According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Examine documentation such as mortgages, liens, judgments, easements, plat books, maps, contracts, and agreements to verify factors such as properties' legal descriptions, ownership, or restrictions. | 95% |
| Examine individual titles to determine if restrictions, such as delinquent taxes, will affect titles and limit property use. | 91% |
| Prepare reports describing any title encumbrances encountered during searching activities and outlining actions needed to clear titles. | 91% |
| Copy or summarize recorded documents, such as mortgages, trust deeds, and contracts, that affect property titles. | 90% |
| Verify accuracy and completeness of land-related documents accepted for registration, preparing rejection notices when documents are not acceptable. | 89% |
| Prepare lists of all legal instruments applying to a specific piece of land and the buildings on it. | 88% |
| Prepare real estate closing statements, using knowledge and expertise in real estate procedures. | 86% |
| Prepare and issue title commitments and title insurance policies, based on information compiled from title searches. | 86% |
| Read search requests to ascertain types of title evidence required and to obtain descriptions of properties and names of involved parties. | 84% |
| Obtain maps or drawings delineating properties from company title plants, county surveyors, or assessors' offices. | 84% |
| Confer with realtors, lending institution personnel, buyers, sellers, contractors, surveyors, and courthouse personnel to exchange title-related information or to resolve problems. | 83% |
| Enter into record-keeping systems appropriate data needed to create new title records or to update existing ones. | 80% |
| Direct activities of workers who search records and examine titles, assigning, scheduling, and evaluating work, and providing technical guidance as necessary. | 80% |
| Retrieve and examine real estate closing files for accuracy and to ensure that information included is recorded and executed according to regulations. | 79% |
| Determine whether land-related documents can be registered under the relevant legislation, such as the Land Titles Act. | 71% |
| Assess fees related to registration of property-related documents. | 68% |
| Summarize pertinent legal or insurance details, or sections of statutes or case law from reference books for use in examinations or as proofs or ready reference. | 67% |
