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IAAO Board of Directors election results released

Voting for the 2020 IAAO Board of Directors ended on November 15 and members elected the following candidates to the IAAO Board of Directors.
President-Elect - Greg McHenry, AAS, Appraiser, Riley County Appraiser's Office, Manhattan, Kansas
Vice President - L. Wade Patterson, County Assessor (retired), Garfield County, Oklahoma
Region 1 Director - Dinah L. Kilgore, Executive Director/ Chief Appraiser, El Paso Central Appraisal District, El Paso, Texas
Region 2 Director- William Healey, RES, Chief Assessor, City of Lewiston, Maine
Region 3 Director - G. Cecil Jackson, Jr., RES, AAS, Tax Director, Gaston County, North Carolina

New online course available: Cohort 102: Income Approach to Valuation!

A cohort version of Course 102: Income Approach to Valuation is now available. The course provides students with the understanding & working knowledge of procedures & techniques required to estimate market value of vacant or improved properties by the income approach. The course covers real estate finance and investment, capitalization methods and techniques, analysis of income and expenses to estimate operating income, selection of capitalization rates, and application of the approach.

Online Self-Study Course 300 now available

The Professional Development team at IAAO is pleased to announce the release of online self-study Course 300 - Fundamentals of Mass Appraisal. This self-paced course includes narrated instruction that walks the learner through the following topics: single-property appraisal versus mass appraisal, components of a mass appraisal system, data requirements and analysis, introduction to statistics, use of assessment ratio studies in mass appraisal, modeling of the three approaches to value, and selection of a mass appraisal system. This eight-chapter course provides 30 hours of decertification credit. It costs $399 for members, $625 for non-members and can be purchased in the online store.

IAAO sponsor of Property Tax Seminar in Ontario

IAAO is helping sponsor the Ninth Annual RICS and IPTI Property Tax Seminar, Assessment & Taxation in Ontario: Looking forward in Ontario Property Tax to 2020 and beyond: Challenges and Realities. The event is scheduled for 7:00 to 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26, in Toronto, Canada. Programs will cover an update on the Ontario Appeal Regime in 2020 and an update on trends for assessment in 2020.

Online version of Course 102 now available

Online 300 Self-Study now available

IAAO sponsor of Property Tax Seminar in Ontario







Upcoming Meetings

40th Annual IAAO Legal Seminar is Dec. 5-6 in Phoenix

The 40th Annual Legal Seminar will be held at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix on December 5-6, 2019 and will cover legal topics of interest to members of the assessment and property tax industry. Topics for the two-day seminar include recent developments in real property taxation, a discussion of the recent fee simple paper, and ethics for attorneys. Registration is open.

Registration open for GIS/Valuation Conference, March 23-26

Registration is now open for the 2020 GIS/Valuation Technologies Conference, March 23-26 in Louisville, Kentucky. Formerly known as GIS/CAMA, the event was re-branded to take into account the abundance of technologies that, when integrated with GIS, make valuation and assessment more accurate, efficient and applicable for jurisdictions of all sizes. #GIS/ValTech2020 will feature an exhibition, pre-conference workshops, keynote speakers, and a substantial educational program.  


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  • December 5 2019
    40th Annual Legal Seminar 12/05/2019 The 40th Annual Legal Seminar offers the unique perspective of members who are primarily involved in legal issues.

    The seminar presents substantive and procedural developments in law that affect assessments and valuation.

    The seminar will take place in Phoenix on December 5-6.     Add to Calendar
  • March 23 2020
    GIS/Valuation Technologies Conference 03/23/2020 The GIS/Valuation Technologies Conference is jointly presented by URISA and IAAO and is designed to foster collaboration and integration of data, technology and functionality.

    The 2020 Conference will take place in Louisville, Kentucky. Currently URISA is accepting proposals for sessions at the conference and more information is available on the URISA website at https://www.urisa.org/gisvaltechcall.     Add to Calendar
  • April 2 2020
    Emerging Leadership Summit 04/02/2020 Join IAAO for the second annual Emerging Leadership Summit in Chicago, IL on April 2-3, 2020. The Summit is designed to provide a powerful professional development opportunity for emerging leaders who have a desire to advance their careers in the assessment industry. Add to Calendar
  • May 13 2020
    International Research Symposium 05/13/2020 The 2020 IAAO International Research Symposium is set for May 13-15 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and will offer an exploration of the intersection of public policy and mass appraisal standards, guidance, and implementation challenges. Add to Calendar
  • August 30 2020
    86th Annual Conference On Assessment Administration 08/30/2020 Join IAAO for the 86th Annual Conference on Assessment Administration in Denver, Colorado. The annual conference provides educational sessions, networking, special events, and exhibits.

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Find the resources you need in the library

Looking for an IAAO resource? Find all of our internationally recognized publications, standards, and periodicals here. Members have full access to the IAAO Library as well as IAAO Connect, our member community networking tool.

Research Exchange

The new IAAO Research Exchange is also now available. The Research Exchange is the central repository for research papers and journal articles relevant to the property tax assessment and administration community.

Subject Guides

The library recently released two new subject guides. The Marijuana Valuation Subject Guide provides links to articles, reports and websites with information on this new special property type. The Sustainable Architecture Subject Guide focuses on how green buildings features impact property valuation.

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Subject Guide on Marijuana Valuation

New Sustainable Architecture Subject Guide

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