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.

  • Assess fees related to registration of property-related documents.
  • Confer with realtors, lending institution personnel, buyers, sellers, contractors, surveyors, and courthouse personnel to exchange title-related information or to resolve problems.
  • Determine whether land-related documents can be registered under the relevant legislation, such as the Land Titles Act.
  • Verify accuracy and completeness of land-related documents accepted for registration, preparing rejection notices when documents are not acceptable.

  • Evaluate information related to legal matters in public or personal records.