Attorney-owned title & settlement services for Western Pennsylvania.
Purchase, refinance, and commercial closings, with a Pennsylvania attorney reading every file.
In Pennsylvania, title runs back to William Penn. That’s the standard behind our name.
Title insurance is a filed rate.
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Estimate of the filed all-inclusive sale rate for owner's coverage; final premium is determined by the current TIRBOP Rate Manual, the commitment, and endorsements. Refinance and non-sale rates differ; call for those.
Contact us
Send the details and a person, not a queue, replies the same business day.
Purchase, refinance & commercial closings.
Purchase closings
Owner's and lender's title insurance, full escrow and disbursement, and a settlement date we treat as a commitment, not an estimate.
Refinance
Fast commitments, payoff coordination with verified callbacks, and lender-package turnaround built for rate-lock windows.
Commercial & investor
Entity transactions, seller financing, oil & gas reservations, and the title questions Western Pennsylvania actually produces, handled by attorneys who work on them daily.
Attorney-owned. Attorney-reviewed. Local.
William Penn Settlement is operated by two Pennsylvania attorneys and licensed title agents. They examine the files themselves. Meet the principals →
John W. Ament, Esq., MBA
Principal · PA Title Agent since 2014
Real estate, estate planning, and business law across Western Pennsylvania. JD and MBA, Duquesne University.
W. Robert Ament, Esq.
Principal · PA Title Agent since 1996
Practicing Pennsylvania real estate law since 1973: five decades of acquisitions, development, financing, and settlement. U.S. Army veteran; Duquesne Law Review.
Pennsylvania title rates are filed and regulated; the service behind the closing is what varies. What you're choosing is:
- Four decades of combined title experience
- Attorney review of every commitment
- Western Pennsylvania real-estate depth: oil & gas exceptions, estates, and the county records both run on
- Direct access to the principals when a title issue gets complicated
We are independent by design: a separate settlement company with its own escrow accounts, its own staff, and a compliance posture we’d be glad to show your lender.
On the record
Leadership
Attorney-owned, operated by two Pennsylvania attorneys and title agents licensed in 1996 and 2014.
Underwriters
Our principals are appointed policy-issuing agents with First American, Chicago Title, and Commonwealth Land Title; agency appointments follow licensure.
Escrow
Segregated fiduciary accounts, Positive Pay, and dual-control wire release on every file.
Closings
On the date we committed to: at our Murrysville office, at your lender’s or realtor’s office, or by appointment, including early evenings.
The charter. The warranty. The highway.
Pennsylvania’s land-title history traces back to William Penn’s 1681 charter, deed by deed, to today. A general warranty deed still promises title good against the world, and our office sits on the highway that carries his name.
The name isn’t decoration. It’s the standard we work to.
The full storyFour steps. No mystery.
Order
Send the agreement of sale or refi request. We open the file the same business day and confirm your closing window.
Search & commitment
Title search and commitment issued and attorney-reviewed, with exceptions explained in plain English before they become surprises.
Clear to close
Payoffs verified by callback, lien letters ordered, CD balanced with your lender, and every requirement tracked to done.
Closing day
On time, fully funded, recorded promptly, and policies issued without chasing anyone.
Built to make you look good at the table.
Your reputation rides on the closing. Ours does too.
- Same-day file acknowledgment and a named contact, not a queue
- Commitment turnaround in writing, with proactive updates at every milestone
- An attorney on the file when the title is complicated
Place an order
Email the agreement of sale, refinance request, or a question about a tough title to:
Or call 724-733-7700. During business hours a person answers.
Place a title orderTitle insurance in Pennsylvania, in plain English.
Who chooses the title company in Pennsylvania?
In most Pennsylvania purchases, the buyer chooses the settlement company, and federal law (RESPA) prohibits a seller from requiring a particular title insurer as a condition of sale. Your agent or lender may recommend one, and you are free to direct the order to us by name.
How much does title insurance cost in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania title insurance rates are filed and regulated (TIRBOP), and the sale rate is generally all-inclusive of the search, examination, and settlement service. It's a one-time premium paid at closing. Get an instant estimate above; a $250,000 purchase runs approximately $1,880.
Do I need owner's title insurance if my lender requires a loan policy?
The loan policy your lender requires protects only the lender. An owner's policy protects your equity against problems no closing can fully rule out, such as forged documents, missing heirs, unreleased liens, and recording errors, for as long as you own the property. It's a one-time premium, and in Pennsylvania the filed rate makes adding owner's coverage at closing straightforward.
What does "title back to William Penn" actually mean?
Pennsylvania's land-title history traces back to William Penn's 1681 charter, then forward, deed by deed, to today. When a seller gives a general warranty deed, they warrant title against every claim, in principle all the way back. The search on any particular file is scoped to what the transaction and the underwriter require, often a current-owner search. The name honors the history and the standard of care, not a promise to search to 1681.
How fast can you open a file and issue a commitment?
Files are opened and acknowledged the same business day we receive the agreement of sale or refinance request, and we put our commitment turnaround in writing when we confirm your closing window. Every commitment is reviewed by a licensed Pennsylvania attorney before it goes out.
How should I send funds for closing, and what about wire fraud?
Never rely on wire instructions received by email, even if they appear to come from us. We will never change wire instructions by email. Before sending any funds, call us at 724-733-7700 and verbally confirm the instructions. Wire fraud is fast, real, and usually unrecoverable; verification takes two minutes.
Murrysville, on the road we're named for.
William Penn Settlement, LLC3950 William Penn Highway, Floor 1, Suite 6
Murrysville, PA 15668
724-733-7700
[email protected]
Hours
Monday–Friday, 8:30–5:00
Closings by appointment, including early evenings.
Serving all of Westmoreland and Allegheny Counties, and the greater Pittsburgh region beyond them: Butler, Washington, Beaver, Armstrong, Indiana, and Fayette.