Title closer vs title curator

The differences between title closers and title curators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a title curator has an average salary of $52,215, which is higher than the $49,428 average annual salary of a title closer.

The top three skills for a title closer include escrow, notary and real estate closings. The most important skills for a title curator are address inquiries, HOA, and real estate.

Title closer vs title curator overview

	Title Closer	Title Curator
Yearly salary	$49,428	$52,215
Hourly rate	$23.76	$25.10
Growth rate	4%	-
Number of jobs	3,992	1,252
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Title closer vs title curator salary

Title closers and title curators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Title Closer	Title Curator
Average salary	$49,428	$52,215
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $68,000	Between $26,000 And $101,000
Highest paying City	Cincinnati, OH	-
Highest paying state	Hawaii	-
Best paying company	Cambria	-
Best paying industry	Professional	-

Differences between title closer and title curator education

There are a few differences between a title closer and a title curator in terms of educational background:

	Title Closer	Title Curator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Title closer vs title curator demographics

Here are the differences between title closers' and title curators' demographics:

	Title Closer	Title Curator
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 22.1% Female, 77.9%	Male, 32.5% Female, 67.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.1% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian, 7.2% White, 73.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 4.1% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian, 7.2% White, 73.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between title closer and title curator duties and responsibilities

Title closer example responsibilities.

Manage the ordering of homeowner's association estoppel letters for payoffs; as well as surveys and clear lien searches.
Work with clients and lenders to clear title defects
Obtain clearance and approval from lenders.
Submit requests for additional information regarding each transaction (HOA, payoffs, etc . )
Order mortgage-payoffs, HOA, surveys, and final utility bills for the purchased properties.
Establish effective systems for preparing HUD-1 statements, closing statements and typing legal documents, contracts, deeds and affidavits.

Title curator example responsibilities.

Review documentation from abstractors and communicate extensively with servicers and foreclosure attorneys to insure marketable title.
Coordinate and organize title documents for REO sale.
Obtain mortgage, judgment and HOA payoffs and collect tax information to ensure clear title.
Review documents necessary for completion of transactions including lease agreements, corporate documents, trust documents and probate documents.
Type and submit title commitment in SoftPro.
Work in Softpro to prepare settlement statement for closing/approval.

Title closer vs title curator skills

Common title closer skills

Escrow, 19%
Notary, 13%
Real Estate Closings, 12%
Loan Payoffs, 12%
Review Title, 7%
Estoppel, 5%

Common title curator skills

Address Inquiries, 24%
HOA, 22%
Real Estate, 21%
Foreclosure, 11%
Title Commitments, 4%
Marketable Title, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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