Land Title Examiner
Real Estate & Sales
Search real estate records, examine titles, or summarize pertinent legal or insurance documents or details for a variety of purposes. May compile lists of mortgages, contracts, and other instruments pertaining to titles by searching public and private records for law firms, real estate agencies, or title insurance companies.
You can enter this career straight after SPM. A degree is optional, not required.
What you'd do all day
The tasks that matter most in this job, most important first.
- 1Examine documentation such as mortgages, liens, judgments, easements, plat books, maps, contracts, and agreements to verify factors such as properties' legal descriptions, ownership, or restrictions.
- 2Examine individual titles to determine if restrictions, such as delinquent taxes, will affect titles and limit property use.
- 3Prepare reports describing any title encumbrances encountered during searching activities and outlining actions needed to clear titles.
- 4Copy or summarize recorded documents, such as mortgages, trust deeds, and contracts, that affect property titles.
- 5Verify accuracy and completeness of land-related documents accepted for registration, preparing rejection notices when documents are not acceptable.
- 6Prepare lists of all legal instruments applying to a specific piece of land and the buildings on it.
- 7Prepare and issue title commitments and title insurance policies, based on information compiled from title searches.
- 8Read search requests to ascertain types of title evidence required and to obtain descriptions of properties and names of involved parties.
- 9Obtain maps or drawings delineating properties from company title plants, county surveyors, or assessors' offices.
- 10Confer with realtors, lending institution personnel, buyers, sellers, contractors, surveyors, and courthouse personnel to exchange title-related information or to resolve problems.
- 11Enter into record-keeping systems appropriate data needed to create new title records or to update existing ones.
- 12Direct activities of workers who search records and examine titles, assigning, scheduling, and evaluating work, and providing technical guidance as necessary.
- 13Retrieve and examine real estate closing files for accuracy and to ensure that information included is recorded and executed according to regulations.
- 14Determine whether land-related documents can be registered under the relevant legislation, such as the Land Titles Act.
- 15Assess fees related to registration of property-related documents.
- 16Summarize 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.
Also known as
What this job is called on JobStreet, LinkedIn and in job ads. Search these too.
- Searcher
- Abstractor
- Title Agent
- Title Clerk
- Title Closer
- Land Examiner
- Lien Searcher
- Title Checker
- Title Officer
- Abstract Clerk
How far is this from you?
Roughly how much preparation this job usually takes. In Malaysia your UPU route and the programme's syarat still decide entry, so treat this as a guide, not a gate.
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Entry straight after SPM
Typical entry
SPM + sijil / short TVET course
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Diploma / TVET (sijil–diploma)
4
Degree (ijazah sarjana muda)
5
Postgrad (sarjana / PhD) or professional route
Subjects that matter here
The SPM subjects worth your effort for this career, with the reason for each.
What you'd need to know
The subject areas this job leans on most, and the SPM subjects that build them.
- English Language72%
English
- Law and Government71%
History (Sejarah)
- Administrative63%
Business
- Customer and Personal Service62%
- Computers and Electronics60%
Computer Science / ICTElectrical & Electronic Eng. Studies
- Mathematics52%
Additional MathematicsMathematics
Tools you'd use
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What the work feels like
Day-to-day working conditions, so you can tell whether the job suits how you like to work.
- Face-to-face discussionsEvery day
- Contact with other peopleConstant contact
- Dealing with customers or the publicVery high
- Leading or coordinating othersHigh
- Indoors, air-conditionedEvery day
- Outdoors, in all weatherAlmost never
- Noisy environmentAlmost never
- Time spent sittingAlmost all the time
AI and demand for this job
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Pay in Malaysia
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Where to check:
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- DOSM Salaries & Wages Survey
- SSPA scheme tables, if you're aiming for a government post
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About this information
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O*NET occupation: Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
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