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Dunn County staff warn of growing property-deed fraud as state updates transfer-return system
Summary
County register of deeds and survey staff told the Planning, Resources and Development Committee that updated state transfer-return software creates operational changes but no local fee increase, and they warned of rising property‑deed fraud and limited remedies once fraudulent deeds are recorded.
Heather, Dunn County’s register of deeds, told the committee that the Wisconsin Department of Revenue updated the real estate transfer-return system in January and that the change requires counties to connect conveyance recording with the transfer-return process. Heather said the system update is primarily technical and does not increase local transfer fees: “There there isn't a fee increase with that transfer fee change,” she said.
Tom in the county survey division told the committee that land‑record professionals at a recent conference highlighted a rise in…
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