# Title abstracting software that builds the chain while you search, not after

> Title abstracting is the process of searching public land records and assembling a chronological summary of every recorded instrument affecting a parcel: deeds, mortgages, releases, liens, easements and judgments. There are roughly 67,684 establishments in the wider US title sector, and abstracting is licensed in states such as Nebraska under a dedicated Abstracters Act. Neurobird captures each instrument once, structured, and flags chain breaks as they appear.

- URL: https://neurobird.com/titleabstract/
- Product: Neurobird Title Abstracting Document Automation Platform
- Niche: title abstracting
- Buyer: title abstractors and abstract companies
- Status: in development, open for early access
- Updated: 2026-08-21

## What Neurobird Title Abstracting does

- Capture recorded instruments once, structured, rather than retyping into a template
- Build the chain of title as you go and flag breaks the moment a link is missing
- Keep the search notes and the source images attached to every instrument
- Deliver the abstract in the format the examiner or underwriter expects

## How it works

1. **Capture the instrument** Type or lift the recorded instrument once: type, book and page, date, grantor, grantee, legal description.
2. **Watch the chain build** Each capture slots into the chain. A missing conveyance between 2 owners flags immediately, not at review.
3. **Deliver the abstract** Export in the format your examiner or underwriter expects, with source images attached to every entry.

## From the source material

> An Abstract of Title is a compilation in orderly arrangement of the materials and facts of record affecting the title to real property, issued under a certificate certifying to the matters contained in such compilation.

Source: Nebraska Abstracters Board, licensing, https://abstracters.nebraska.gov/license-and-general-information

## Industry context

- **1 of few** Nebraska is one of a small number of states regulating abstracting under a dedicated statute with a licensing board, one of the clearest examples of the trade being formally regulated. (source: Nebraska Abstracters Board, https://abstracters.nebraska.gov/license-and-general-information)
- **$10,000+** Licensed abstracters typically carry a surety bond of this order and errors coverage, because the abstract is relied on by underwriters. (source: Nebraska Abstracters Board, https://abstracters.nebraska.gov/license-and-general-information)
- **67,684** Approximate establishments across the US title and settlement sector that consume or produce abstract work. (source: US Census County Business Patterns, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp.html)
- **3,143** US counties and equivalents, each recording and indexing land records their own way, so search practice and record format change across county lines. (source: Cornell LII, recording acts, https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/recording_acts)

## Pricing

- Solo abstractor: $75 per user, per month
- Abstract company: $180 per user, per month
- Multi county: $340 per user, per month

## Questions

### What is title abstracting?

Title abstracting is the process of searching public land records and assembling a chronological summary of every recorded instrument affecting a parcel: deeds, mortgages, releases, liens, easements and judgments. The result, the abstract, is what a title examiner reads to form an opinion.

### How is an abstractor different from a title examiner?

The abstractor finds and summarises the records. The examiner reads the abstract and forms the legal opinion about marketability. In some states abstracting is a licensed occupation with its own board and bond requirements.

### Is abstracting a licensed profession?

In some states yes. Nebraska, for example, runs an Abstracters Board under a dedicated Abstracters Act, with licensing, bonding and continuing education. Other states treat it as unregulated commercial work.

### Does this replace the county record system?

No. It reads from whatever the county provides, whether that is an online index, a scanned image or a book and page reference, and turns what you find into a structured chain rather than a retyped document.

## Sources

- [Nebraska Abstracters Board, licensing](https://abstracters.nebraska.gov/license-and-general-information)
- [Nebraska Abstracters Act](https://abstracters.nebraska.gov/sites/default/files/doc/Abstracters%20Act.docx)
- [Cornell LII, recording acts](https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/recording_acts)
- [US Census County Business Patterns](https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp.html)

## Contact

- office@neurobird.com
- https://neurobird.com/