How do they match: 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. 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.

Confer with realtors, lending institution personnel, buyers, sellers, contractors, surveyors, and courthouse personnel to exchange title-related information or to resolve problems.
Copy or summarize recorded documents, such as mortgages, trust deeds, and contracts, that affect property titles.
Determine whether land-related documents can be registered under the relevant legislation, such as the Land Titles Act.
Direct activities of workers who search records and examine titles, assigning, scheduling, and evaluating work, and providing technical guidance as necessary.
Enter into record-keeping systems appropriate data needed to create new title records or to update existing ones.
Examine individual titles to determine if restrictions, such as delinquent taxes, will affect titles and limit property use.
Obtain maps or drawings delineating properties from company title plants, county surveyors, or assessors' offices.
Prepare and issue title commitments and title insurance policies, based on information compiled from title searches.
Prepare reports describing any title encumbrances encountered during searching activities and outlining actions needed to clear titles.
Read search requests to ascertain types of title evidence required and to obtain descriptions of properties and names of involved parties.

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