Electronic Certificate of Real Estate Value (eCRV)
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An Electronic Certificate of Real Estate Value (eCRV) documents a property sale in Minnesota. The Department of Revenue and the county of sale review eCRV information to verify sale terms and to ensure fair property tax assessments.
An eCRV must be filed when Minnesota real property is sold or transferred for consideration of more than $3,000.
Learn more about getting involved in eCRV.
eCRV notifications, announcements, and application update information is provided through GovDelivery subscription. We encourage all eCRV users to subscribe to eCRV email updates.
eCRV Submit - Submit or edit an eCRV
Additional resources:
Public Search - Find an eCRV that has been accepted or completed by the county
The county and city applications are used by local governments to process eCRVs.
eCRV County and City Links
Supported Browsers: Internet Explorer 11, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or your mobile device — this website is mobile responsive.
eCRV County and City Web Services Information
eCRV Web Services API guide - The guide provides comprehensive guidance to the production and sandbox environments for Web Services. This guide is printable. All Web Services access is provided via unique URLs to services within the eCRV API for either the production or sandbox environments. You can find these URLs in the All Services and Schema List section of the guide.
Production Credentials
You must be the eCRV contact person at your county or city office to request eCRV production credentials.
For more information on user credentials, see the Roles section on the eCRV County and City Help page.
System Account Credentials for Web Services Applications
A System Account is for system programs where the ID and password are coded into a program written by the county, city, or vendor to run unattended integration with eCRV Web Services API. The password for these accounts will not expire and cannot be reset. One system account is created per county. The password and login ID are eight digits each.
With a Web Services account, you can only access Web Services API for the specific county, city, or vendor your account is for. You cannot access the eCRV user interface.
You must be the eCRV contact person at your county or city office to request system account credentials. To request credentials, send an email to ecrv.support@state.mn.us with:
- First and last name
- Phone number
- County or city
- Email address for the user being set up
- If you are a vendor, your vendor name
- Which account type you need, sandbox or production
Questions?
If you have questions, email eCRV.support@state.mn.us
The sandbox is designed for property tax, local government, and vendors to use for testing and training purposes. The eCRV sandbox is a site to process test eCRVs. Test eCRVs do not represent real property sales, are ignored outside of testing purposes, and may be deleted due to system or database updates at any time.
Testing Public Search and Submit
You can create and submit test eCRVs in the sandbox site without a login.
- Test eCRV Submit - Create or edit a test eCRV
- Test Public Search - Find a test eCRV: only displays eCRVs that have been accepted by counties
Testing County and City Applications
Logins for the County and City application sandbox environment are separate from your production logins. You must request a sandbox login from eCRV support. The IDs, the passwords and URL access are the not the same as the production regions. Separate URLs, logins and passwords are needed for both sandbox and production regions.
- Test Sandbox - eCRV County and City
- Web Services API Guide - The guide provides comprehensive guidance to the production and sandbox environments for Web Services. This guide is printable. All Web Services access is provided via unique URLs to services within the eCRV API for either the production or sandbox environments. You can find these URLs in the All Services and Schema List section of the guide.
Request Sandbox Credentials
You must be the eCRV contact person at your county or city office to request sandbox credentials to log into the eCRV county or city application and Web Services. To request credentials, send an email to ecrv.support@state.mn.us with:
- First name
- Last name
- Phone number
- County or city
- If you are a vendor, your vendor name
County and City users may have up to four eCRV logins. Quick guide:
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System Account ID and Password are eight digits, never expires |
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Questions?
If you have questions, email eCRV.support@state.mn.us.
eCRV notifications, announcements, and application update information is provided through GovDelivery subscription. We encourage all eCRV users to subscribe to eCRV email updates.
Supported Browsers
Internet Explorer 11, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or your mobile device.
- This website is mobile responsive
- IE10 is not compatible
Monthly System Maintenance Windows
Trusted Exchange (log in) systems will perform system maintenance on Thursdays between 6 and 7 a.m. Trusted Exchange includes eCRV, Virtual Room, and Audit Room. Maintenance will only be performed when needed, and most updates will take less than 10 minutes. This is in addition to existing system updates that happen on the fourth Thursday and Friday of every month between 4 and 7 a.m. The eCRV system may be unavailable during these times.
Release Notes
May 18, 2023
Submitter and City/County applications:
- Deeded Acres and Tillable Acres added to County Search Results Table
- Accessibility enhancements added to site pop-ups
Web Services:
The Web Services application includes changes required for new city codes in Dakota County, the removal of a property type group, and addition of a property use.
Schema changes:
- Changed the name of one of the rejection reasons from "Not Typical Market" to "Non-open Market that Results in a Non-typical Sale"
- Added new simple data type positiveInteger9 to allow 0 as value for land/building value upload
- Short Term Rental property type group removed
- Short Term Rental property use added (under Residential property use group)
- The city name for the current Empire code (0005) is changed from “Empire” to “Empire TWP” for Dakota County
- Added a new city "Empire" (2100) for Dakota County
File changes:
- ecrvBaseTypes.xsd
- uploadPropertyTypeCountyService.xsd
- DeleteParcelCountyService.wsdl
- DownloadService.wsdl
- RouteService.wsdl
- SearchService.wsdl
- UpdatePropertyAttributeService.wsdl
- UploadCountyDataService.wsdl
- UploadParcelCountyService.wsdl
- UploadPropertyTypeCountyService.wsdl
- UploadService.wsdl
- cityTownShips.xsd
- mnCities.xsd
September 15, 2022
Submitter and City/County applications:
- Decimals were removed from all currency fields.
- Use code verification checkbox no longer required when transferring to State.
- Previous/Next button added to the bottom of county processing page.
- Conservators Deed added to Deed Type.
- Personal Property Description and Legal Description inputs are now scrollable.
- Accessibility enhancements added to the submitter application.
Web Services:
- Upload Property Types service was added.
Schema changes:
- Added "Conservators Deed" to Deed Type list
- Added school district code #2910 Ada-Borup-West for Norman and Clay counties
- Added upload property type service
File changes:
- ecrvBaseTypes.xsd
- DeleteParcelCountyService.wsdl
- DownloadService.wsdl
- RouteService.wsdl
- SearchService.wsdl
- UpdatePropertyAttributeService.wsdl
- UploadCountyDataService.wsdl
- UploadParcelCountyService.wsdl
- UploadService.wsdl
- schoolDistricts.xsd
- uploadPropertyTypeCountyService.xsd (new)
- UploadPropertyTypeCountyService.wsdl (new)
March 17, 2022
Web Services:
The Web Services application includes changes required for new city codes in Stearns and Pope Counties. The changes will be in Production on Thursday, March 17th, and include:
Schema changes:
- New city code 9800 - Brooten was added to Stearns County, the existing code 0400 - Brooten was removed
- New city code 9800 - Brooten was added to Pope County
File changes:
- cityTownShips.xsd
- ecrvBaseTypes.xsd
October 12, 2021
Updates to Submitter and City/County applications:
Feature added:
- Revised question on the supplementary tab of the Submitter application to document the relationship of the buyer/seller if any.
- New drop-down list will appear to select the type of relationship. If the applicable relationship is not listed, the user may select "other" and describe the relationship in a text box.
- Submitter selection(s) and any additional text are also added to the UI display in the matching location in the County, City and State applications.
July 9, 2021
Web Services:
The Web Services application includes changes required for new city codes in Scott and Dodge Counties and new property type Utility/Pipeline. The sandbox is available for testing beginning July 9, 2021. The changes will be in Production on Wednesday, July 28th, and include:
Schema changes:
- New city code 1100 - Credit River was added to Scott County, the existing code 0004 - Credit River was renamed to Credit River TWP
- City code 7100 - Blooming Prairie was added to Dodge county (note: this change is already in production, this new code is now added to the schema files)
- New property type Utility/Pipeline – Transportation Pipeline with property type code K75 is added for property type group Public Utility
- All Property Type codes that contain “Public Utility” are updated to “Utility/Pipeline”
File changes:
- cityTownShips.xsd
- ecrvBaseTypes.xsd
- mnCities.xsd
- DeleteParcelCountyService.wsdl
- DownloadService.wsdl
- RouteService.wsdl
- SearchService.wsdl
- UpdatePropertyAttributeService.wsdl
- UploadCountyDataService.wsdl
- UploadParcelCountyService.wsdl
- UploadService.wsdl
November 10, 2020
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Public Search - completed 2018
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Submit - completed 2019
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County, City - completed 2019
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State - completed 2019
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Web Services - completed 2020
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Weekly Sales Extracts - completed 2020
October 15, 2020
Web Services:
The Web Services application includes changes required for new city and school district codes. The sandbox is available for testing beginning October 15, 2020. The changes will be in Production on Thursday, November 12th, and include:
Schema Changes
- Added city code: 5300 for new city Shorewood to Carver county
- Added school district code: 2090 for new school Rock Ridge to county St Louis
File Changes
- MN CityTown Code (cityTownShips.xsd)
- School District Id (schoolDistricts.xsd)
October 12, 2020
The Sales Extract Schema was updated. XML Schema 3 is now available to extract users for testing from October 12 to November 2, 2020. Extract files for testing and transition are posted weekly in the eCRV Weekly Sales Extract virtual room. Schema 3 will be required for all extracts on or after November 9, 2020.
June 18, 2020
Update to City/County application:
- Defect Fixed:
- Workflow Events comments log displays comments entered by City/County in the transfer comment box, for City/County transfer of eCRV to State
March 2020
Planned shut down of former Web Services security system is now scheduled for April 30, 2020.
January 16, 2020
Open testing for final Web Services Security Update set for January 16 to March 30, 2020. This provides a window to update and test the security update for all web service interface with eCRV systems. All County/City/Vendor IT services are requested to exercise the API between your systems and the eCRV test region. New URLs, system logins and Passwords are required.
Resource Guide needed for January 2020 updated web services: https://www.revenue.state.mn.us/guide/ecrv-web-services-api
Notice: Planned shut down of old security system is scheduled for March 30, 2020.
December 12, 2019
Updates to City/County application:
- Removed Routing & Tags alert message
- Added login password expiration reminder
- Corrected eCRV summary Exempt indicator
Advance Notice: There will be open testing for the final Web Services Security Update Mid January to Mid February.
November 14, 2019
Updates to City/County application:
- Defects Fixed:
- Allow a negative Sales Adjustment amount
- Pre-populated assessment year value displays sale date year
- Feature added:
- New PRISM data pull feature, for additional info see: eCRV Import PRISM User Guide
- Enhanced Compare Version feature
Additional Changes:
- Preliminary and Final PID labels updated in Public Search and Submit applications
- All Delinquent Special Assessment Labels updated in all applications
October 31, 2019
The Web Services application changes published on September 20, 2019, moved to production at 9 a.m. today. For details of the changes, see the September 20 update.
The eCRV City/County applications will be updated with the following:
- Short Term Rental is added as an option for Property Type Group
- Property type Blind/Disabled Homestead is changed to Homestead for Persons who are Blind or have a Disability
October 17, 2019
Updates to City/County application:
- Defects Fixed:
- Updated 2a 2b tables allow values over $999,999.99
- Balloon Payment Date “future only” date restriction removed
- Parcel Count column included in Export Search Results List
- Enabled City application Export Search Results List
- Additional Changes:
- County Study “Reject” requires selection of a Rejection Reason
- Ability to search by “None” on Side Tasks and Tags
- Feature added:
- Basic Compare Version feature
- Basic Compare Version feature
Published on September 20, 2019
Web Services:
The Web Services Schema will be updated in Production October 31, 2019, to accommodate 2020 Sales Ratio Criteria changes.
The following changes are available to test in the sandbox.
- New element: The value "Short Term Rental" is added as an option for "Property Type Group"
- Update: Current Property type "Blind/Disabled Homestead” is updated to a new value: "Homestead for Persons who are Blind or have a Disability”
- ecrvBaseTypes.xsd
- DeleteParcelCountyService.wsdl
- DownloadService.wsdl
- RouteService.wsdl
- SearchService.wsdl
- UpdatePropertyAttributeService.wsdl
- UploadCountyDataService.wsdl
- UploadParcelCountyService.wsdl
- UploadService.wsdl
Published on August 12, 2019
The Sales Extract Schema was updated. See July 30 notice for details.
Published on August 8, 2019
The Web Services application changes published on June 25, 2019, were moved to production. See the June 25 update for details of the changes.
Published on August 1, 2019
The eCRV County and City application upgrade is rolling out August-October, 2019. See the County and City Applications section for more information.
Published on July 30, 2019
The Sales Extract Schema to be updated on August 12, 2019, with the following changes:
- Addition of element "deedTypeCde"
- <xs:element name="deedTypeCde">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value=""/>
<xs:enumeration value="CONFORDEED"/>
<xs:enumeration value="LIMWARRNTY"/>
<xs:enumeration value="OTHER"/>
<xs:enumeration value="PERREPDEED"/>
<xs:enumeration value="PROBATE"/>
<xs:enumeration value="QUITCLAIM"/>
<xs:enumeration value="SPECWARNTY"/>
<xs:enumeration value="TRUSTEE"/>
<xs:enumeration value="WARRNTY"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
- <xs:element name="deedTypeCde">
- Update to element "salesAgreementForm"
- <xs:element name="salesAgreementForm">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element ref="deedContractDate"/>
<xs:element ref="totPurchaseAmt"/>
<xs:element ref="downPmtEquity"/>
<xs:element ref="sellerPdPts"/>
<xs:element ref="specialAssesmtAmt"/>
<xs:element ref="deedTypeCde"/>
<xs:element ref="financeType"/>
<xs:element ref="personalPropertyIncludedInTotal"/>
<xs:element ref="didBuyerLease"/>
<xs:element ref="didSellerLease"/>
<xs:element ref="sellerLeaseMonths"/>
<xs:element ref="guaranteeRentIncome"/>
<xs:element ref="deedPayoff"/>
<xs:element ref="buyerPartInterest"/>
<xs:element ref="receivedInTrade"/>
<xs:element ref="likeKindExchange"/>
<xs:element ref="agreement2YrsOld"/>
<xs:element ref="financeArrangements"/>
<xs:element ref="personalProperties"/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
- <xs:element name="salesAgreementForm">
Update: Published on June 25, 2019
The sandbox will be open for testing June 27, 2019.
Web Services:
The Web Services application includes changes required for compatibility with the new eCRV County system. All changes since June 13 will be in Production on Thursday, August 8, and include:
Schema Changes
- Add the Primary Parcel ID indicator field
- Cpcy_ParcelCounty.Primary_ind
- Accommodate expanded field sizes from varchar(250) to varchar(500)
- Cpaj_PriceAdjustment.Notes_txt
- Update list and descriptions of Rejection Reasons
- Added reason “07b – Renovation” (Code value: RENOVATE)
- Added reason “08b – Quit Claim Deed” (Code value: QUITDEED08)
- Update list of Property Types
- Changed “Agricultural - NonHomestead – Migrant” to “Agricultural - NonHomestead - Housing for Seasonal Workers”
- Changed “Seasonal Residential Recreational - Ma & Pa Resort” to “Seasonal Residential Recreational - Commercial - Homesteaded Resorts”
File Changes
- ecrvBaseTypes.xsd
- ecrvTypes.xsd
- routeService.xsd
- uploadCountyDataService.xsd
- uploadParcelCountyService.xsd
- uploadService.xsd
- DeleteParcelCountyService.wsdl
- DownloadService.wsdl
- RouteService.wsdl
- SearchService.wsdl
- UpdatePropertyAttributeService.wsdl
- UploadCountyDataService.wsdl
- UploadParcelCountyService.wsdl
- UploadService.wsdl
Update: Published on June 13, 2019
The following changes are available to test in the sandbox.
Web Services:
- Schema to accommodate expanded field sizes
- Modified from varchar(12) to varchar(254)
- ccrv_CertifOfRealEstateValue.CRVLock_id
- Modified from varchar(250) to varchar(500)
- ccrv_CertifOfRealEstateValue.SubmitterComments
- cpbs_PartyBuyerSeller.Notes
- cssd_StudySuitabilityData.StateStudyRecommendedComment
- cssd_StudySuitabilityData.NonListedComment
- cssd_StudySuitabilityData.NonMarketPriceComment
- cwfh_WorkflowHistory.Comments
- Modified from varchar(250) to varchar(3000)
- csrr_StudyRejectionReason.Comments
- Modified from varchar(12) to varchar(254)
- Files changed
- ecrvBaseTypes.xsd
- ecrvTypes.xsd
- uploadCountyDataService.xsd
- DownloadService.wsdl
- UploadCountyDataService.wsdl
The upgraded eCRV Submit application is now live. Published on March 19, 2019.
- Responsive web design
- Collapsible/Expandable Form Sections
- Dropdown menu for Deed Type
- Info buttons responding to common questions
- Reformatted currency fields
- Re-structured PID entry
- Re-structured Planned Use and Use Before Sale sections for clarity
Public Search Upgrade: Published on August 13, 2018. Public Search Upgrade (beta) published on July 12, 2018.
Public Search App:
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New responsive web design
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Improved search options:
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Custom Search
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Ability to search by date range (previously was one month at a time)
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Ability to search by multiple counties
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Ability to search by multiple jurisdictions within one county
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Removed "Date Accepted" date option for searches
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Search by Parcel ID
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The system will display the county parcel ID format (no longer necessary to enter the formatting characters for a search)
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Search by eCRV ID
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Improved search results display table
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Able to filter and sort the search results
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Able to increase the number of results displayed on one page
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Added "County" to the results table
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Clicking on an eCRV ID will open the CRV in a new browser tab
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Fixed defect where the Land and Building Values were not correctly displayed on a completed CRV
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Legal description attachments can be opened from the search results
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Search results are limited to 500 (need to refine search if it exceeds 500)
The eCRV Weekly Sales Extract includes property sales submitted and accepted through eCRV each week. Only eCRVs accepted by a county or city are included. The information is in XML format within a zipped folder. Each XML file represents a sale of property and only contains the information provided by the submitter; it does not contain any data that may be added by a county or city.
Note: User-friendly eCRV information can be found by using the public search.
If the public search does not meet your needs, you can request access to the Weekly Sales Extract files by contacting ecrv.support@state.mn.us.
Sample XML Schema
(can be opened in NotePad, WordPad, TextPad, or an XML tool)
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XML Schema 3 (for all extracts on or after November 9, 2020)
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XML Schema 2 (for all extracts on or after August 12, 2019 up to November 2, 2020)
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XML Schema 1 (for all extracts on or after October 12, 2015 up to August 5, 2019)
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Sample XML Schema (for all extracts up to October 5, 2015)
