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Escrow and Online Sales
Online escrow, like real estate and stock market escrow, protects the buyer and seller from fraud or nonpayment. An online escrow service acts as the third party for online product sales. Buyers send their payments to the escrow service, which holds the money until the product is received.
Once the product is delivered and verified, the online escrow service releases the funds to the seller. Escrow services are best suited for high-value items, such as jewelry or art. Online escrow companies charge a fee for the service.
Escrow and the Stock Market
Stocks are often issued in escrow. In this case, while the shareholder is the real owner of the stock, the shareholder has limited rights when it comes to the disposal of the stock.
For example, executives who receive stock as a bonus to their compensation often must wait for an escrow period to pass before they can sell the stock. Stock bonuses are often used to attract or retain top executives.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Escrow
For a fee, escrow can provide an added layer of security for different parties to transactions that involve large amounts of money.
Escrow accounts for mortgages can help protect the borrower and lender from potentially late payments for property taxes and homeowners insurance. These monthly amounts are usually estimated. You can overpay (or underpay) into your escrow account, which may require an adjustment when it comes time for the servicer to make the payments.
Note: Monthly escrow payments require higher monthly payments, as compared to paying just the principal and interest on your mortgage every month.
Pros
Provides protection during transactions, notably for real estate involving sizable amounts of money
Allows for monthly payments toward insurance and taxes (instead of an annual, large lump sum)
Beneficial for both the buyer and seller when big-ticket items are involved
Cons
Higher mortgage payments (if escrow is used for property taxes and homeowners insurance)
Estimates might be incorrect for total taxes due at the end of the year
Online escrow service fees might be higher than those on other payment platforms, such as PayPal
Example of Escrow
The money put in escrow shows the seller that the potential homebuyer is seriously interested in buying the property. In return, the seller takes the property off the market and finalizes all repairs. If all the agreed-upon conditions of the sale are met, at the time of the purchase the escrow money is transferred to the seller (and the purchase price is reduced by the amount of the earnest money: in this example, by $5,000).
At the closing, the homebuyer may also be required by the lender to set up an escrow account to pay property taxes and homeowners insurance. As a result, their monthly payments would look like this:
- Principal and interest: $1,000
- Homeowners insurance: $100
- Property taxes: $300
- Total monthly mortgage payment: $1,400
When the annual (or semi-annual) property taxes and homeowners insurance payments are due, the lender makes them using money in the escrow account. An escrow account ensures that these payments are paid on time. If taxes go unpaid, the tax authority could place a lien on the property, which is not in the best interest of the lender. The escrow account reduces this risk.
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