Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers search real estate records, examine titles, or summarize pertinent legal or insurance documents or details for a variety of purposes. They may compile lists of mortgages, contracts, and other instruments pertaining to titles by searching public and private records for law firms, real estate agencies, or title insurance companies.
The online title examiner jobs are like real estate detectives, who ensure that real estate transactions are concluded legally by providing the clear title of the involved property.
In abstract art jobs, the abstractors search public records and examine titles to determine the legal condition of a property. They copy recorded documents that might affect the title to the property, such as mortgages, trust deeds, and contracts, and prepare summaries. Abstractors issue a policy that guarantees the title's legality.
An abstractor obtains maps delineating properties from county surveyors or assessors' offices, prepares reports describing any title encumbrances, outlines actions needed to clear titles, reads search requests to ascertain types of title evidence required, and enters into systems data to create new title records or update existing ones.
A job searcher can be self-employed or work for a title search and guarantee firm. A high school or associate degree, good research and investigation skills, and an understanding of legal terms are required for the job of title examiner. On-the-job training with experienced workers is needed.
A successful job searcher summarises legal or insurance information after investigating real estate records, examining titles, or summarising legal or insurance details.
Qualifications
Every career requires an element of study and academic qualification, and there can be several study routes and pathways you can take. In following any academic pathway you will study subjects that contribute to the specialised knowledge required to achieve your career goals. These qualifications provide a future employer with the evidence that you have the desired knowledge, understanding and experience of their industry, so it’s important to consider the various types of qualifications available to you and to understand how they can boost your career and create opportunities for you.
- Bachelor's Any Subject
Tasks
- Prepare lists of all legal instruments applying to a specific piece of land and the buildings on it.
- Examine documentation such as mortgages, liens, judgments, easements, plat books, maps, contracts, and agreements to verify factors such as properties' legal descriptions, ownership, or restrictions.
- Read search requests to ascertain types of title evidence required and to obtain descriptions of properties and names of involved parties.
- Copy or summarize recorded documents, such as mortgages, trust deeds, and contracts, that affect property titles.
- Examine individual titles to determine if restrictions, such as delinquent taxes, will affect titles and limit property use.
- Prepare reports describing any title encumbrances encountered during searching activities, and outlining actions needed to clear titles.
- Verify accuracy and completeness of land-related documents accepted for registration, preparing rejection notices when documents are not acceptable.
- Confer with realtors, lending institution personnel, buyers, sellers, contractors, surveyors, and courthouse personnel to exchange title-related information or to resolve problems.
- Enter into record-keeping systems appropriate data needed to create new title records or update existing ones.
- Direct activities of workers who search records and examine titles, assigning, scheduling, and evaluating work, and providing technical guidance as necessary.
Progression Routes
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