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No matter what comes up, you always know who to call.

Lake Union Escrow is Seattle’s boutique residential escrow firm built on 20 years of relationship-driven expertise, genuine availability, and the kind of hands-on service your clients will remember.

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A closing partner, not a closing service

Most escrow companies hand your transaction to a process. We hand it to people. The person you start with is the person you will finish with. When you refer a client to Lake Union Escrow, they'll reach us directly. They'll know our names. When something unexpected comes up we work through it with you. That's what it means to be boutique. Not smaller. Just more invested.

Relationship

Our clients are not a file number. We've built our practice on knowing the agents we work with, the transactions we close, and the relationships that outlast both.

Expertise

Our know-how extends to the Seattle market and beyond. We've closed through recessions, a pandemic, inventory squeezes, and rate swings and we're still here because we know how to navigate.

Availability

You can reach us. That's not a small thing. When you call Lake Union Escrow, someone who knows your file picks up.

Over 20 years. Every kind of market.

We've been through the crash of 2008. We’ve managed closings through COVID. We've navigated all-cash investor waves, refinance surges, escalation clause frenzies, and markets that made no sense to anyone. Through all of it, our clients kept calling and we kept answering.

Longevity in this business isn't luck. It's what happens when clients trust you enough to keep referring business, year after year.

The people behind every closing

Lake Union Escrow is Holly Christianson, Nicole Crowell, and Lexie Gray. They are escrow professionals who have spent decades earning the trust of Seattle's residential real estate community. Their background is equal parts technical expertise and genuine human skill. Through extensive training and experience, they understand the emotional and business complexity of real estate transactions in a variety of circumstances and timelines.

When you work with Lake Union Escrow, you work with them. Meet Holly, Nicole, and Lexie.

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Holly Christianson
Co-Founder
DEO&LPO

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Nicole Crowell
Co-Founder
LPO

Lexie Gray
Assistant

Ready to work together?

Whether you're a longtime partner or considering Lake Union Escrow for the first time, we'd love to connect. Click on Contact Us button to get in touch.

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