Greater Illinois Title Company (GIT), a Chicago based title insurance firm, has announced the development of an expanded menu of products and services for customers by providing "One-Stop" shopping capabilities for commercial, industrial, and new construction projects.  Gregory M. Kosin, GIT president, made the announcement and said that the expansion of services will assist customers in anticipating problems and resolving them early in the project.  The expanded menu of services is in response to the growth of the commercial and industrial market in the Chicago area.  Kosin said that GIT now has the ability to accommodate virtually any type of transaction.

The menu of services include title insurance for any size project, owner and lender construction escrows, section 1031 tax deferred real estate exchanges through Greater Illinois Tax Deferred Exchange Corporation, new construction services including land development projects, condominium services including declaration compliance review, flood certification services, property valuation services, credit services, REALINFO™ on-line real estate information services, and full ALTA surveys through Greater Illinois Survey Company.

Led by John C. Patti, Vice President and chief underwriter, the Commercial and Construction Division is designed to facilitate a commercial, construction, or industrial transaction to ensure that funding and closing deadlines are met.  Kosin says that the expanded level of experience of the GIT team will provide all customers with a special degree of personal, reliable service.  This helps customers preserve resources so that they may be devoted to more important activities.  This team consists of:

• John C. Patti, Chief Underwriter, VP & Manager, Commercial/Construction Division
• Susan Bernot, Assistant VP, Commercial/Construction Escrow Officer
• John M. Biesada, Assistant VP, Underwriting Counsel
• Melinda Janczur, Commercial/Construction Examiner and Escrow Officer
• Lisa Sweeney-Christensen, Project Administrator/Staff Attorney

"The goal in every transaction is to reach a successful conclusion in every possible instance," stated John C. Patti, division manager.  "The result is that the GIT team has helped its customers become more profitable and, therefore, more competitive."

During 1998, our Commercial and Construction transactions include a portfolio of office buildings, industrial warehouses, small shopping centers, multi-family properties, hospitals, multi-lot subdivisions, townhouse developments, and numerous condominium conversions.

About Greater Illinois Title
Greater Illinois Title, celebrating its 22nd Anniversary in 2007, is Chicago Title's largest title agent in Illinois and one of its largest title agents in the country. The company provides title insurance, construction and commercial escrow services, sale and refinance closing services, 1031 tax deferred exchanges, land surveys and real estate information in the Chicago metro region. It currently operates through a network of nineteen offices located in Arlington Heights, Crystal Lake, Downers Grove, Geneva, Homewood, Joliet, Libertyville, Lindenhurst, Naperville, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Shorewood, Tinley Park, Waukegan, Westchester, Wheaton, Yorkville, in Chicago on North Milwaukee Avenue and in the Loop at 120 N. La Salle Street. Greater Illinois Title is authorized to write Title Insurance and issue policies in the Counties of Cook, DeKalb, Du Page, Grundy, Lake, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, McHenry and Will. The company coordinates title insurance and escrows in all Illinois Counties and across the United States.