Escrow Officer
Posted on: 11 Mar 2021
Weston, FL
Job Description
Job Description
Sunbelt Title is looking for an Escrow Officer in Weston, FL.
What youll do:
You are the key to home ownership. As an escrow officer, youre the human link between our process and people. Youre there at the beginning, reviewing contracts and following instructions. Youre there in the middle, ensuring that all the associated paperwork is completed efficiently and accurately. Youre working with agents and their clients to keep the process moving forward, verifying that titles are clean, taxes are paid, and loans are funded. Finally, youre there at the end, to assure that no funds or property will change hands until all terms have been carried to completion.
Who you are:
* Trusted consultant, maintaining a positive, can-do attitude that gives agents and homebuyers alike the confidence that their transaction is in reliable, good hands and will be completed on time.
* Problem solver, using your industry knowledge to identify potential issues; recognizing whats wrong, knowing how to fix it and avoiding unnecessary delays.
* Constant learner, staying on top of changing rules and regulations to avoid setbacks and enable transactions to close on time.
* People reader, recognizing and adapting to an agents or homebuyers personality and mood to make them feel comfortable, even when delivering bad news; showing empathy to ease their frustration and give them confidence that youre in their corner.
* Multi-tasker, highly organized, being able to work a large number of contracts with numerous agents, buyers and sellers simultaneously under deadline pressure
Your responsibilities:
* Jack or Jill of all trades: Knowing the intricacies of the contract from beginning to end, ensuring that it is closed in a timely, efficiently and error-free manner.
* Devoted to detail: Verifying all paperwork is complete so that escrow closes on time and correctly.
* Following the money: Working with lenders and underwriters to ensure that all the Is are dotted and Ts are crossed to fund and complete transactions.
* Relationship building: Establishing and maintaining relationships with essential industry players agents, attorneys, lenders, surveyors and government agencies that enable you to smoothly manage transactions.
* Business builder: Reaching out to new agents, earning their confidence and trust and creating opportunities to market our business; retaining agents by providing them with white-glove service.
* Talent builder: Training escrow assistants to open opportunities for advancement; delegating, auditing work answering questions and giving direction.
* Sealing the deal: Being present at closing and making it a positive, memorable experience for agents and buyers.
Qualifications:
What you must have:
* Education: High school diploma or equivalent; take continuing education courses as required.
* Experience: Two to three years of escrow experience, both front- and back-end experience.
* Certification: Notary public and escrow officer licenses.
* Industry awareness: Technical knowledge of closing process.
* Computer skills: Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
* Communications skills: Strong written and verbal skills to keep agents, buyers, sellers and all other parties up to date with the process and work with them to resolve issues.
What wed like you to have
* One year of escrow closing experience.
* An existing client base that will follow them to our company.
LI-AC1
Realogy Holdings Corp.
Madison, New Jersey
Realogy is a global provider of real estate services with a singular mission: We serve agents. This strategy is aimed at growing the base of high-performing independent sales agents at our company-owned and franchisee brokerages, providing services to make them more productive and their businesses more profitable.
While you won’t see our name on For Sale signs, you will see those of our industry-leading brands: Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, Century 21, Citi Habitats, Climb Real Estate, Coldwell Banker Real Estate, Corcoran, ERA Franchise Systems and Sotheby’s International Realty to name just a few. Our four business units work together to provide a full-service solution to meet the needs of agents and their homebuying clients, from the initial listing until the keys are turned over.
Realogy was recently designated a Great Place to Work® for the second consecutive year, recognizing the company’s commitment to providing meaningful work and an environment where employees can grow and succeed. Realogy has 16,600 offices and approximately 302,000 affiliated brokers and agents worldwide. We’re the leader in residential real estate sales, with $6.1 billion in revenue in 2018, nearly 1.4 million real estate transactions and approximately 16 percent of market share of the U.S. residential real estate market. We’re there to serve agents who help people find and buy houses, move, and finance their dream.
Powered by its network of over 92,000 affiliated sales professionals in 3,000 offices across 44 countries and territories, the Coldwell Banker® organization is a leading provider of full-service residential and commercial real estate brokerage services. The brand’s mission is to empower its people to leave their mark on the world of real estate. The Coldwell Banker brand prides itself on its history of expertise and honesty since its beginnings in 1906. The brand embraces four core values: home, awesomeness, ingenuity and excellence. Coldwell Banker Real Estate is committed to providing its network of sales professionals with the tools and insights needed to excel in today’s marketplace and is known for its bold leadership and dedication to driving the industry forward with big data and smart home expertise. Coldwell Banker Real Estate was the first real estate brand to harness the power of big data; the CBx Technology Suite uses predictive analytics and machine learning to analyze markets, target buyers and sellers and provide agents with a simple platform to create unique and effective marketing plans for each listing. The brand was named among the 2018 and 2019 Women’s Choice Award® Most Recommended brands for customer experience and overall quality. Blue is bold and the integrity and values of Coldwell Banker Real Estate give the Gen Blue® network an unbeatable edge. Coldwell Banker®, the Coldwell Banker logo, Gen Blue® and the Gen Blue Experience® are registered services marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Each office is independently owned and operated.
-
IndustryReal Estate Services
-
No. of Employees11,800+
-
Website
-
Jobs Posted585
