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Federal eviction moratorium extended as industry begs for more help >
As
part of his first wave of executive orders, President Joe Biden
extended the federal eviction moratorium until the end of March.
The moratorium began in September under authority of the Centers for
Disease Control in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19. It was set
to expire on Dec. 31, 2020, but was extended by Congress for an
additional month. Biden’s
order was called “prompt and well-intended” by industry associations,
which also highlighted their concerns about the moratoriums as they do
not address underlying financial distress and are still leaving
households accumulating huge amounts of debt. Read more
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Thousands
of flats across large swathes of London have been left virtually
unsellable because of a “cladding crisis” that is threatening to bring
the property market to a standstill. Lenders are refusing to advance
mortgages on blocks in areas that do not have the highest level of
safety sign-off. However, a drastic shortage of fire professionals
qualified to assess safety standards for EWS1 forms means that hundreds
of buildings in London do not yet have the all clear three and a half
years on from the Grenfell inferno disaster. Read more
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 Despite COVID-19, December mall traffic was surprisingly high >
Traffic
statistics at American malls in the early days of this year’s expanded
holiday shopping season fell in step with the volume of COVID-19 cases
being reported — except during gift-buying crunch time in December.
According to Placer.ai, the traffic analytics company for
brick-and-mortar stores, the number of mall visitors decreased just 29%
in October, a month during which weekly averages of new COVID cases
ranged between 50,000 and 70,000. Compared to November, traffic rose by 10 percentage points to just a 32% falloff while COVID cases shot sky-high. Read more
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IAAO NEWS
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+ Submission deadline extended to Monday, Jan. 25
The submission deadline to submit presentation proposals for
education sessions that will be offered at the 2021 Annual Conference in
Chicago, set for Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, has been extended to Monday, Jan.
25. If you have experienced situations or processes that other IAAO
members would benefit from, consider submitting an educational session
for the conference. We encourage you to "think outside the box"
regarding innovative topics for education sessions in 2021. Information
and submission link can be found at https://www.iaao.org/Chicago
+ Nominations accepted for Awards, Fellows programs
IAAO is accepting nominations through May 1 for its Awards Program and
Fellows Program. The Awards Program boasts 17 categories recognizing
individual and organizational achievements in several areas, including
publications, technical expertise, and service to IAAO. Award winners
and Fellow selections are recognized at the IAAO Annual Conference. The
Awards Program is a highly visible event and all IAAO members and
affiliated organizations are encouraged to submit nominations. Fellow
nominees are brought forth by the IAAO membership annually and submitted
during the awards nominations period. Read more
+ Impact of COVID-19 on hotel, restaurant values Webinar is Jan. 29
IAAO will present a webinar on "The Impact of COVID-19 on Hotel &
Restaurant Values," on Friday, Jan. 29, and will cover the impact of the
COVID-19 pandemic on lodging properties and restaurants. These two
property types have been more affected than any other because of travel
and safety restrictions. Presented by Tim Wilmath, topics will include:
Prior Recessions and Expansions, COVID-19 impact projections and
timelines, industry projections for COVID-19 impact on value, and
suggested valuation approaches for pandemic adjustments. The program
will run from noon to 1 p.m. Central Standard Time. Register here
+ IAAO Members: Discount Available on ASA's ARM designation courses
IAAO members are eligible to receive up to a 33% discount toward
Appraisal Review & Management courses leading to the Appraisal
Review Management (ARM) Designation offered by the American Society of
Appraisers. IAAO’s partnership with ASA is designed to augment
members’ real and personal property professional development. The 33%
discount can be claimed using promo code IAAO20. Course Information
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+ Hot Topic: Assessing spent nuclear waste >
IAAO Connect members are discussing the assessment of nuclear waste. Read more
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AROUND THE INDUSTRY
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Employees
of the Christian County, Missouri, Assessor’s Office will eventually
end up working in the same spaces that once housed the county’s most
wanted. The Christian County Commission recently approved Assessor Danny
Gray’s budget proposal to allocate about $34,000 for the removal of
three jail cells on the third floor of the 100-year-old Christian County
Historic Courthouse. The renovation will give the assessor the chance
to expand his office. Read more
+ Battle over Florida beach access uncovers
century-old mystery >
Tucked inside the opulence of Palm Beach is a street dotted with
shotgun-style cottages more reminiscent of Hemingway’s Key West than
flamboyant Henry Flagler. Root Trail, a modest passage without the pomp
of manicured swales, leads east to the Atlantic through a simple beach
cut-through slotted between private properties. But the once obscure
conduit from road to ocean is now embroiled in a century-old mystery and
legal tug-of-war that could see the path padlocked forever. Read more
+ Longtime Beaufort County tax assessor to retire >
Bobby
Parker thought he was just a few years away from retiring when he took
on a new job as an appraiser with the Beaufort County Tax
Office. He didn’t expect to stay long. Nearly 28 years later, the
84-year-old Washington native is preparing to retire as the county’s tax
assessor on Dec. 31. “It’s a job that I didn’t think I would ever
have,” Parker said with a smile. Parker
has been with the tax office since April 15, 1993. Prior to that,
he worked for 31 years with the U.S. Geological Survey. His plan to
retire after working as an appraiser for a few years changed when the
tax assessor at that time retired and asked Parker to apply for his
position. So he did. Read more
+ Vermont tax commission recommends using income tax for education funding >
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recommends wide-ranging reforms to make Vermont’s state taxes fairer
and more resilient in a changing economy. The Vermont Tax Structure
Commission proposes broadening the sales tax and expanding Vermont’s
income tax base. But the topline recommendation is eliminating the
homestead property tax for education and replacing it with a
straightforward income tax to fund Vermont’s public
schools. Property taxes contribute about two-thirds of all revenues
to the state’s $1.8 billion Education Fund. Read more
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+ Columbia, South Carolina >
County Assessor, Richland County See more
+ Rosenberg, Texas >
Director of Litigation, Fort Bend Central Appraisal District See more
+ Soldotna, Alaska >
Lead Appraiser, Kenai Peninsula Borough See more
+ Phoenix >
Real Property Chief Appraiser, Maricopa County See more
Sr. Profession, Valuation Lead Appraiser, CoreLogic See more
Chief Appraiser, City of Augusta See more
+ Foothill Ranch, California >
Vice President of Operations, Associa See more
+ Avondale Estates, Georgia >
Appraiser-Tax Assessor's Office, Columbia County See more
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