The Agency for Geodesy, Cartography, and Cadastre presented preliminary results from the public consultation process on the mass appraisal and revaluation of real estate. The initiative allowed citizens to review and challenge the new cadastral values before they officially take effect, which is scheduled for 2027.
The public consultation process took place from January 26 to July 31. A total of 7,429 appeals were filed regarding 6.5 million properties assessed at the national level.
High Level of Engagement
Citizens demonstrated a high level of engagement in the process. More than 435,000 submissions were registered on a special government platform, 20% of which came from citizens living abroad.
The vast majority of appeals (74%) were submitted online; the rest were submitted via email or in person at regional cadastral offices.
“The goal of this large-scale effort was to ensure transparency and citizen engagement in the process, in order to guarantee the quality of the mass appraisal results and, ultimately, to establish fair property values,” stated Ivan Dany, head of the Agency for Geodesy, Cartography, and Cadastre.
Analysis of the data shows that the main reason for appeals (40.2%) was the technical characteristics of the properties, followed by disagreements regarding the valuation model (values considered too high or too low) and the property’s use category.
Most requests for reassessment (46.3%) were filed for apartments in multi-unit residential buildings, followed by single-family homes in urban and rural areas.
Impact of the New Appraisals on PropertyTax
Although the market value of apartments has increased on average by a factor of 2.9 since the last general appraisal in 2004, authorities emphasized that this will not automatically lead to a proportional increase in taxes.
Most properties were assessed more than two decades ago. The assessed value serves as the tax base, but the final decision on the tax rate rests solely with local authorities.
It is the local councils that assess the ability to pay at the local level and must adjust the tax rate to maintain a fair budgetary balance, agency representatives explained.
The next stage of this process will take place in August, when a specialized commission within the agency will review all submitted appeals in detail and, if necessary, adjust the technical parameters.
The procedure for notifying property owners will begin in September, and the new confirmed cadastral assessments will take effect on January 1, 2027.
