Earlier this year, Bergen County, NJ made history.
They partnered with Balcony DAO to digitize 370,000 property deeds. $240 billion in real estate onto the Avalanche blockchain. No more fragmented archives. No more 14-day title searches. Everything tamper-proof, real-time, and trackable.
This isn’t a pilot. It’s not an experiment. It’s execution. And it’s a wake-up call.
Title Insurance Is Getting Disrupted... Finally
Real estate is a trillion-dollar machine running on outdated gears. One of the worst culprits? Title insurance.
You know the drill: clunky searches, archaic databases, costs between $1,000 and $4,000 per transaction, and in some markets, up to 30% of deals are derailed by errors.
Bergen County just proved it doesn’t have to be this way.
With blockchain:
Title searches drop from weeks to seconds
Fraud risk plummets
Errors get slashed
Buyers gain real-time confidence
It’s Carfax for your home. Finally.
What This Means for Buyers
If you’re buying, especially if it’s your first time, this changes everything.
Instant verification
Lower premiums (20-30% projected cuts)
Faster closings (from weeks to hours)
Real transparency
What This Means for Agents and Brokers
This isn’t just a tech shift, it’s a positioning play.
Close faster, with confidence Imagine going from accepted offer to closing in 72 hours because the title process was instant. That’s not hypothetical... it’s already happening in Bergen County.
Reduce fallout and friction Ever lost a deal because a surprise lien showed up three days before closing? Blockchain eliminates those landmine moments by making title records transparent from day one.
Deliver a modern, premium client experience Picture this: your client signs the contract and you hand them a digital dashboard with verified ownership records, real-time tracking, and zero paperwork delays. That’s what they remember—and what they tell their friends.
Stand out with a sharper value proposition While others are explaining title delays, you’re guiding your client through a seamless, secure, tech-driven transaction. You’re not just helping them buy a home, you’re helping them win.
This isn’t about replacing professionals. It’s about empowering them to work smarter, move faster, and lead with more authority. If you’re still thinking this is “down the line” tech, you’re already behind. Lean in. This is the future.
Blockchain Doesn’t Replace Title Insurance. It Rebuilds the Foundation.
No, blockchain won’t sniff out a forged will or a messy probate issue (yet). But it rebuilds the broken infrastructure the rest of the process sits on.
This is about removing friction at scale.
At SERHANT., We Move First
We’re not waiting. We’re building media, tech, and education ecosystems for a faster, better, smarter industry.
If you're:
A buyer: start asking smarter questions
An agent: get educated... your clients will expect it
A builder: this is your green light
Let’s stop waiting for innovation to happen to us. Let’s be the ones who lead it.