income approach/cap rates; commercial office spaces; solar, wind, and battery assessment; real vs. personal property; cell phone towers; data centers; prep and trial: practical skills; mediation, expert witnesses, cross examination, opposing counsel and litigating effectively.

Workshop 191 offered as a preconference class
  IAAO is offering Workshop 191 on Sunday, Aug. 27, in Salt Lake City, before the start of the IAAO Annual Conference.

   The workshop is a national seven-hour USPAP Update offered for continuing education for licensure and certification through The Appraisal Foundation. The workshop provides a general overview of USPAP guidelines, advisory opinions, statements and other appraisal practices.
  Conference registration is not required but participants must register by Aug. 9 for the workshop. The cost is $229 for members and $339 for nonmembers. The USPAP textbook is included. Register as part of conference registration or register here.

 

Board election information available; filing deadline is July 1
  Members interested in running for the IAAO Board of Directors should submit candidate materials by July 1. Check out the Elections page on the IAAO website for more information and forms needed to submit.
   Regular members in good standing will be able to vote electronically from Nov. 1-15, for the regular board member and officer positions. Read more.
 
Building high-performing teams the focus of ELS
   Registration is open for the 2023 Emerging Leaders' Summit, “Building High-Performing Teams.”

   The ELS is designed to provide a powerful professional development opportunity for emerging leaders in the assessment industry.
   The program will be presented in three parts: webinars on July 18 and Aug. 15, and an in-person session at the IAAO Annual Conference in Salt Lake City on Aug. 29. Data Cloud Solutions, a Woolpert Co., and Tyler Technologies are sponsors of the Summit.

   The third session will be recorded for those unable to attend. More information is at www.iaao.org/els.
 

U.S. House bill would incentivize house selling
in effort to boost supply
   A duo of bipartisan U.S. House of Representatives lawmakers introduced a bill earlier this year that is designed to increase the supply of available homes on the market. And in order to bring more attention to the issue, the lawmakers recently made a public push about what the bill would do if passed.
   The “More Homes on the Market Act,” unveiled in March by Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) and Mike Kelly (R-Penn.), would amend the tax code to incentivize more homeowners to sell their houses, increasing the supply of homes available on the market. Read more

 

Can AI provide a fair appraisal process?
   Assessors and appraisers from state and local governments often cite data analysis as a double-edged sword when it comes to their day-to-day work. They recognize the value of data analysis but also acknowledge how challenging it can be when the data they need isn’t readily available. Read more

 

Australian building approvals hit 11-year low in blow to hopes of solution to housing crisis
   Australia’s building approvals have hit an 11-year low, in a fresh new blow to hopes of a quick solution to its housing crisis. According to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: “the total number of dwellings approved fell 8.1 per cent in April, in seasonally adjusted terms, following a 1.0% increase in March.

   That April figure is the lowest monthly figure in over a decade. Read more