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Property Tax Services for Title Agents

A Single-Source Solution for Certification and Property Tax Searches

Professional Real Estate Tax Services, or PRETS, provides a centralized property tax services solution nationwide. Designed to support Stewart teams and independent title agents, PRETS helps simplify the process of ordering, auditing and delivering property tax data.

By coordinating vendor research, data verification, audit review and delivery, PRETS gives agents a reliable resource for property tax certificate support while helping minimize the risk of post-closing claims.

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Reduce Risk With Reliable Property Tax Services

Providing property tax information can carry significant liability, particularly in regions where tax data and certifications require careful review. PRETS helps agents reduce that risk by supporting a more consistent, centralized process for reviewing property tax information before closing.

With PRETS, title agents can benefit from:

  • A single-source order solution for real property tax services
  • Nationwide operations support
  • Reduced manual research and data-entry burden
  • Additional review for potential tax issues or data conflicts
  • Staff redundancy to support production needs
  • Error reduction through a consistent process
  • Lower risk of post-closing claims related to property tax information

What PRETS Does

PRETS supports the property tax data collection process from order intake through delivery. Our team works to verify property information, audit tax data and deliver completed tax certificates and Property Tax Searches to clients..

PRETS services include:

  • Verifying legal descriptions, parcel ID numbers, GEO ID numbers and related property details
  • Entering property details and retrieving tax data as applicable
  • Monitoring delivery times, contractual due dates and service-level agreements
  • Consolidating tax data into a property tax certificate or a property search
  • Delivering completed property tax products to clients
  • Managing account billing and reconciliation

Tax Data Audit Parameters

PRETS reviews property tax data for potential issues that may affect a transaction. Audit parameters may include, but are not limited to:

  • Past due property taxes
  • Active property tax suits, including outreach to the tax authority’s attorney when needed
  • Current property tax assessments, including contact with local taxing authorities regarding property-specific issues
  • Property use change rollbacks, including rollback estimates when applicable
  • Potential data conflicts that need to be resolved before data delivery

Ready to Learn More?

To learn more about PRETS property tax services and the enrollment process, independent agents can complete the form on this page. A member of the PRETS property team will contact you to discuss next steps, including any required agreements.

Once enrolled, completed property tax certificates and property tax searches are delivered by email.

Internal Stewart users should continue using the Resware workflows already in place.

Request Information

Complete this form to request enrollment in PRETS property tax certificate services.