Escrow Officer

15231BREscrow OfficerCupertinoCaliforniaJob DescriptionWhat you’ll do:You are the key to home ownership. As an escrow officer, you’re the human link between our process and people. You’re there at the beginning, reviewing contracts and following instructions. You’re there in the middle, ensuring that all the associated paperwork is completed efficiently and accurately. You’re 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, you’re 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 what’s 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 agent’s or homebuyer’s personality and mood to make them feel comfortable, even when delivering bad news; showing empathy to ease their frustration and give them confidence that you’re 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 I’s are dotted and T’s 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 we’d like you to have

One year of escrow closing experience.

An existing client base that will follow them to our company.

#LI-KI1Employment TypeFull-timeCompanyCornerstone Title CompanyAbout UsCornerStone Title Company is built on a tradition of excellence and guided by a spirit of integrity throughout all aspects of the closing process. As your title and closing provider, we want to assure satisfaction for everyone involved in the transaction, whether you are a buyer, seller, agent or lender CornerStone Title is a subsidiary of Anywhere Real Estate Inc.Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (http://www.anywhere.re/) (NYSE: HOUS) is on a mission to empower everyone’s next move. Home to some of the most recognized brands in real estate Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate (https://www.bhgre.com/) , Century 21® (https://www.century21.com/) , Coldwell Banker® (https://www.coldwellbanker.com/) , Coldwell Banker Commercial® (https://www.cbcworldwide.com/) , Corcoran® (https://www.corcoran.com/) , ERA® (https://www.era.com/) , and Sotheby's International Realty® (https://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng)The Anywhere portfolio includes franchise and brokerage operations as well as national title, settlement, and relocation companies and nationally scaled mortgage origination and underwriting joint ventures. Supporting approximately 1.5 million home transactions in 2021, Anywhere is focused on simplifying, digitizing and integrating the real estate transaction for all consumers, no matter where they may be in their home buying and selling journey. With innovative products and technology, Anywhere fuels the productivity of its approximately 196,200 independent sales agents in the US and approximately 136,400 independent sales agents in 118 other countries and territories. Recognized for twelve consecutive years as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies, Anywhere has also been designated a Great Place to Work four years in a row, named one of LinkedIn’s 2022 Top Companies in the U.S., and honored by Forbes as one of the World’s Best Employers 2022.At Anywhere, diversity fuels success – for our company and for our employees. We strive to be the preferred company for diverse talent, committed to creating an inclusive environment that encourages everyone to succeed. We pursue talent – strategic thinkers who are eager to innovate, focused on execution and accountable for results. We value diversity – respecting backgrounds, cultures, perspectives.You’ll find our commitment to diversity reflected in our achievements:

Forbes 2022 Best Employers for Diversity.

Forbes 2022 World’s Top Female Friendly Companies.

Recognized on the 2020 Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index.

Recognized for gender diversity on our board of directors by Executive Women of New Jersey and Women’s Forum of New York.

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