Wise County Commissioner of the Revenue
Wise County Courthouse 206 E. Main St. Rms. 224 & 226 PO Box 1278 Wise VA  24293	Email (276) 328-3556 Fax (276) 328-6937 Mon - Fri 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

From The Commissioner's Desk

DOUGLAS MULLINS, JR

WISE COUNTY

COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE

PO BOX 1278      WISE, VIRGINIA   24293      276/328-3556

IMMEDIATE RELEASE                           CONTACT: Douglas Mullins, Jr.
January 21, 2011                                                                    (276) 328-3556

Wise Commissioner of the Revenue Announces Assessment Team Accomplishments

Wise, VA---Wise County Commissioner of the Revenue Doug Mullins, Jr. announced today that all members of the county’s real property Assessment Team have completed an appraiser education program certified by the Virginia Real Estate Appraiser Board.

The real estate curriculum offered by Allied Real Estate School is composed of 150 course hours of instruction which includes: Real Estate Appraisal Course (Principles, Procedures and Report Writing and Case Studies), Residential Appraisal Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use Course, Residential Appraisal Sales Comparison and Income Approaches Course, Residential Appraisal Site Valuation and Cost Approach Course, and the National USPAP (Uniform Standard of Professional Appraisal Practices) Course.

Chief Assessor John Mullins, Assessor Greg Bolling, Assessor Brandon White and Assessor Kirt Dale are now eligible to complete the exam required to become licensed Virginia real estate appraisers in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

“To my knowledge, there is no other Commissioner of the Revenue Office in the Commonwealth with all of its assessors credentialed to become licensed appraisers,” stated Commissioner Doug Mullins. “Wise County continues to position itself as a state leader in the field of property assessment.”

The county Assessment Team has over 25 years of combined property valuation training and experience. The Allied appraiser curriculum is labor intensive and has taken approximately 24 months for each assessor to complete. The certification program focuses on various valuation methodologies that are utilized in both the private and public sectors.

The county property assessment team has undergone extensive valuation training since 2003. “Our Assessment Team achieved a 95% local value ratio in its first general reassessment effort in 2009. The state mandate to all localities is to derive 100% fair market value of all real estate. "Our mission is to provide the citizens of Wise County with the most knowledgeable and professional property assessments possible’” said Mullins.

In addition to completing the Allied School curriculum, all Assessment Team members have active VAAO (Virginia Association of Assessing Officers) membership, and two of four are current Master Deputy Commissioners in the Virginia Commissioner of the Revenue Association.  

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