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Career: Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
Job Description
Search real estate records, examine titles, or summarize pertinent legal or insurance 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.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
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Examine documentation such as mortgages, liens, judgments, easements, plat books, maps, contracts, and agreements in order to verify factors such as properties' legal descriptions, ownership, or restrictions. |
100
|
Copy or summarize recorded documents, such as mortgages, trust deeds, and contracts, that affect property titles. |
99
|
Read search requests in order to ascertain types of title evidence required and to obtain descriptions of properties and names of involved parties. |
96
|
Prepare reports describing any title encumbrances encountered during searching activities, and outlining actions needed to clear titles. |
93
|
Obtain maps or drawings delineating properties from company title plants, county surveyors, and/or assessors' offices. |
92
|
Examine individual titles in order to determine if restrictions, such as delinquent taxes, will affect titles and limit property use. |
92
|
Confer with realtors, lending institution personnel, buyers, sellers, contractors, surveyors, and courthouse personnel in order to exchange title-related information or to resolve problems. |
91
|
Prepare lists of all legal instruments applying to a specific piece of land and the buildings on it. |
85
|
Enter into recordkeeping systems appropriate data needed to create new title records or update existing ones. |
77
|
Verify accuracy and completeness of land-related documents accepted for registration; prepare rejection notices when documents are not acceptable. |
77
|
Direct activities of workers who search records and examine titles, assigning, scheduling, and evaluating work, and providing technical guidance as necessary. |
58
|
Summarize pertinent legal or insurance details, or sections of statutes or case law from reference books so that they can be used in examinations, or as proofs or ready reference. |
57
|
Retrieve and examine real estate closing files for accuracy and to ensure that information included is recorded and executed according to regulations. |
51
|
Assess fees related to registration of property-related documents. |
46
|
Prepare and issue title commitments and title insurance policies based on information compiled from title searches. |
45
|
Prepare real estate closing statements, utilizing knowledge and expertise in real estate procedures. |
31
|
Determine whether land-related documents can be registered under the relevant legislation such as the Land Titles Act. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
70
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
69
|
Processing Information
|
67
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
65
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
62
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
60
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
59
|
Getting Information
|
56
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
54
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
54
|
Interacting With Computers
|
53
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
50
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
50
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
49
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
49
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
41
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
40
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
38
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
38
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
38
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
36
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
34
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
33
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
33
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
33
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
32
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
30
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
28
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
27
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
27
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
26
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
21
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
20
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
19
|
Thinking Creatively
|
19
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
17
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
16
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
15
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
1
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
0
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
0
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
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