Ohio Real Title

What Ohio Real Title does

Ohio Real Title (ORT) is a privately held Ohio-based title and settlement services company founded in 2006 in Cleveland. The company provides title insurance (owner and lender policies), escrow services, and full-service closing support for residential, commercial, and investment property transactions across Ohio, with all 88 counties served and 15+ physical office locations spanning Northeast, Central, and Northwest Ohio plus a Naples, Florida branch operating as Venture Title Services. Core customer segments are real estate professionals (realtors and brokerages), lenders and mortgage professionals, attorneys, home builders and developers, and individual homebuyers and sellers, with primary service modules including Title & Escrow, Judicial Reports, Lien Reports, Property Information Reports, and Tax and Legal Requests.

The company's technology stack includes SafeWire, a blockchain-based wire fraud prevention tool developed in partnership with SafeChain that connects to 3,000+ banks via secure portal for transmitting and storing wiring instructions, with identity verification and a $1 million transaction guarantee; the TitleCapture instant quote platform enabling self-serve generation of Title Quotes, Seller Net Sheets, and Buyer Closing Cost Estimates; AI-driven workflow tools supporting communication, compliance, and operational scaling (referenced in the context of the 2026 Perrysburg acquisition); and the Qualia platform for transaction processing. Underwriting partnerships span First American Title, Old Republic Title, FNTIC, Stewart Title, and WFG Title.

Ohio Real Title generates revenue on a per-transaction basis, with title insurance policies priced at approximately 0.5% of the home's purchase price as a one-time premium at closing, plus escrow, title search, and reporting fees. Go-to-market combines a direct office network with dedicated regional field sales representatives, a 1,000+ partner Joint Venture Program that gives realtors minority ownership stakes in ORT agencies, and consumer-facing digital self-serve tools. In May 2026 the company acquired Perrysburg Title and Portage Valley Title to expand into Northwest Ohio.

Name

Ohio Real Title

Legal name

Ohio Real Title, LLC

Website

https://ohiorealtitle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ohio Real Title is a private Cleveland-based title and escrow services company founded in 2006, providing title insurance, closing services, and fraud prevention technology to realtors, lenders, attorneys, builders, and consumers across Ohio (88 counties, 15+ offices) and Southwest Florida via its Venture Title Services sub-brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Title and Escrow Services

NAICS

Title Abstract and Settlement Offices (541191)

SIC

Title Insurance (6361)

akta.pro primary industry

Title Insurance & Underwriting (BPAJAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Title Search & Examination (BPAJAOAB), Title, Settlement & Closing Services Technology (FSALALAK), Document Preparation & Recording Services (Deeds, Liens) (BPAJAOAG)

Keywords

• Title insurance services
• Escrow settlement services
• Real estate closing
• Wire fraud prevention
• Title search reports

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Title Insurance: Title insurance policies protecting property ownership rights for homebuyers and lenders. Policies include owner's title insurance and lender's title insurance, typically costing approximately 0.5% of home purchase price.
2. Escrow Services: Escrow agent services for real estate transactions, including collecting funds from buyers and sellers, preparing closing statements, and facilitating the transfer of funds.
3. Title Reports: Various title search and reporting services including Judicial Reports, Lien Reports, Property Information Reports, and Tax and Legal Requests.
4. Closing Services: Full-service closing support for residential and commercial property transfers and refinances.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Ohio Real Title is a full-service title and escrow company providing title insurance policies, escrow agent services, and closings for residential and commercial real estate transfers and refinances across Ohio (all 88 counties) and Florida. It also offers specialized reporting services including judicial, lien, property information, and tax and legal reports, supported by proprietary tools such as SafeWire wire fraud prevention, TitleCapture instant quote platform, and Anytime/Anyplace mobile and remote closing options.

Product overview

Ohio Real Title (ORT) is a full-service title and settlement services provider offering a unified portfolio of title insurance, escrow, and closing services across Ohio and into Florida. At its core, ORT provides Title & Escrow Services — including title insurance policies for both owners and lenders — alongside specialized service modules such as Judicial Reports, Lien Reports, Property Information Reports, and Tax and Legal Requests. Technology add-ons include the SafeWire™ wire fraud prevention tool (blockchain-based, connected to 3,000+ banks), the TitleCapture instant quote and estimate platform, and the Joint Venture Program enabling realtors to co-own title agencies. ORT has expanded via acquisition into Northwest Ohio (Perrysburg Title and Portage Valley Title, acquired May 2026) and into Florida through the Venture Title Services sub-brand (Naples, opened 2021). The company covers all 88 counties in Ohio with offices across Northeast, Central, and Northwest Ohio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Title & Escrow Services
• Title Insurance
• Judicial Reports
• Lien Reports
• Property Information Reports
• Tax and Legal Requests
• SafeWire Wire Fraud Prevention
• Venture Title Services
• TitleCapture Instant Quote Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• Named to Inc. 5000 2021 list of fastest growing companies
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• The Danberry CompanycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 4 May 2026Top market-share residential brokerage in Toledo area with approximately 400 agents across 8 offices. Partnership with Perrysburg Title (now under ORT) continues under new structure. The Danberry-Perrysburg affiliation provides referral pipeline for ORT's Northwest Ohio operations.
• Perrysburg TitlecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Founded in 1986, acquired by Ohio Real Title in May 2026. Led by attorney-owner Kyle E. Wright, Esq. with trained paralegals. Merged with Portage Valley Title in 2017. Became affiliate of Danberry in 2021.
• SafeChain/SafeWirecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 March 2019Partnership with SafeChain to implement SafeWire fraud prevention technology. SafeWire uses blockchain technology connecting to 3,000+ banks for secure wire instruction transmission. SafeChain provides $1 million transaction guarantee. Technology tested in Medina and Hudson offices before rollout to all ORT locations.
• First American TitlecoreOthersOne of the primary title insurance underwriters for Ohio Real Title policies. Listed as underwriter on company materials.
• Old Republic TitlecoreOthersPrimary title insurance underwriter for Ohio Real Title. Listed as underwriter on company website with #1 market share claim.
• FNTICsupportingOthersTitle insurance underwriter listed as underwriter supporting Ohio Real Title policies.
• Stewart TitlesupportingOthersTitle insurance underwriter listed as underwriter supporting Ohio Real Title policies.
• QualiasupportingTechnology or IntegrationPlatform provider referenced in Qualia's customer success stories. Ohio Real Title is featured as a Qualia platform customer demonstrating adoption for improved operational efficiency.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• ClosingUSA: Title and closing services platform focused on digital, consumer-friendly real estate closings. Comparable in providing title search, escrow, and closing services with a tech-led, multi-jurisdiction model targeting similar real estate professional and consumer segments.
• Qualia: Title and closing technology platform that Ohio Real Title uses as a customer. Comparable as an enabler of digital title and closing workflows; represents both a technology partner and a competitive vector if Qualia moves further into direct title services.
• Snapdocs: Digital closing and e-mortgage platform widely used by title agents and lenders. Comparable as a technology enabler in the title and closing workflow that competes with in-house digital closing investments by incumbents like Ohio Real Title.

Broad incumbents

• First American Title Insurance Company: One of the largest national title insurance underwriters and a key underwriting partner of Ohio Real Title. Comparable as a title insurance issuer with full title, escrow, and settlement capabilities across the U.S., but at dramatically larger scale and as a direct underwriter rather than an agent.
• Fidelity National Title (FNTIC): One of the largest U.S. title insurers under Fidelity National Financial, and listed as an Ohio Real Title underwriting partner. Comparable as a full-service title insurance and settlement provider, but at national scale with direct underwriting.
• Stewart Title: National title insurance underwriter listed as an underwriting partner of Ohio Real Title. Comparable in core title insurance and escrow services but operates at significantly larger scale as a direct underwriter.
• Old Republic Title: Major national title underwriter and primary underwriter for Ohio Real Title. Comparable as a title insurance underwriter with agency operations, but operates nationally at much larger scale than Ohio Real Title's regional agency model.

Direct peers

• Investors Title Company: Mid-sized publicly traded title insurance underwriter offering title insurance and escrow/closing services. Comparable in core title and escrow product mix for residential and commercial real estate transactions.
• Westcor Land Title Insurance Company: National title underwriter and agency network with a strong focus on real estate professional partnerships and JV-style arrangements. Comparable in serving title agents and managing joint venture / partnership distribution channels.
• Title Alliance: Title insurance agency that pioneered the joint venture / minority-ownership model with realtors — a model Ohio Real Title explicitly replicates with 1,000+ JV partners. Highly comparable business model, target customer (real estate professionals), and GTM motion.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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