SUSTAINING MEMBER PROFILE
Officially, Hollerbach & Associates, a title
research and abstracting company, was founded late in 1985. As life happens, the company was really
born when my dad and I first discussed the idea over beers in April that same year, at Fiesta, San
Antonio’s biggest annual, week-long celebration. We were partying at Night in Old San Antonio,
affectionately known as NIOSA, in our historic La Villita downtown! I still mark the occasion with
an annual party at NIOSA on the event’s opening night.
From there, Hollerbach & Associates caught on and grew like crazy.
I’m proud to say that my staff is extremely loyal. One employee has been with us since our
early days. Our headquarters are still in San Antonio and our team is supported by research centers
in Houston and Dallas and a large network of independent title associates throughout Texas, the
Southwest and Mexico. So we have reason to be all excited about our 20th
anniversary this year.
We also feel very close to our clients. I think that’s
why we’ve been able to build solid relationships with them. We serve a broad spectrum of related
professions, including law firms, financial institutions, real estate companies and government
agencies.
Another key element in this relationship is that we do our job. Our researchers are very
meticulous in examining their data for completeness and accuracy. We blanket the state, and our
turn-around time is second to none. We also have a fee structure that adapts well to our diverse
clientele.
To meet some of clients’ more intricate requirements, we’ve made a huge investment in
highly sophisticated technology. It, together with our vendor management system, allows us to
connect with most loan origination systems and provide for on-line ordering, tracking and delivery
of finished products. We’ve also integrated our own SearchLight™ program with other electronic partner networks.
This gives our clients access to any number of real estate-related services so they can save time
and be more efficient.
Offering bundled services is a big thing in our industry, and we’re definitely a player in
this arena. We can include flood zone determinations, property tax certificates, real estate
appraisal products, and document recording and retrieval services. But we don’t stop there. We go
further and give our clients any additional information that could help them make important
decisions.
There’s a lot that goes into what we do and things change constantly. We make sure we stay
on top of it. Every one of us participates in on-going training and continuing education that
address relevant legal and real estate issues, as well as technological advances. We also help keep
our clients current on our business as it relates to their professional interests. To achieve this,
we provide specialized training.
I think I can sum up our company best when I use my favorite saying: We know Texas better.
And that’s the truth!
Jim Hollerbach is a San Antonio native and attended San
Antonio College and Fayetteville State University. He also served in the Army as a paratrooper with
the 82nd Airborne Division. Jim learned abstracting techniques before graduating from high school,
working as a Landman for oil and gas exploration. Later
he began a career by filling a niche and providing fast, accurate and cost effective title services
to lenders and law firms. Jim is active in the community, particularly with Boysville - a Texas
Children’s Home, the Optimist Club and the YMCA Camp Flaming Arrow in Hunt, Texas. He’s married
and has a daughter who is currently in high school. Hollerbach and Associates is a Sustaining Member of the Legal Assistants
Division.
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