Our office will be closed on Thursday June 25th in celebration of Carol Stevenson's life.

We are open by appointment only.  During this time our lobby is closed.  Please call 715-845-4646 as we are still here to serve you.  Thank you for your cooperation. Please click Read More for our Updated Response Plan 3-25-2020.

Runkel Abstract & Title family of companies continues to conduct business in a highly responsible and socially conscious manner.  We are actively and regularly monitoring the situation and taking direction from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and other local health organizations.

In order to talk cyber, the world has had to create a new vernacular to describe new electronic documents and processes, especially those surrounding a real estate transaction, which has historically been paper intensive. Below are definitions to guide our readers through the 2020 articles about all things "e".

Be wary of wire fraud when buying a home.  While homeownership rates have been rising in many markets and among many segments of Americans, so has a sophisticated type of wire fraud that takes direct aim at customers.

The Runkel Abstract & Title family of companies serves many communities.

Determining how to take title to your property is a major decision.  Sole Ownership, Tenancy by the Entirety, Corporation, Trust, Community Property, Tenancy in Common, Life Estate, or Joint Tenancy with Right of Survivorship are different ways to hold title.

Many informative articles are in the Newsletters by clicking the red Newsletter button.

New Mortgage reports are available by clicking the red Mortgage Reports button.

Market Madness

Looking to buy a house?  Get ready to fork over extra dough, or wait

For potential home buyers in central Wisconsin, the last few years haven't been easy.  And 2019 isn't looking to be much different. It's still clearly a sellers market, around Wausau and beyond.