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

  • Advisory Title Officer
  • Escrow Officer
  • Land and Estates Officer
  • Title Officer

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Retrieve and examine real estate closing files for accuracy and to ensure that information included is recorded and executed according to regulations.

  • Confer with court staff to clarify information.
  • Evaluate information related to legal matters in public or personal records.
  • Meet with individuals involved in legal processes to provide information and clarify issues.