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Source-verified property intelligence

Title, tax, and municipal lien research — delivered closing-ready.

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  • Source verified
  • Six Sigma standard
  • Fast turnaround
  • Closing-ready

The practice

A business processing company delivering title, tax, and municipal lien research to the title and mortgage industry — with a firm assurance of accuracy and timeliness.

  • Trusted by title professionals
  • Serving nationwide
  • Thousands of reports delivered
  • Dedicated research specialists
  • Fast response times

Our core services

Three service lines, one standard

Every report is researched from the record and verified before it reaches your file — so your team can close without surprises.

  1. 01

    Title Search Solutions

    Ownership, deed, mortgage, and lien research — from current-owner checks to full chain-of-title abstracts.

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  2. 02

    Property Tax Solutions

    Tax search reports and pre-closing certificates that surface delinquencies and payoff amounts before they derail a deal.

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  3. 03

    Municipal Lien Solutions

    Unrecorded liens, code violations, and permit checks — the off-record exposures that standard title searches miss.

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A practice built on the public record

Every search begins at the source — county, municipality, tax office — and is verified before it reaches your file.

Why Journal Brokerage

Authentic data, delivered on time

Precision here isn’t an option, it’s the standard — cost-effective, authentic research inside the turnaround you commit to your client.

  1. 01

    Precision

    Every report is checked for exactness before it reaches you. Nothing goes out that hasn't been reconciled against source.

  2. 02

    Authenticity

    Source-verified data you can stand behind — pulled directly from official county, municipal, and state records.

  3. 03

    Accuracy on Schedule

    Reliable deliverables, on the clock, every time. Fast turnaround without trading away the quality your file depends on.

6σ

Quality standard

4h

Typical turnaround

47

States served

100%

Source verified

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How it works

Order to closing-ready in four steps

One intake, one research pass, one verification gate — and a deliverable your closer can act on the moment it lands.

  1. Step 01

    Place the order

    Send the property, scope, and county.

  2. Step 02

    We research

    Specialists pull records directly from official county, municipal, and state sources.

  3. Step 03

    Quality review

    Every report is reconciled against source under our Six Sigma quality standard.

  4. Step 04

    Delivered on time

    A clean, closing-ready report inside the committed turnaround.

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Who we serve

Built for the professionals who close

Title companies, law firms, lenders, settlement and escrow companies, agencies and underwriters — plus the individual professionals who need overflow capacity they can trust.

  • 01Title Companies

    President, Owner, Operations Director, Title Manager

  • 02Law Firms

    Managing Partner, Real Estate Partner, Closing Manager, Title Department Manager, Operations Director

  • 03Mortgage Lenders

    Operations Manager, Mortgage Operations Director, Processing Manager, Closing Manager, VP Mortgage Operations

  • 04Settlement

    Settlement Manager, Closing Manager, Operations Manager, Director of Settlement Services

  • 05Escrow

    Escrow Manager, Escrow Officer Manager, VP Escrow Operations

  • 06Underwriters
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Geographic coverage

Deep in the states you close in

Hands-on experience across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with active expansion into the West and Midwest.

Core coverage

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maryland
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming

Expanding

  • Maine
  • Massachusetts
  • Pennsylvania
  • Southeast10
  • Mid-Atlantic5
  • Northeast5
  • Midwest12
  • Southwest4
  • West11

47Core states3ExpandingNationwide on request

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Sample report

See exactly what lands in your file

  • Plain findings, no interpretation required
  • A verification block on every report
  • Formatted for the closing file as delivered
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Report № JB-40217 · Orange County, FL

Vested owner
Harlan & Reeve, LLC
Deed
Warranty · Bk 8842 / Pg 119
Open mortgage
$412,000 · recorded 2021
Liens / judgments
None of record
Property taxes
Paid through 2025
Municipal liens
None found
Chain of title
30-yr · complete
Status
Closing-ready

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