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Newport News city property data

Where Newport News city's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map.

    Where the records are

    The county offices an investor deals with in Newport News city, and what each one puts online.

    Deeds and mortgages

    Newport News Circuit Court Clerk, Land Records. Land record indexes and images back to January 1, 1896 are online only through the Clerk's remote access subscription ($500 a year, $250 for 6 months or $125 for 3 months); records can be viewed free at the Clerk's office at 2500 Washington Ave.

    Owners and values

    City of Newport News Real Estate Assessor's Office. The Assessor's free online property assessment search finds any parcel by street address or tax parcel number and shows owner and assessed value.

    Tax sales

    City of Newport News Treasurer. The Treasurer posts public notices of upcoming delinquent tax property auctions free on this page; as of October 2026 it said no delinquent tax auctions were active.

    Foreclosure sales

    Trustee sales (private trustees named in each deed of trust). There is no city-run foreclosure auction; trustee sales are advertised in a newspaper by the trustee, and the recorded deeds of trust and trustee's deeds are in the Circuit Court Clerk's land records.

    Parcel maps

    Newport News GeoHub (City GIS). The city's free GeoHub has online maps and downloadable GIS data, including parcels.

    How property is sold here

    Newport News city follows Virginia's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Virginia guide for how the state works.

    Tax sales

    Virginia does not sell tax liens. Newport News is an independent city, so the City Treasurer collects delinquent real estate taxes and, after a court case, the property itself is sold at a judicial tax sale auction. There is no fixed sale month; upcoming auctions are announced on the Treasurer's Real Estate/Property Auctions page.

    Foreclosure sales

    Most Virginia foreclosures are trustee sales held without a court case, run by the trustee named in the deed of trust and advertised in a local newspaper before the sale. There is no city or sheriff auction calendar for these sales.

    Assessed values

    The Real Estate Assessor reassesses every parcel in Newport News each year at fair market value, with new values taking effect July 1.

    Transfer tax

    Virginia charges a state recordation tax of $0.25 per $100 of value on deeds plus a grantor tax paid by the seller, and Virginia law lets the city add a local recordation tax of up to one third of the state tax, all paid to the Circuit Court Clerk when the deed is recorded.

    Worth knowing

    Newport News is an independent city, so the City Treasurer, Real Estate Assessor and Newport News Circuit Court Clerk do the jobs a county would.

    Worth knowing

    The city's total taxable real estate assessment was about $23.6 billion for 2025-26, taxed at $1.18 per $100.

    Worth knowing

    The Circuit Court Clerk offers VA Deed Alert, a free statewide service that notifies owners when a document is recorded on their property.

    Every town in Newport News city

    The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.

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    Questions

    Where are deeds recorded in Newport News city?

    Deeds are recorded by the Land Records division of the Newport News Circuit Court Clerk at 2500 Washington Ave., Newport News. Land records hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays.

    When is the Newport News city tax sale?

    There is no fixed date. The City Treasurer posts public notices of upcoming delinquent tax property auctions on its Real Estate/Property Auctions page when a sale is scheduled.

    How do I find who owns a property in Newport News city?

    Use the Real Estate Assessor's free online property assessment search by street address or parcel number, then check the latest deed in the Circuit Court Clerk's land records.

    Are Newport News city property records online?

    Assessment records and GIS maps are free online. Deed and land record images back to 1896 require a paid remote access subscription from the Circuit Court Clerk.

    Sources for this guide

    Office hours, fees and sale dates change. We checked these sources in October 2026; confirm with the county before you act.

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