K. Hovnanian is celebrating 60 years of quality and leadership in the home building and community development industry. Do you want to play a large role in those every day decisions that help build dream homes? It’s the homes where people will raise their child, form their most important memories, plot the course for their future, spend quality time with their grandchildren or enjoy quiet times reflecting on a life full of accomplishments. Over 300,000 families have put their dreams in our hands, and you can as well.
Title Officer/Attorney will assist Division Counsel on legal issues for our NJ office. Prepare and issue title commitments, policies, and pro-forma policies for residential, land acquisition and finance transactions in multiple states. Attend closings as needed. Assist in setting up master commitments for planned unit developments and condominiums. Work with builder, lender and attorneys on land acquisitions and land take downs in multiple states. Responsibilities to include the following.
- Read title searches and format into title commitments for Residential, Land and Financing transactions.
- Issue commitments and endorsements, work with lenders and attorneys on applicable and allowable endorsements on various transaction types.
- Read surveys, identify survey issues, draw up metes and bounds descriptions for surveys and survey readings.
- Act as a resource to other Associates for title and closing matters.
- Interact with internal and external attorneys, lenders and other parties to resolve title matters and bring transactions to closing.
- Work with the Title Production Department to create and maintain master title commitments for Hovnanian communities. 
- Attend closings for residential and land purchase transactions.
- Disburse closed files, review documents for insurability and recordability prior to recording, confirm files are balanced with zero balance post-closing.
- Prepare and issue final title policies and pro-forma policies.
Requirements include a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from four-year college; or one to five years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
K. Hovnanian Companies, LLC, a subsidiary of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., a well-respected publicly traded company, is committed to providing an environment and programs that help our associates flourish. You can look forward to professional support and extensive benefits—including medical/dental/vision coverage, discounts on mortgages and home appliances, and a 401(k) plan.
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