Recorder reports uptick in home sales, launches free land-notification alerts to guard against fraud
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The county recorder reported higher third-quarter home sales and prices and introduced a free TriMin land-notification service that sends email/text alerts when documents are recorded in a property owner—s name.
Winona County—s recorder provided a detailed third-quarter real-estate update on Nov. 4 and announced the county has enabled a land-notification service to warn property owners about newly recorded documents.
The recorder reported 162 home sales in July–September, an 11% increase from the prior quarter, and cited a September average sale price near $318,000. He reviewed high-end and rural acreage sales and said that across analyzed parcels the county recorded 21,952 acres sold totaling $157,355,595 during the selected multi-year window.
The recorder also described an upgraded TriMin land-notification tool that is free to Winona County residents and will alert owners by email or text when documents in their name or business name are recorded in the county office. The service is intended to help property owners detect mortgage and real-estate fraud; the recorder said the Winona County office already performs multiple internal checks on incoming documents and will provide sheriff contact information for suspected fraud.
Board members asked for copies of the underlying spreadsheets and suggested staff email or distribute the backup data for commissioner review. The recorder said staff can provide a hard copy or an emailed spreadsheet to interested commissioners and the public.
