The Advisory Title Officer serves as a senior subject‑matter expert responsible for examining, evaluating, and resolving complex title issues for residential and commercial real estate transactions in California. This role provides authoritative guidance to internal teams, escrow officers, underwriters, and external clients, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and risk mitigation throughout the title process.

Key Responsibilities

Title Examination — Review, analyze, and interpret public records, title reports, legal descriptions, maps, liens, encumbrances, and chain of title for accuracy and insurability. Risk Assessment — Identify potential title defects, assess underwriting risk, and recommend appropriate requirements, exceptions, or endorsements. Issue Resolution — Resolve complex curative matters including probate, trust transfers, entity documentation, easements, boundary disputes, and vesting discrepancies. Underwriting Support — Collaborate with title underwriters to obtain approvals for non‑standard coverage, high‑liability transactions, or unique property scenarios. Client Advisory — Provide expert guidance to escrow officers, attorneys, lenders, brokers, and customers regarding title requirements, exceptions, and closing impacts. Quality Control — Ensure accuracy and compliance with California state regulations, company guidelines, and underwriting standards. Documentation & Reporting — Prepare clear, concise title commitments, amendments, and explanatory notes for internal and external stakeholders. Training & Mentorship — Support junior examiners and escrow staff through coaching, technical training, and review of complex files. CornerStone 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. (NYSE: HOUS) is moving real estate to what's next. 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® , we fulfill our purpose to empower everyone's next move through our leading integrated services, which include franchise, brokerage, relocation, and title and settlement businesses, as well as mortgage and title insurance underwriter minority owned joint ventures. Anywhere supports nearly 1 million home sale transactions annually and our portfolio of industry-leading brands turns houses into homes in more than 118 countries and territories across the world. At Anywhere, we are empowering everyone’s next move – your career included. What differentiates us is our scale, expertise, network, and unique business model that positions us as a trusted advisor throughout every stage of the real estate transaction. 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 our people-first culture, which thrives on empowerment, innovation, and cross-company collaboration as we keep moving the world forward, together. Read more about our company culture and values in our annual Impact Report. We are proud of our award-winning culture and are consistently recognized as an employer of choice by various organizations including: Great Place to Work Forbes World's Best Employers Newsweek World's Most Trustworthy Companies Ethisphere World's Most Ethical Companies