Land Title Specialist Full Time NEW

BIA BSS BOR Land Title Support RFQ 140R2025Q0010

Overview

• Searches for and compiles chains of title, deeds, open liens, tax information, mortgages, judgment liens, probates, divorces, special assessments, court documents, and other recording documents that relate to property search.
• Searches public and private records and indices to compile list of legal instruments pertaining to property titles, such as mortgages, deeds, and assessments, for insurance, real estate, or tax purposes.
• Reads search requests to ascertain type of title evidence required, and to obtain legal description of property and names of involved parties.
• Compares legal description of property with legal description contained in records and indices.
• Verifies such factors as deed of ownership, tax code and parcel number, and description of property’s boundaries.

Typical Functions

• Requisitions maps or drawings delineating property from company title plant, county surveyor, or assessor’s office.
• Confers with Realtors, lending institution personnel, buyers, sellers, contractors, surveyors, and courthouse personnel to obtain additional information.
• Compiles list of transactions pertaining to property, using legal description or name of owner to search lot books, geographic and general indices, or assessor’s rolls.
• Examines title to determine if there are any restrictions that would limit use of property, prepares report listing restrictions, and indicates action needed to remove restrictions to clear title.
• Compiles information and documents required for title binder.
• Prepares title commitment and final policy of title insurance based on information compiled from title search.
• May specialize in searching tax records and be designated Tax Searcher.
• May use computerized system to retrieve additional documentation needed to complete real estate transaction.
• May retrieve and examine closing files to determine accuracy of information and to ensure that information included is recorded and executed according to regulations governing real estate industry.
• May prepare closing statement, utilizing knowledge of and expertise in real estate procedures.