wisconsin transfer fee: State of Wisconsin proposal to RIP OFF property owners - 03/20/07 02:12 AM
This morning I will be voicing my concerns to the state legislature's JOINT COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. The subject? The proposed fleecing of wisconsin homeowners by DOUBLING the transfer tax from $3.00 per thousand to $6.00 per thousand.
Lets look at the merits of this request...
#1 The state has in recent years COMPLETELY AUTOMATED the process for transferring property from one owner to another LOWERING the cost to process transfers (the supposed reason for the fee in the first place) If anything, we should be looking at LOWERING the transfer tax accordingly.
#2 The appreciation rate of properties is at about 2-3 times the … (9 comments)