What are the responsibilities and job description for the Title Examiner - Real Safe Title position at Realogy?
Title Examiner
Real Life. Real Details.
What you’ll do:
You’re part detective, part historian, part puzzle-solver. You’re the one who digs deep into records of property being bought or sold to establish ownership and ensure that it is free of any claims that could derail a transaction. As a detective, you probe all the details surrounding a property, including deeds, bankruptcies, tax records, appraisals, judgements and liens. As a historian, you look back into the property’s history – perhaps going back decades – to validate ownership. As a puzzle solver, you put the pieces together in a comprehensive package that verifies the property is insurable and that sales go smoothly.
Who you are:
Qualifications:
What you must have:
What we’d like you to have:
Real Life. Real Details.
What you’ll do:
You’re part detective, part historian, part puzzle-solver. You’re the one who digs deep into records of property being bought or sold to establish ownership and ensure that it is free of any claims that could derail a transaction. As a detective, you probe all the details surrounding a property, including deeds, bankruptcies, tax records, appraisals, judgements and liens. As a historian, you look back into the property’s history – perhaps going back decades – to validate ownership. As a puzzle solver, you put the pieces together in a comprehensive package that verifies the property is insurable and that sales go smoothly.
Who you are:
- Detail oriented, focused on dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s every step of the way. No detail is too small.
- Intellectually curious, eagerly investigating all aspects of property ownership, not giving up until you get the complete picture; being willing to ask questions when dealing with new or unfamiliar issues.
- Trusted expert, clearly communicating with applicable parties to provide status and guide them through the process.
- Self-starter, working energetically without close supervision; well-organized and managing your time well to process multiple files simultaneously. Able to meet deadlines; prioritize cases and rearrange your schedule on the fly.
- Constant learner, up to the challenge of new situations and embracing change in a rapidly changing industry and office environment.
- Patient, the picture of calm under stress, remaining steady when things go wrong and working to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
- Tracing ownership: Working like a detective to follow the links in a chain of title to ensure that a seller or borrower has a clean title to the property.
- Discovering details: Delving into a property like a historian, reviewing and analyzing title abstracts to chronicle the chain of ownership by searching public records to determine insurability, using applicable state specific laws, regulations, codes and standards to make determinations.
- Puzzle maker: Compiling details from a multitude of sources and putting them together in a complete package that clears a property’s title for sale
- Problem solver: Using your industry knowledge to identify potential issues, such as encumbrances, that need to be cleared before closing; knowing how to fix issues and avoiding unnecessary delays.
- Committed partner: Working behind the scenes to arm agents and sellers with the information they need to clear any property issues that could delay a sale.
- Clear communicator: Maintaining close contact with all parties throughout the process, informing them of decisions that have been made and questions that need to be addressed.
Qualifications:
What you must have:
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
- Certification: Title Producer's license (where applicable per state).
- Experience:
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of state specific laws, regulations, codes and standards that affect title insurance.
- Understanding and working knowledge of a closing disclosure or HUD 1 statement.
- One to five years of title abstracting, searching, examining and/or engineering in a production environment.
- Individual must be well organized and able to simultaneously handle and track multiple settlement files and priorities.
- Computer skills: Microsoft Office proficient.
What we’d like you to have:
- Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree.