Big Apple Title

Name

Big Apple Title

Legal name

Big Apple Title Agency Inc.

Website

https://bigappletitle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Title Insurance 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), Notary & Signing Agent Services (Remote/Onsite) (BPAJAOAF)

Keywords

• Title insurance services
• Closing settlement services
• Title search reports
• Real estate title agency
• Foreclosure property searches

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Title Insurance Premiums: The company issues title insurance policies (owner's, lender's, and leasehold/coop policies) through their partnership with Stewart Title Insurance Company. Premiums are collected at closing based on the property value.
2. Title Search and Examination Fees: Fees charged for title searches including 40-year deed chains, judgment searches, lien searches, municipal searches, and title reports. Fees vary by county and type of search.
3. Closing and Settlement Services: Fees charged for closing/settlement services including preparation and recording of documents, handling of mortgage loan proceeds and disbursements. New York settlement fee is $350 per closing.
4. Recording Fees: Government recording fees passed through to customers for recording deeds, mortgages, assignments, and other documents with city/county registers.
5. Specialized Search Services: Additional search fees including foreclosure searches, litigation searches, bankruptcy searches, business name searches, coop searches (NYC), and zoning certification. Fees vary by service type.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Big Apple Title Agency Inc. issues title insurance policies (Owner's, Lender's, and Leasehold/Coop) as an agent for Stewart Title Insurance Company, and provides the related title search, examination, clearance, and closing/settlement services for residential and commercial real estate transactions in New York and New Jersey. The firm also performs ancillary searches (foreclosure, bankruptcy, UCC, flood, municipal) and handles document recording with city and county registers.

Product overview

Big Apple Title Agency is a title insurance agency offering a unified portfolio of title and closing services for residential and commercial real estate transactions in New York and New Jersey. The core product is Title Insurance, underwritten by Stewart Title Insurance Company, which protects owners and lenders against title defects. The agency complements its title insurance with add-on search and service modules including Foreclosure Searches, Recording Services, Property Reports, Flood Search, Notary Services, Municipal Services, UCC Services, Closing and Settlement Services, Bankruptcy Searches, Title Clearance, and NJ Settlement Services. An upcoming 1031 Exchange service is in development. The company also offers Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses for attorneys. Together, these products provide end-to-end title search, insurance, clearance, and closing services under one agency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Title Insurance

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Stewart Title Insurance CompanycoreTechnology or IntegrationBig Apple Title Agency proudly represents Stewart Title Insurance Company as their primary underwriter partner. Stewart Title is one of the largest and most respected title insurance underwriters in the industry. The agency issues title insurance policies on behalf of Stewart Title, which receives a portion of the title insurance premium for each policy issued.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Qualia: Qualia is a digital closing platform used by title agents and real estate attorneys for online ordering, title production, and secure closings. It is an ecosystem participant/enabler reshaping how agencies like Big Apple Title deliver their core services.
• PropLogix: PropLogix is a tech-enabled title services vendor offering automated title searches, lien searches, and closing support nationwide. It overlaps with Big Apple's search/abstract business via a modern, scalable model that pressures traditional boutique agencies.

Broad incumbents

• Fidelity National Title: Fidelity National Title (under FNF) is the largest U.S. title insurance underwriter with direct operations and agency networks. It offers the same core products as Big Apple Title (title insurance, escrow, closing) and competes in the same NY/NJ markets.
• Chicago Title Insurance Company: Chicago Title is a major U.S. title underwriter (FNF family) issuing policies through direct and agent channels, directly overlapping with Big Apple's title insurance and settlement offerings in the NY/NJ metro area.
• Old Republic Title: Old Republic Title is one of the top U.S. title underwriters with significant NY/NJ operations offering title insurance, escrow, and closing services comparable to Big Apple Title's product set.
• First American Title Insurance Company: First American is one of the largest national title insurance underwriters and operates direct operations plus agency networks across the U.S., overlapping with Big Apple Title's title insurance, search, and settlement services across residential and commercial transactions.
• Stewart Title Insurance Company: Stewart is the primary underwriting partner of Big Apple Title and one of the largest national title insurance underwriters. It is a broad incumbent that directly issues policies and supports a national network of independent agents like Big Apple across all 50 states.

Direct peers

• Agents National Title Insurance: Agents National Title is an independent title insurance underwriter that supports a national network of independent title agents, comparable to Big Apple Title in how it operates an agency/underwriter model for issuing title policies across multiple states.
• TitleVest: TitleVest is a New York-based title insurance abstract and settlement agency offering essentially the same service mix (title search, title insurance, closing, recording) to NY/NJ buyers, sellers, attorneys, and lenders. It is the most direct comparable independent agency in the same geography.

Regional players

• Trident Abstract Title Agency: Trident Abstract is a small NY/NJ-area title abstract and settlement agency offering direct-to-consumer title services and closings, directly comparable to Big Apple Title as a similarly-sized regional competitor in the same metro market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/big-apple-title-agency

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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