Escrow Assistant

Escrow Assistant

Upward Title and Closing is seeking escrow talent to help establish our footprint in the greater Denver real estate market. Supporting the closing representative and working with agents, buyers, sellers, lawyers, lenders, surveyors and others, you collect, organize and process all the necessary documentation to ensure the closing gets completed on time and with a minimum of stress. Details matter. You make sure documents are filed and checks are written after closing. When something isn't right - paperwork is incomplete, or a detail is wrong - you know how to fix it. Agents and their clients appreciate your friendliness and expertise. People depend on you to deliver. And you do.

The ideal candidate for this role must be comfortable using an all-digital approach utilizing virtual closing programs while still delivering best in class customer service to agents and homebuyers.

Who you are:

• Patience personified, able to handle the pressing needs of agents, buyers and sellers in a calm, friendly and empathetic way that gives them confidence and puts them at ease.

• Organization guru, paying attention to and tracking each and every detail, and knowing how to assemble all the puzzle pieces into a single, complete, error-free and understandable package.

• Devoted to detail, discovering missing, incorrect or incomplete items, bringing them to the attention of agents, buyers and sellers, and pursuing solutions with dogged determination.

• Multi-tasker, being able to work in a fast-paced environment, processing a large number of contracts simultaneously under deadline pressure.

• Strong communicator, with good written and verbal skills; your ability to read people and understand their personality enables you to deliver both good and bad news in a sensitive way.

• Professional demeanor, creating a positive image for the company through your appearance, performance and relationship with colleagues and customers.

Your responsibilities:

• Reliable supporter: Providing outstanding assistance to the closing representative, so that sales go smoothly, and we retain their business through white glove service.

• Document processor: Preparing loan documents for signing, including vesting amendments when applicable, present loan documents and other records for signing and returning loan documents to lender after signing and following up on funding conditions.

• Insightful advisor: Reviewing the real estate purchase contract, making sure it is complete and requesting any missing information; performing a preliminary audit and determining or obtaining any necessary items to clear a title; preparing estimated closing statements for officer to review.

• Deal finisher: Maintaining the files, recording the appropriate documentation, and sending checks once the closing is complete and transmit documents to the lender.

• Relationship and business builder: Establishing and maintaining relationships with industry players that encourage them to choose us their first choice for escrow processing.

Qualifications

What we want you to have

• Experience: One to four years of escrow processing experience (based on the team this position will support).

• Computer skills: Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.

• Communications skills: Strong written and verbal skills to clearly 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:

• Real estate industry experience in the areas of title, escrow, real estate or property management.

• Knowledge of front- and back-end processing procedures.

Upward Title and Closing is a full-service title and settlement company providing real estate brokers the opportunity to grow their business - delivering a transparent, stress-free closing experience to agents and clients alike. Every time.

Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (~~~/)  (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 (~~~/) , Century 21® (~~~/) , Coldwell Banker® (~~~/) , Coldwell Banker Commercial® (~~~/) , Corcoran® (~~~/) , ERA® (~~~/) , and Sotheby's International Realty® (~~~)

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.

At Anywhere Real Estate, diversity fuels success - for our company, for our employees, and for our industry. We strive to be a top destination for diverse talent, committed to creating a culture of belonging that empowers everyone's next move. We pursue talent - strategic thinkers who are eager to always find a better way, relentlessly focus on talent, obsess about growth, and achieve exceptional results. We value diversity - respecting backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and beliefs. We develop our diverse talent base - through increasing representation in executive key leadership roles with actions including mentorship programs and partnerships with real estate associations that promote diversity and inclusion. Read more about our company's diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in our annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report (~~~) .

You'll find our commitment to diversity reflected in our achievements:

• Recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies since 2011.

• Anywhere has also been designated a Great Place to Work since 2019.

• Recognized by Fortune as one of America's Most Innovative Companies.

• Honored by Forbes as one of the World's Best Employers for Diversity and Top Female Friendly Companies.

With a diverse employee population, we know we will succeed together and move real estate to what's next. We hope you'll join us.