About us
Bahia Title is a boutique title agency in South Tampa that specializes in luxury real estate transactions. We pride ourselves on our ability to provide excellence in every aspect throughout the journey of each transaction. Our clients will always receive white-glove customer experience and the best closing services from us!
Our work environment includes:
- Flexible working hours
- Relaxed atmosphere
- Conveniently located one block from Bayshore Boulevard
We beleive in work-life balance, which is why we offer flexible hours and competitive pay!
Qualifications
- Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the escrow/title industry field
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- Good client relations and organizational skills
- Ability to write reports and correspondence
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
- Detail-oriented and professional; able to handle confidential information
- Ability to deal with multiple types of roles such as real estate sellers, buyers, agents and brokers
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Experience directly handling escrow transactions as an Escrow Officer
- Valid Licensing/Certification as required by applicable state
Responsibilities
- Responsible for handling real estate transactions by establishing new escrow accounts, managing funds, processing documents for closings, and completing settlements in accordance with established policies and procedures
- Acts as a neutral liaison between file parties, adheres to company policy, and monitors and mitigates risk to the company
- Completes real estate escrow transactions by determining requirements; clearing titles; assembling, preparing, and reviewing closing documents; disbursing funds
- Determines closing requirements by studying and clarifying buyer, seller, and lender instructions
- Orders title reports for issuing title insurance, resolving title defects; satisfying existing liens and encumbrances against property or principals
- Establishes escrow account by depositing funds; maintaining records
- Prepares transaction documents by completing forms and statements; collecting and reviewing existing documents
- Completes calculations by prorating taxes and interest
- Completes closing transaction documents by assembling documents; reviewing papers with parties; explaining provisions and procedures; answering questions; checking documents for completeness and accuracy; obtaining signatures
- Completes closing by recording and filing documents; preparing and distributing final closing statements and title
- Prepares settlement statement by utilizing lender instructions
- Closes escrow account by balancing and disbursing funds
- Complies with regulatory requirements and company policy by adhering, and enforcing adherence, to requirements
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations
Job Type: Full-time
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Work Location: In person