Surety Title Corporation and Southern Counties Join Forces

Two South Jersey Title Companies Unite Surety Title Corporation and Southern Counties Join Forces Marlton, NJ - Surety Title Corporation and Southern Counties Title Agency are formally joining to create one company, according to Brian Klaus, President of Surety Title. The partnership became official on December 3, 2007.

"We realized an opportunity in each other's business practices and respective markets. We made the decision that unifying our entities would enable us to expand our resources, talents and growth possibilities," said Klaus.

Former Merchantville Mayor Patrick Brennan established Southern Counties Title Agency in 1979, building a firm that now has a strong presence in the Gloucester County area-one in which Surety would like to boost its presence. Established in 1992, Surety currently serves 42 U.S. states, and continues to expand into others.

"Both of our companies share one philosophy," explained Brennan, "and that is uncompromising service to our clients and the industry professionals we serve which includes: attorneys, banks, lenders, Realtors , brokers and builders. Additionally, we both have capabilities in the commercial arena that require specialized expertise that many other title companies just don't have."

What sets Surety apart from the majority of title agencies, and what Southern Counties also found compelling, is Surety's commitment to education.

"We pride ourselves on the synergistic relationship we've built with our industry professionals by keeping them abreast of breaking industry news," added Klaus. "We also act as marketing consultants for our Realtors to help them position themselves more successfully in the marketplace."

Also appealing to Southern Counties is Surety's resources, which include a 28,000 square foot facility equipped with communication and technological capabilities including high-speed Internet access for clients, and high-definition plasma screens for presentations. The building serves as a state-of-the-art meeting facility and a media-training center with 10 settlement rooms to maintain client comfort.

"Buying and selling real estate can be one of the single most important decisions in a person's life," said Klaus, which explains Surety's motivation to create an environment that cultivates relaxation and calm.

The new company will maintain the Surety name.

Surety Title Relocates to New Building

Surety Title Corporation and Lender Services have moved their offices from Three Greentree Centre to 3 East Stow Road. Surety's new building was completely gutted and totally restored. Our primary goal was to develop a facility to service customers in a much broader and technologically advanced "Settlement Service Center." It was important for us to design a floor plan to accommodate the month end closing volume and not sacrifice any functional contact between our customers and our staff.

The new 28,000 square foot office is an ultra modern facility complete with ten settlement rooms, enhanced communication and data capabilities. We have high speed Internet access for our customers and a state of the art voice over IP (VOIP) phone system. The implementation of this new phone system provides our staff with features such as direct dial and connectivity that quickly facilitates customer calls and consumer inquiries.

Our showcase Metropolitan Room serves as both a settlement room and media training room. This room is complete with two 50" plasma televisions, high speed Internet access, a projector and an 8 ' x 8 ' screen, as well as a conference phone that enables us to communicate via the Internet. Many of our customers have utilized this room for presentations, seminars and meetings and the feedback has been tremendous!

The building is beautifully decorated, and creates a warm, comfortable atmosphere for people selling, buying or refinancing their property. Because buying and selling real estate can be one of the single most important decisions of a person's life, we have worked extremely hard to create a relaxing environment that puts your consumer at ease.

"We had completely outgrown our previous office that we were leasing," said David Rush, President of Surety Title Corporation. "In the six years we were at our Three Greentree Centre location, our personnel count almost tripled as a result of increased growth. Our new office not only gives us room for future expansion, but will allow us to adequately meet the needs of our customers, remote locations and the integration of the Internet through e-business. Our new, larger facility is a key part of our plan to allow us to meet this growing demand while simultaneously expanding the company's present scope and opening up new markets. In addition, we have 25,000 square feet of office space on the second floor of our building that is being utilized for third party tenants."