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Friday, 13 September 2024
Planned Richmond Real Estate Database and Appraisal Software System upgrade nearing completion
Residents and
contractors asked to submit transfers, creations of new parcels (divided lots,
new subdivisions), etc. before November 8, 2024
(Richmond, Virginia U.S.A. 9.13.2024) – The Richmond City
Council Office of Assessor of Real Estate is nearing completion of its planned
upgrade and replacement of the Richmond Real Estate Database and Appraisal
System software system to further enhance and increase efficiency.
The upgrade is scheduled to go live at the
end of this calendar year (2024) and will include a switchover period beginning
November 8, and ending December 22, 2024. To minimize service impact, the
switchover period has been scheduled during the city billing timeframe when
updates to the Richmond Real Estate Parcel Mapper component of the database are
typically paused.
In anticipation,
Richmond residents, contractors, etc. are asked and reminded to please submit, before
November 8, 2024, any planned, known, anticipated, etc. Richmond Real
Estate parcel related:
· - changes
· - updates
· - transfers
· -
improvements
· - permits
· -creations of new parcels (divided lots, new
subdivisions, etc.),
· -renovations
· -upgrades
· -water and gas accounts
· -etc.
No Richmond Real
Estate transfers, improvements, or new parcels will be created beginning
November 8, 2024, and ending December 22, 2024.
Inputs and updates the Richmond Real Estate
Database and Appraisal System, including those during the switchover period,
are scheduled to be live by January 15, 2025.
The Richmond Office
of Assessor of Real Estate thanks everyone for their kindness, understanding,
time, space, and grace as it works diligently to improve processes.
Background
The Richmond Real Estate Database and Appraisal System is
the official source of ownership of Richmond Real Estate parcels and the
appraisal process in providing continuity, consistency, transparency, and trust
on behalf of Richmond residents.
The Richmond
Real Estate Database and Appraisal System includes only real estate parcels
located within the city boundaries of Richmond, Virginia. Richmond Real Estate does
not include real estate located in surrounding towns, cities, or counties.
All Richmond
real estate owners are invited and encouraged to review their property’s
current assessed value, at: https://apps.richmondgov.com/applications/propertysearch/
Richmond City Council Office of Assessor of Real Estate
·
The Richmond City Council Office of Assessor
of Real Estate oversees the
-
annual reassessment of
Richmond real estate,
-
real estate tax exemption
process, and
-
management and maintenance
of the Richmond Real Estate Database.
·
Each year, the Richmond Office of Assessor of
Real Estate follows state law and, using defined national standards, carefully
and equitably assesses/ reassesses (evaluates and calculates) the market value
of real estate in Richmond.
CONTACT For information regarding Richmond Real Estate Database and Appraisal Software System upgrade estate assessments, please
contact: Richmond Office
of Assessor of Real Estate, at 804.646.7500 (tel); or asktheassessor@rva.gov (email)
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Richmond
City Council - Richmond City Hall - 900 East Broad Street, Suite 300 -
Richmond, Virginia 23219 U.S.A. - rva.gov/richmond-city-council (web)
