Escrow Officer - Real Estate Closer

Drees Homes•Dallas, TX

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Drees Homes is a family-owned home building company with a passion for making custom homes easy. For over 95 years, we have taken care of our employees and our customers. It's why we rank as the 19th largest privately-owned builder in the country and have a track record of long-tenured employees. We're proud of being named a 2023, 2024 and 2025 U.S. Best Managed Company, a program sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, and we've been officially certified as a Great Place to Work in both 2023, 2024 and 2025. Enrich your career at a company that values integrity, excellence, opportunity, stability and success. Headquartered in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Drees has operations in twelve metropolitan areas: Greater Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio; Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Jacksonville, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Washington, DC. Stability Title, a subsidiary of Drees Homes and First Equity Mortgage, is expanding and seeking candidates for an Escrow Office - Real Estate Closer position in our Dallas, TX office. In this position you will be responsible for various accounting tasks, funding and ledger balance for closing title transactions, assist in preparation of monthly financial statements for Stability Title Agency. You will engage in a learning capacity to assist the branches in producing accurate and timely title commitments and reports.

Requirements

2-3 years related experience with a mortgage, title, escrow or financial company
NPI License for KY, OH, IN or ability to obtain licensing for title policy production
Basic accounting-bookkeeping including Accounts Payable and Receivable and/or escrow closing experience
Strong computer skills including MS Excel
Experience with Softpro or other closing settlement software
Detail oriented with excellent verbal and written communication skills
Goal oriented team player and driven to meet tight deadlines
Ability to work independently and prioritize workload

Responsibilities

Report title revenue and balance files
Coordinate with the team and management on issuance of title insurance products and collection of title insurance premiums
Ensure compliance with state and federal rules, regulations and guidelines
Examine title searches delivering accurate title commitments
Clear underwriting conditions or objections
Issue final owner and lender title insurance policies
Ordering survey certification and receive and review final boundary surveys
Create closing protection letters
Invoicing for title insurance premiums
Track fund and final settlements statements