Hi Cindy,

Your question is difficult to answer. A title number is something assigned to your file once the title report is requested. If you rephrase it perhaps I can help you. I am a realtor but I am also a licensed attorney in the State of NY. Please feel free to call me directly, 631-944-8829.

Please call your closing attorney ( whom you used for your Real estate Transaction) and ask him/her status of this matter, also call your Title Company, Escrow Company may have an answer. Follow up and Good Luck.....

In my opijnion, six years seems to be very long time for money to be held in escrow for a situation of this sort or for anything else for that matter. Suggest you talk to your original attorney on this and have him check his notes in the old closing files. I'm sure he will have an answer for you after a couple of well placed calls and probably the matter will be resolved without a problem.

Hello Cindy. You should contact the escrow company a.s.a.p. and follow up with them to find out what happened. The escrow company cannot release the funds without the buyer's (i.e., new owner's) written consent. Typically, escrow companies will not wait that long to get a decision regarding the disposition of the funds that were held back in escrow. Does the buyer who purchased from you even still own the property? Again, I would start with the escrow company and find out what happened. Good luck to you.