The M.I.T.E.A. Inc., Est. 2005

   The BEST DIRECT LINE TO FIND Massachusetts Based Title Examiners.  

                                    No “AI” About It !

                        “Know your Title Examiner and Know your Title has been Examined”

Mission Statement: 

                 Celebrating 20 Years !

• To Advance Good Will and a uniform standard of care, statewide, among Independent Title Examiners thru a membership program.

• To Afford Title Examiners a Resource for Informational Bulletins, Educational programs, Networking and Career Advancement.
• To Promote the Understanding, Awareness and Importance of producing the PROPER examination, abstracting and reporting of the Registry of Deeds Land records, thereby ensuring the Integrity and Quality of the title product.

“NO COALITION CAN BE EFFECTIVE WITHOUT THE DEDICATION OF ITS’ MEMBERS, FOR REAL AND LASTING CHANGE.”

MITEA is excited to change up the Education and Networking Format to a Virtual Zoom meeting place for members. Schedule for Zoom Educational Seminars will be posted periodically and Email alerts sent to Members.

Please Review the On Line Application and Benefit pages by Clicking the “Join MITEA” box in the left side column for details. Voting Fee:  $ 125.00  / Non- Voting Membership Fee:  $ 105.00

Note: ONLY VOTING MEMBER NAMES APPEAR ON THE “FIND AN EXAMINER” PAGE.

                   MITEA Members: Review Education Materials in “Members Only Section”.

Next Board of Directors Meeting:  Mon. April 8th, 2025 in Waltham, MA at 6:00 p.m. 

   2025 Upcoming MITEA Vendor Events and Seminars:

1.  REBA Spring Conference:  Monday, May 12, 2025 in Norwood, MA
2.  Zoom Seminar hosted by NELTA:  “A Title Examiner, a Surveyor and an Underwriter All Walk into a Bar … ” to be presented Thursday, May 15, 2025 and open to MITEA members: MITEA Member, Atty. Peter Apter to take the role of the Title Examiners perspective in understanding legal descriptions in Real Estate.
3.   Greater Newburyport Bar Association: 8th Annual CLE by the Sea: Thursday, July 17, 2025 in Salisbury, MA

Recent Past Events:  Nov. 4th 2024: Real Estate Bar Association of Massachusetts (REBA) Exhibitor. Denald E. Doonan Moderator of Breakout Session: Navigating the A.I. Frontier: Best Practices, Ethical Concerns & Pitfalls, Presented by Adam G. Gutbezahl, Esq. and Kathleen M. Heyer, Esq.

Sept. 15th – 17th 2024: New England Land Title Association (NELTA) Exhibitor.

March 20, 2024:  MITEA President, Denald Doonan and Atty. Jordana Roubicek Greenman will present a Zoom Webinar entitled “ Good Catch:  Hooking the Elusive Title Flaw before it becomes a Mayday Call”. The webinar is co-sponsored by the Title Insurance and National Affairs Section and the Paralegal Section of REBA. (The Real Estate Bar Association of Massachusetts) The Webinar is FREE to all REBA and MITEA Members.

2025 and 2024:  Registry of Deeds NEWS UPDATES:

2025:  May 20, 2025 ALERT: Suffolk County ROD On Line data base technical difficulties reported by multiple sources: Entries for May 19th and 20th, for both Recorded and Registerd Land, were not displayed. Review search results within this timeline with extreme caution . 

1.  The Southern Bristol County Registry of Deeds has implemented a new record search system. The system is a 3rd party fulfillment site. Examiner’s are strongly advised to use caution.
2.   2025 revised Mass. Deed Indexing Standards now available in the Members’ Area under Helpful Links.
3.   For a list of Registered Land documents accepted for e-filing by the Middlesex South ROD see the Members’ Area under VIP Tips.

2024: The Essex South Registry of Deeds officially moved to 100 Cummings Center, Ste. 206-C, Beverly, MA 01915. The NEW phone number is 978-542-1700.  Note: Recorded Land record Books are no longer available to inspect. Grantor / Grantee Indices, Atlas’s, Old Assessors Maps remain on site. Not all Plans are on site. Registered Land Certificate Books are available for on site inspection. The location of the satellite Office in Salem is located at 35 Congress St., Ste. 2100a, Salem, MA 01970.

Books and documents not on site are stored in the State Archives in Boston. Call the ESROD in advance for further details if off  site records are needed

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                              **** ” THE TITLE EXAMINATION EDUCATION COLLABORATION ” ****

PROGRAM SCHEDULE:

The MITEA Educational Program Series is designed to provide Up To Date Title Information to MITEA members, Title Agents and the Examiners that work for Title Agents. The GOAL is to improve the Title product delivered to Title Agents and Insured by Title Insurance Companies.

Collaboration participants are comprised of Title Insurance Company representatives who are willing to participate in Educational Seminars hosted by MITEA across the State.

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~ Many Thanks to all the Attorneys and Attendees who visited with MITEA at the REBA Conference on Nov. 4, 2024. Your encouragement and support for MITEA is priceless to us !

     ~ MITEA looks forward to building upon our Title Industry relationships in 2025!

MITEA Disclaimer: The information provided on this web site is for informational purposes only. Assessing this information is the responsibility of the user.