Escrow & Title
Wisconsin's 'grantor-grantee' index at the Register of Deeds is used to:
ATrack property tax payments
BSearch for recorded documents by the names of the parties involved in a conveyance✓ Correct
CSet property values for tax purposes
DRegister new businesses
Explanation
The grantor-grantee index allows title searchers to find recorded documents by looking up the names of grantors (sellers) and grantees (buyers) in chronological order.
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