Skyway Title Is Now Part of Barnes Walker Title

The same white-glove service you trust, now backed by a law firm that has handled Gulf Coast closings since 1995.

We have good news for the buyers, sellers, and real estate professionals we serve across Manatee and Sarasota Counties. Skyway Title Services has joined Barnes Walker Title, and with that, we get to welcome Christina Barrett and her son Erik to our team. We could not be happier to have them.

Christina built Skyway from the ground up. She started her career as a paralegal, learned the title business from the inside, and spent the last eight years owning and operating Skyway as a true full-service title company. Erik works alongside her as a full-fledged closer. Together they have run and managed Skyway Title Services and hundreds of closings, all while creating one of the best online ratings you'll ever find for a company on Google reviews. They earned every one the hard way, one satisfied client at a time.

You do not get a 5.0 rating by accident. Skyway earned theirs by treating every closing like it mattered, because to the family sitting at the table, it always does. Clients describe the kind of service that has gotten rare: someone who answers the phone, explains the paperwork in plain language, and stays ahead of the details so closing day goes smoothly. That is white-glove service, and it is the best marketing any company can have, because it comes straight from the people they have helped.

What Is Not Changing

If Skyway has handled your closings, here is the most important thing to know. The service you count on stays exactly as it is. Christina and Erik are still your title team. Same care, same responsiveness, same steady hands through every step. The name on the door is growing. The people you trust are right where they have always been.

What Is Getting Stronger

What is new is what now stands behind them. Barnes Walker Title is part of Barnes Walker, a Florida law firm that has served the Gulf Coast since 1995 and closed more than 25,000 real estate transactions. Every file Christina and Erik touch now carries the backing of experienced real estate attorneys, deeper resources, and the security that comes with a firm built to protect buyers, sellers, and agents at the closing table.

What You Can Count On

• The same team. Christina and Erik are still your closers.
• Clear communication. Real people who answer your questions in plain language.
• On-time closings. Details handled early, so closing day stays calm.
• Attorney strength. Experienced real estate attorneys behind every title and closing question.
• Protected funds. Careful handling of your money, with safeguards against wire fraud.
• Local knowledge. Deep roots in Parrish, Lakewood Ranch, the barrier islands, and across Manatee and Sarasota.

Christina steps in as Branch Manager of our Parrish office on July 1, with Erik as Assistant Manager. For agents and clients in Parrish and across north Manatee, that means a local title office with familiar faces and a much bigger bench behind it.

To everyone who has trusted Skyway over the years, welcome to Barnes Walker Title. It is the same amazing service you already know, now with Barnes Walker behind it. We cannot wait to keep earning your trust, one closing at a time.

Have a closing coming up or a question about title services in Manatee or Sarasota? Reach out to Christina and the team at our Parrish office. We would love to help.