Candice Shorter

Licensed Escrow Officer with 4 years of experience supporting and closing complex commercial and residential real estate transactions. Skilled in both front-end processing and postclosing duties. Consistently recognized for accuracy and efficiency in contract review. I am known for multitasking, strong organizational skills and a solution-driven approach, and a strong work ethic. Eager to expand expertise in residential and commercial escrow and pursue leadership opportunities.

Senior Commercial Escrow Assistant - Stewart Title

(2025-11)

• Support Commercial Escrow Officers throughout complex real estate transactions, ensuring accuracy and timely processing of escrow files.
• Perform verbal verification of wiring instructions in accordance with company policies and fraud-prevention procedures.
• Provide exceptional customer service to clients, lenders, attorneys, and real estate professionals via phone and email.
• Coordinate communication between all parties involved in transactions to facilitate smooth and efficient closings.
• Review and maintain escrow documentation, ensuring compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements.
• Assist with transaction processing, file management, and issue resolution to support successful escrow closings.

Closing Advisor - Title Forward

(2024-11 - 2025-08)

• Communicate timely, professionally, and courteously with our sellers, buyers, and lenders.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of lenders.
• Identify and understand curative issues that require attention/resolution and directly communicate with parties to resolve as needed.
• Prepare final closing package, including final settlement statements, revised CD's, seller proceeds preferences, affidavits and more.
• Preform pre-close quality review of all title and escrow documents.
• Review lender documents for accuracy.
• Review and understand lender instructions in their entirety.
• Complete closing in a timely and high-quality manner
• Perform post-close file reviews for accuracy and payoffs, vesting, and lender documents for disbursement of funds.

Escrow Officer - Hudly Title

(2024-06 - 2024-11)

• Establish and maintain working relationships with lenders and investors.
• Provide title commitment to all parties and identify curative issues that require attention to close in a timely manner.
• Balance Closing Disclosure
• Ensure all invoices are obtained and funds collected prior to closing.
• Ensure that closing documents are delivered to the notary for signing.
• Verify signing details and accuracy of signed loan documents.
• Perform post-close file reviews for accuracy and payoffs, vesting, and lender documents for disbursement of funds.

Junior Commercial Escrow Officer - Independence Title

(2021-11 - 2024-05)

• Effectively assisted in the preparation and closing of complex commercial real estate transactions
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with borrowers, sellers, and lenders.
• Identify curative issues that require attention and directly communicate with all parties on how to resolve the items needed to close timely.
• Balance Closing Disclosures
• Preform pre-close quality review of all title and escrow documents.
• Communicate with title officers/underwriter to provide Pro-Formas to lender.
• Prepare files for final policy generation, recording and settlement statements.
• Adhere to established quality and compliance standards.
• Perform post-close file reviews for accuracy and payoffs, vesting, and lender documents for disbursement of funds.