How do they match: Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

  • Real Estate Transaction Coordinator
  • Land and Estates Officer
  • Title Agent

  • 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.
  • Prepare real estate closing statements, using knowledge and expertise in real estate procedures.
  • Retrieve and examine real estate closing files for accuracy and to ensure that information included is recorded and executed according to regulations.