Black Hills Title

09/18/2026

🔒 Your Money. Our Responsibility.

Real estate fraud continues to be a serious concern. The FBI’s 2025 Internet Crime Report recorded 12,368 complaints classified as Real Estate fraud.

One type of fraud that can impact real estate transactions is mortgage payoff fraud.

What is mortgage payoff fraud?

Criminals may impersonate a lender or alter payoff instructions, causing funds intended to pay off a seller’s existing mortgage to be redirected to a fraudulent account.

At Black Hills Title, protecting our customers’ funds is a responsibility we take seriously.

🔒 Our team utilizes Closinglock's Payoff Verification Tool to help verify payoff instructions before funds are sent.

This technology is part of our commitment to helping prevent fraud and protecting our customers’ hard-earned money. Your closing is more than a transaction. It’s a responsibility we take seriously.

📖 Read the FBI’s 2025 Internet Crime Report:https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf

09/15/2026

Celebrating 12 years with our Spearfish office!! 🎉 Congratulations and thank you for all you do!

09/14/2026

Seller impersonation fraud is a serious threat to real estate transactions, and at Black Hills Title, we take proactive steps to help protect our clients.

🔹 Seller mail-away transactions require a vetted notary arranged by Black Hills Title.
🔹 Our office utilizes ClosingLock’s ID verification and fraud protection platform as an additional layer of security.

These safeguards are part of our commitment to protecting property owners and combating fraud.

📖 Read the ALTA Critical Issues Study on Seller Impersonation Fraud to learn more about this growing concern. Click Here:
https://www.alta.org/business-operations/research-initiatives-and-resources/critical-issue-studies/seller-impersonation-fraud-study

09/11/2026

Today, we honor the courage, sacrifice, and selflessness of those who gave so much on September 11, 2001.

We remember those we lost, those who served, and the countless lives forever changed. We will never forget. 🇺🇸

09/08/2026

Experience matters. Service matters. And having a title company you can count on matters.

At Black Hills Title, we bring decades of experience, industry knowledge, and a commitment to exceptional service to every transaction. We’re proud to invest in our local real estate professionals and provide the knowledge and resources that help you serve your clients with confidence.

Looking forward to seeing you at our upcoming CE class! 📚

Join us in Custer on Thursday, October 8th from 12–3 PM for Title 101, presented by Lauren Beyersdorf with Black Hills Title.

Whether you’re newer to the business or have been doing this for years, this is a great opportunity to sharpen your knowledge of title insurance, title commitments, the closing process, and protecting transactions from fraud, all while earning 3 hours of required CE!

Come learn, refresh your skills, and walk away better prepared to answer your clients’ questions. We’d love to see a great turnout in Custer!

09/07/2026

09/03/2026

Celebrating 2 years with our Sturgis office!! 🎉 Congratulations and thank you for all you do!

08/31/2026

A little behind the scenes of last week's title insurance presentation 🏡🔍 Thanks to the team at Pioneer Bank & Trust for having Lauren in to talk all things title!

08/28/2026

Proof that you never know who is going to photo bomb your picture at a Realtor event. 😂

A fun night at the 2026 Realtor Awards & RPAC Trivia Fundraiser—and a big congratulations to all of the award winners! 🏆

Marty Wilcox, President of South Dakota Realtors, clearly understood the assignment. 📸