About Southern Title

Our Story

Founded in 1978, Southern Title has been a cornerstone of the Greater New Orleans real estate community for over 45 years. What started as a single office on the West Bank has grown into a family of companies with five locations across Southeast Louisiana, serving buyers, sellers, lenders, and real estate professionals with the care and expertise they deserve.

Over the decades, we have completed more than 50,000 closings, earning a reputation built on accuracy, reliability, and deep knowledge of Louisiana's unique legal landscape. As a locally owned company, we are invested in the communities we serve and take pride in treating every transaction with the attention it deserves.

45+

Years of Experience

50,000+

Closings Completed

Office Locations

What Sets Us Apart

Deep expertise, rigorous standards, and a family of companies built to serve every aspect of your real estate needs.

Experience That Shows

Louisiana operates under a civil law system rooted in the Napoleonic Code, making real estate transactions here unlike those anywhere else in the country. Our attorneys and title professionals have decades of experience navigating the complexities that make Louisiana unique.

Community Property Law

Succession & Inheritance

Forced Heirship Rules

Civil Law Title Examination

ALTA Best Practices Certification

Southern Title is certified under the American Land Title Association's Best Practices Framework, verified annually by an independent CPA firm. This certification demonstrates our commitment to the highest standards of professionalism, security, and consumer protection in the title industry.

Seven Pillars of Compliance:

Licensing
Escrow Trust Accounting
Privacy & Information Security
Settlement Procedures
Title Policy Production
Professional Liability Insurance
Consumer Complaints

A Family of Companies

Southern Title is part of a family of real estate service companies, each specializing in a different aspect of the transaction process. Together, we offer a comprehensive suite of services under one roof.

Southern Exchange Services

1031 Exchange Qualified Intermediary

Qualified intermediary services for tax-deferred 1031 exchanges throughout Louisiana and the Gulf South.

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Southern Loan Servicing

Louisiana's Largest Bond for Deed Servicer

Loan servicing and payment processing for owner-financed and bond for deed real estate transactions. One of only 11 state-licensed escrow agents in Louisiana.

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NOLA Hard Money

Private Real Estate Lending

Private lending and hard money loans for real estate investors in the Greater New Orleans area. Fix-and-flip, cash-out refinance, and acquisition loans.

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The Owner Financing Ecosystem

Southern Title closes the deal. Southern Loan Servicing manages the payments. NOLA Hard Money provides the capital. One family, one seamless process. As one of Louisiana's leading bond for deed and owner-financed title companies, we offer a fully integrated solution that no competitor can match.