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Assessing

Assessor

Heath R. Gorney, MMAO
8000 Swan View Drive
Newport, MI 48166
(734) 586-2187 x 8
Office Hours: Monday and Tuesday between 7am – 5pm
With a response within 3 business days.

assessor@berlintwp.net

Berlin Township Assessor

The Berlin Charter Township Assessor Department is dedicated to the establishment of fair, accurate, and equitable property assessments for township residents and businesses. We are committed to providing accurate property information to the various township departments, property owners, realtors and private appraisers. Contact the Assessing Staff with any questions and we will respond to your question or request within 3 business days.

Additionally this department is responsible for the valuation of all taxable real property
(assessed and taxable) and personal, maintaining records of current ownership, property
characteristics and market data within Berlin Township. Each year, we prepare and submit
reports to the State and County in accordance with Michigan’s General Property Tax Law (MCL 211.1-211.157).

The assessor holds office hours Monday and Tuesday between 7:00am and 5:00pm. if you would like to meet in person.

Correspondence can be sent to:
Berlin Township Assessor
8000 Swan View Dr.
Newport, MI 48166

Each year assessment notices are sent to every property within the Township. If you would like to discuss your property’s Class, Value of Assessment, or Qualified Agricultural Exemption prior to the March Board of Review, please contact me using the information above.

Links and Downloads

Land and ECF Study

2026 Land-ECF

What is an Economic Condition Factor?

An Economic Condition Factor (ECF) adjusts the assessor’s use of the state mandated cost manual to the local market. The State Tax Commission Assessor’s Manual provides costs in which property characteristics are costed out. County multipliers are provided by the State Tax Commission and adjusted annually to reflect change in the market of construction costs found in this Manual bringing the costs to the County level. ECF’s are then analyzed annually and adjusted by the assessor to further improve these costs to our local market.

An ECF is calculated by analyzing verified property sales. The ECF represents the relationship between the appraised value of the building as calculated using the Assessor’s Manual and the sale value of that building. The portion of each sale price attributed to the building(s) on the parcel is compared to the value on the record card of the same building(s). [1] These studies are used to determine if property values are increasing or decreasing in that neighborhood market.

Sale Price – Land & Land Improvements = Building Value

Building Value / RCND (reproduction cost new minus depreciation of improvements) = ECF

The calculated ECF is then applied to the neighborhood market. Please note that an ECF is applied only to the building improvements of the property.

Summer Reinspection

Each summer the Assessing Department conducts a reinspection of 20% of the Township parcels to update the record cards for accuracy. The process begins with a Questionnaire letter mailed to affected property owners; completion of the letter is voluntary. In addition to Questionnaire letters, the Department will conduct desktops audits by reviewing GIS imagery, MLS listings, and other available on-line data, as well as a site visit to homes by Township personnel to photograph the front of the home.

For a chart of parcels to be inspected over the five-year cycle please view the reappraisal timeline.

Heath R. Gorney, MMAO
Berlin Charter Township Assessor
(734) 586-2187 x 8

Berlin Charter Township
8000 Swan View Drive
Newport, MI 48166