Yost, and COO Jessica Chancey, with a team of approximately 11-50 employees that includes licensed title agents, in-house counsel, a senior closing agent, and a marketing director. The firm has won industry awards for dollar volume closed and lowest claims rates, and actively cultivates demand through content marketing (blog, social media, email newsletter), community events, and recurring educational/networking programming with local partners.

There is no proprietary technology platform or disclosed AI/ML capability; operations rely on standard title and escrow workflows supported by licensed professionals. The company is privately held by the Yost family, with no parent organization, no institutional investment, and no disclosed funding or revenue figures. Its competitive posture is boutique, relationship-intensive service rather than technology-driven scale.

Name

Compass Land & Title

Legal name

Compass Land and Title, LLC

Website

https://compasslandandtitle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Compass Land & Title is a Tampa, Florida-based title services and escrow firm providing title searches, title insurance, escrow, and closing coordination for residential and commercial real estate transactions throughout Florida, serving homebuyers, sellers, investors, real estate agents, and lenders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Title Insurance & Escrow Services

NAICS

Title Abstract and Settlement Offices (541191), Direct Title Insurance Carriers (524127)

SIC

Title Insurance (6361)

akta.pro primary industry

Title Search & Examination (BPAJAOAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Closing Coordination & Transaction Management (Broker/Agent Support) (BPAJAOAH), Document Preparation & Recording Services (Deeds, Liens) (BPAJAOAG)

Keywords

• Title insurance services
• Title search services
• Escrow services
• Real estate closing
• Title abstracting

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Title Insurance: Compass Land & Title earns revenue from issuing title insurance policies, including owner's policies and lender's (mortgage loan) policies. Title insurance premiums in Florida typically total approximately 1% of the property value, paid as a one-time fee at closing. The company also offers simultaneous mortgage issue discounts when both owner's and lender's policies are issued at the same closing, and refinance discounts within ten years of a prior insured mortgage.
2. Title Search Services: Fees charged for comprehensive title searches examining public records including deeds, court records, property tax records, liens, encumbrances, and easements. Title search fees for sellers are typically around $150–$200 in Florida.
3. Escrow Services: Fees for acting as a trusted third-party intermediary holding funds and documents during real estate transactions, ensuring obligations are fulfilled before exchanges occur.
4. Closing Services / Closing Agent: Fees for coordinating the final steps of real estate transactions, including document signing, fund transfers, and recording new titles with government offices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Compass Land & Title provides real estate title services throughout the State of Florida, including comprehensive title searches, title insurance issuance (owner's and lender's policies), escrow services, and closing agent services for residential and commercial property transactions. The company operates as a boutique-style title agency serving individual buyers/sellers, real estate investors, lenders, and real estate professionals across Tampa Bay and the broader Florida market.

Product overview

Compass Land & Title is a title services company operating across the State of Florida, offering a comprehensive portfolio of services centered on title search, title insurance, and escrow services. The core products include Title Search Services, Title Insurance (with Owner's and Lender's policy options), Escrow Services, and Closing Agent Services. The company also offers specialized services for real estate investors, residential and commercial transactions, and bulk investor sales. These services work together to ensure smooth real estate closings, with the title search identifying ownership history and potential liens, title insurance providing protection against defects, escrow services securing funds and documents, and closing agents coordinating the final transaction steps.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Title Search Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Industry awards for dollar volume closed and lowest claims rates — suggesting strong operational scale and risk management
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bank of TampacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Bank of Tampa is listed as a premier partner/client of Compass Land & Title. The bank trusts Compass to close its real estate transactions throughout Florida, indicating a strong referral and service relationship.
• Keller Williams Premiere PropertiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKeller Williams Premiere Properties is listed as a partner serving Tampa's premiere real estate professionals alongside Compass.
• Guaranteed RatecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGuaranteed Rate, a national mortgage lender, co-hosts events with Compass Land & Title (e.g., Cyber Security Briefing) and is listed as a partner on the company website.
• Greater Tampa RealtorscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGreater Tampa Realtors is listed as a partner organization that Compass serves and works beside in Tampa's real estate community.
• Scatter BrothersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScatter Brothers, a St. Petersburg production company, collaborated with Compass to produce the 'Artist Spotlight Series' video series celebrating local Tampa Bay artists.
• Nouvelle Beauty BarminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNouvelle Beauty Bar hosts monthly networking events ('First Friday' and 'Second Friday Bourbon, Beauty & Bubbly') with Compass Land & Title and Guaranteed Rate, providing a professional networking environment for Tampa Bay real estate professionals.
• St. Pete Free ClinicminorOthersCompass partnered with local organizations including the St. Pete Free Clinic for the 'Generous St. Pete' food drive during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a charitable community partnership.
• Feeding Tampa BayminorOthersCompass partnered with Feeding Tampa Bay for a World Food Day food drive, demonstrating community engagement and charitable giving in the Tampa Bay area.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• First American Title Insurance Company: One of the largest U.S. title insurers offering title search, title insurance, escrow, and closing services nationally. Directly comparable to Compass on core services but operates at vastly larger scale and across all 50 states.
• Fidelity National Title: Subsidiary of Fidelity National Financial and one of the largest U.S. title underwriters, providing title insurance, escrow, and closing services. Comparable product offering to Compass but with national scale and direct underwriter economics.
• Stewart Title: National title insurance underwriter and agency services provider offering title, escrow, and closing across the U.S. Directly competes with Compass in Florida through agency operations with broader geographic and product reach.
• Old Republic National Title Insurance: Major U.S. title underwriter providing title insurance and settlement services through direct operations and agents. Comparable core service offering to Compass with national underwriting capacity.
• Chicago Title: FNF-owned national title brand providing title insurance, escrow, and closing services. Comparable service portfolio to Compass with significantly larger scale and brand recognition.

Direct peers

• WFG National Title Insurance Company: National title underwriter focused on distributed agency operations, providing title insurance and escrow through independent title agents similar to Compass's boutique Florida model.
• Title Resources Group: Title insurance underwriter operating through a network of independent title agents across the U.S. Closely comparable business model to Compass as an agency-based title services provider.

Emerging players

• Doma (now Doma Enterprises): Tech-enabled title and escrow platform automating title search and underwriting. Comparable service offering to Compass but competing via a proprietary technology platform that threatens boutique agency margins.
• PropLogix: Tech-enabled title and closing services provider offering automated title searches and vendor management. Comparable core offering (title search, closing support) to Compass but with a technology-led delivery model.

Regional players

• Boca Title & Closing Services: Florida-focused boutique title and closing company serving South Florida real estate transactions. Closely comparable to Compass in geographic scope (Florida), service portfolio (title search, insurance, escrow, closing), and boutique positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xfacebook.com/CompassLandandTitle
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCcNSS0rzrn5pnoe3imJjedg
• Facebookfacebook.com/CompassLandandTitle
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/compasslandandtitle
• Instagraminstagram.com/COMPASSLANDANDTITLE

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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