What are the responsibilities and job description for the Escrow Assistant position at HomeLight?
Who We Are
We’re building the future of real estate — today.
HomeLight is the essential technology platform used by hundreds of thousands of homebuyers and sellers to partner with top real estate agents and loan officers to win at any step of the real estate journey, whether that’s finding a top agent, securing a competitive mortgage, or ensuring an on-time, easy close.
HomeLight facilitates billions of dollars of real estate on its platform every year. Our vision is a world where every real estate transaction is simple, certain, and satisfying for all. Our team breaks barriers every day while staying committed to HomeLight's goals and core values, which is a crucial element to our shared success.
What You’ll do Here
You’re the glue that holds real estate transactions together and makes them happen. Supporting the Escrow Officers 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.
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.
- Support the HomeLight Escrow Team in a fast-paced, high-volume purchase escrow operation.
- Reviewing the real estate purchase contract, making sure it is complete and requesting any missing information.
- Reviewing completed title commitments and eliminating any title problems prior to closing. If a lien is identified order the payoff and verify it is correct. Take the necessary actions to cure the lien.
- Maintain communication with the pre-closers, disbursers, and post-closing teams.
What You Bring
- Two years of escrow assistant/escrow processing experience is required
- Knowledge of the closing process, closing disclosure, title commitment, etc
- Lien/Judgment clearing experience is a plus
- Qualia knowledge is a plus
- Proficiency with Google Suite a plus
- Ability to work within multiple computer applications for data entry and file management
- A High School diploma or equivalent is required
- Medical (Aetna or Kaiser), Dental & Vision (Guardian)
- Long-Term Disability & Short-Term Disability,
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Accident Plan, and Employee Critical Illness (Guardian)
- 401k (Guideline), Life Insurance (Guardian) & Pet Insurance (Nationwide)
- Commuter benefits are offered in certain locations
- PTO, including Volunteer Days to give back to your community
- Annual Anniversary Perks, including professional development and sabbaticals!
- HomeLight Services to help you with buying and selling your home
Let’s chat!
HomeLight is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce, providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We will provide accommodations during the recruitment process upon request and any accommodation will be addressed confidentially.
