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.

  • Prepare and issue title commitments and title insurance policies, based on information compiled from title searches.
  • Prepare lists of all legal instruments applying to a specific piece of land and the buildings on it.
  • Prepare real estate closing statements, using knowledge and expertise in real estate procedures.
  • Prepare reports describing any title encumbrances encountered during searching activities and outlining actions needed to clear titles.
  • Summarize pertinent legal or insurance details, or sections of statutes or case law from reference books for use in examinations or as proofs or ready reference.
  • Verify accuracy and completeness of land-related documents accepted for registration, preparing rejection notices when documents are not acceptable.

  • Prepare legal documents.