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Houses in Italian cities and the countryside have
always held an allure for foreign buyers. Now the pandemic is
supercharging demand from well-off Americans and Britons. That’s because
a range of tax incentives, relatively lower prices and the potential
for working remotely has kindled their desire to buy second homes in
Italy. “There’s been a dramatic change in demand,” said Knight Frank
agent Bill Thomson of the real estate market in Italy. His group
recorded the highest increase in interest from Britons and Americans in
recent times. “As a business, we’ll have the best year we’ve had in the
last 10 years,” he said. Read more
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Property tax rate reductions being proposed by New Brunswick
municipalities to help homeowners and renters deal with significant
assessment increases are also promising to generate tax windfalls for
large government and business properties next year. Provincial rules
require municipal property tax reductions to be universal and there is
nothing municipal leaders can do to steer savings in any direction, even
if they want to. Read more
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House prices continue to rise in Northern Ireland despite fewer
properties being put on the market, a survey has found. The report by
the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and Ulster Bank
revealed that the number of properties being listed for sale fell in
October, adding to existing supply issues. It comes after Ulster
University found that the overall house price here has risen to £198,821
— up by more than 10% in a year. Read more
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IAAO NEWS
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IAAO election results announced
IAAO recently completed the election process for the Board of Directors and the following members were elected:
• President-Elect - Patrick Alesandrini, CAE, RES, Tampa, Florida
• Vice President - Rebecca Malmquist, CAE, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Region 1 Director - Kara Endicott, CAE, RES, Olathe, Kansas
• Region 2 Director - Greg Hutchinson, Howell, New Jersey
• Region 3 Director - Bobby T. Lee, Esq., AAS, Mount Juliet, Tennessee
• Associate - Ryan Cavanah, CAE, Nashville, Tennessee
Members also voted to approve amendments to the IAAO Bylaws proposed by the IAAO Governance Committee. Read more
Mobile, cloud-based platforms focus of webinar with Data Cloud Solutions, a Woolpert Company
IAAO Conference partner Data Cloud Solutions, a Woolpert Company, is
offering an online seminar at 1 p.m. Eastern on Friday, Jan. 21, on “How
Mobile and Cloud-Based Platforms Increase Accessibility, Adaptability,
and Productivity for Field and Office Staff.” “If COVID-19 taught us
anything, it’s that appraisal operations need the ability to adapt to
changing circumstances.”
This webinar, presented by Daniel Anderson, vice president, will
discuss how your jurisdiction can increase adaptability and productivity
of office and field staff, no matter the circumstances. Register here
Resident access and transparency the focus
of Tyler online seminar in January
Tyler
Technologies, an IAAO Conference partner, will be offering a webinar on
“Citizen Access and Transparency” at 2 p.m. Eastern on Friday, Jan. 28.
Residents have come to expect the convenience of online services —
whether they are ordering groceries or shopping for a new house — and
increasingly they expect government to deliver the same level of
services. The pandemic has only increased this demand. Residents need
online access to information and to file marriage licenses, pay taxes,
etc. Access to property valuation data is now an option.
Find out how constituents, businesses, agencies, and community
organizations can benefit from easy access to high-interest property
assessment data online. Not only do these services improve efficiency,
but they reduce waiting times and improve resident satisfaction. Register here
March Virtual Instructor Workshop registration deadline is Dec. 31
The registration deadline for the Virtual Instructor Evaluation
Workshop (IEW) for prospective instructors interested in becoming
certified to teach IAAO courses live online is Dec. 31. The Virtual IEW
is an intensive three-day event taking place March 3-5, 2022, and offers
potential instructors the opportunity to highlight instructional skills
and abilities when delivering IAAO educational material virtually.
Before participating in this event, IAAO recommends that potential
instructors have experience in both public speaking and in managing live
online sessions using a virtual platform such as Zoom.
The Virtual IEW is open to both current and prospective IAAO
instructors who have a passion for teaching and developing others in the
assessing profession and want to be certified to teach IAAO courses
virtually. Registrants must have completed and passed the course(s)
required in the section for which they are registering, be an IAAO
member in good standing, and meet the requirements for prospective
instructors as outlined in the IAAO Instructor Handbook.
For more information and to register, go to www.iaao.org/view2022
by Dec. 31. All IAAO members are welcome to apply, and we are
especially looking for individuals who speak a second language. Also,
IAAO offers a limited number of scholarships. If interested in applying
for a scholarship, please contact Director of Professional Development
Heather Moser at moser@iaao.org.
Renew your IAAO membership today
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