Julie Raak

Assistant Vice President, Escrow Officer Chicago Title Los Gatos
Julie has been in the escrow and title insurance industry for over 29 years, with 18 of those years here at Chicago Title. She achieved both President’s Club and Million Dollar Club multiple years at Chicago Title. Julie specializes in residential and commercial resale and refinance transactions as well as bank owned properties. She thoroughly enjoys the satisfaction of assisting her clients to achieve their real estate goals. In her spare time, Julie enjoys traveling with her husband, children, family and friends.
Julie is extremely knowledgeable and professional. She keeps us updated through the whole process and is always available for any questions we may have. We highly recommend her!
Julie Raak is my #1 go to Escrow Officer. She and her team get things done so quickly and smoothly that they make it look easy. I love that, my lender loves that, and so do my clients. And my Rep, Marlene Calvello is wonderful as well!
Julie Raak did a terrific job from start to finish. Excellent communication and execution throughout this transaction.
Julie Raak has always provided top-notch service to not only myself but my clients as well. She is very responsive and keeps me posted on where things are every step of the way. Pre pandemic when she was able to conduct the sign offs for my clients, she was fantastic at going over the documents and making them feel comfortable and pleased with the process. It's always a very smooth process with Julie and the Chicago Title team.
Julie Raak is outstanding. I have known Julie personally for years. But now I know her professionally too. She is exceptional at her job. She is very knowledgeable about title and escrow and is always willing to answer my questions even when they pertain to other escrows. She is very responsive to any and all requests. She goes the extra mile and exudes such professionalism. It is an honor to work with her. She is my go to gal for all escrows in the South Bay.
Julie Raak is great
Julie Raak at Chicago Title is an amazing escrow officer. She is great to work with and keeps me updated on all aspects of the escrow from start to finish. She is very professional, personable and very experienced. She is very responsive and very detail oriented and a great partner to my business.
Julie is fantastic. She is patient and takes the time to answer any questions I may have when something strange comes up. She is super knowledgeable on every aspect of her job. She is always very professional and has a great attitude with my clients. She communicates updates along the way and everything tends to go very smoothly when she is handling our escrows! Highly recommended.
Already have! Julie is the best!
Julie is awesome! She is professional and responds quickly to email, text, or phone call. We have been working with her for a while now and have successfully closed several challenging escrows without any problem. A pleasure to work with!
Julie Raak is the best. She is responsive, knowledgeable and always pleasant to work with. My clients love her!
Realtor
Julie did an excellent job for my clients. The transaction was closed very smoothly. She explained well & patiently to my client’s questions.
Overall, she is a great escrow officer.
Realtor at Alain Pinel Realtors
Julie was phenomenal. She was instrumental in helping my buyers along the way as this was their first escrow. She was always available to answer questions and I really enjoyed my interactions with Julie. I wouldn't hesitate to work with her again in the future.
Realtor
Julie was fabulous in my recent transaction! There were some unique circumstances and Julie was responsive to all my inquiries and was very knowledgeable. It was a pleasure to work with her!
Realtor, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
I have had the pleasure of working with Julie Raak for the last 6 years here in Los Gatos. She is incredibly knowledgeable, responsive, and extremely helpful throughout all phases of the escrow process. Equally importantly, every single one of my clients has had nothing but wonderful things to say about their experiences with Julie and Chicago Title. Highly recommend her for any of your Escrow and Title needs here in the South Bay!
Realtor at Alain Pinel
Julie was pleasant and efficient. She worked well with a tight timeline for a quick closing.

Realtor
Julie is bright, knowledgeable, responsive, flexible, reliable and looks at problems as opportunities. What more can I say? That she has great personality and is a pleasure to work with? Yep, those too. Julie is my “go to” Escrow Officer!
Realtor - Brett Jennings Real Estate Experts
Julie and her team did a great job. Julie found the perfect escrow officer for my buyers signing! Brad
Realtor
I represented my clients' in their purchase of their first home, Julie was always very communicative and very responsive to any questions or requests. Thanks to Julie, the transaction went very smoothly. I'm looking forward to working with her again in the future.
Realtor
Julie is an outstanding escrow officer!! She diligently stayed on top of our file and available if we had questions. Exceptional service and a wonderful person. Thank you Julie for orchestrating a smooth close!
Realror
Julie is great to work with. She is very responsive and professional. I strongly recommend Julie for any escrow needs.
Consulting Realtor
Julie Raak is the proverbial "pro" at all levels -- knowledge, skill, diligence, responsiveness, communication and interpersonal skills and a savvy team player. It's clear Julie is committed to not only meeting expectations but exceeding them. She does an excellent job managing the escrow process and conducting friendly, efficient sign-offs and she is also a terrific teacher who has helped me understand what I can do to improve the experience for my clients. Julie is without question, my go-to title / escrow professional. Thank you Julie!
Realtor
As always, Julie did a wonderful job for my clients and me. We needed everything finished before the Holidays, and Julie was on top of the timeline from the very start. Thank you, Julie!
Realtor
It was a pleasure working with Julie on our recent transaction, where I was the buyers agent. The sale was slightly complicated but Julie handled it professionally and swiftly and we closed on time without any issues. I highly recommend Julie and I hope to work with her again soon.
Realtor with Alain Pinel Realtors
Julie is an excellent and very knowledgeable escrow officer. I recently closed 2 escrows with her. One in particular was very complicated and she helped me and the seller navigate thru the hurdles and we were able to close the escrow. Julie is extremely professional and diligent. She is an excellent communicator and went the extra mile to get our escrow closed!
I highly recommend Julie and look forward to working with her in the future.
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