Acronyms

The following is a list of industry acronyms.

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• Acronym Meaning Description
• AARO Association of Appraiser Regulatory Officials Allied Organization
• AAS Assessment Administration Specialist IAAO Professional Designation
• AI Appraisal Institute Allied Organization
• AIC Appraisal Institute of Canada Allied Organization
• AMC Associate Member Committee IAAO Committee
• APB Appraisal Practices Board TAF Sub Board
• APTC American Property Tax Counsel Allied Organization
• AQB Appraiser Qualifications Board TAF Sub Board
• ASA American Society of Appraisers Allied Organization
• ASB Appraisal Standards Board TAF Sub Board
• ASC Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examinations Council Federal Committee
• ASFMRA American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers Allied Organization
• AVM Automated Valuation Model Commonly Used Appraisal Term
• BOT Board of Trustees TAF Sub Board & Commonly Used Business Term
• C&S Councils and Sections IAAO Committee
• CAAS Computer Assisted Appraisal Section IAAO Subcommittee
• CAE Certified Assessment Evaluator IAAO Professional Designation
• CAMA Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal Commonly Used Appraisal Term
• CAP Course Approval Program TAF Sub Program
• CAPE Centre for Advanced Property Economics Allied Organization
• CAPS IAAO Chapters, Affiliates, Provincial/State Associations IAAO Term
• CCC Conference Content Committee IAAO Committee
• CEU Continuing Education Unit Commonly Used Business Term
• CLE Continuing Legal Education Commonly Used Business Term
• CMS Cadastral Mapping Specialist IAAO Professional Designation
• ECAFS Education Council for Appraisal Foundation Sponsors TAF Sub Board
• ESRI Environmental Systems Research Group, Inc. Private Company
• F&E Fair & Equitable Magazine IAAO Publication
• FDGC(SCD) Federal Geographic Data Committee (Subcommittee for Cadastral Data) Federal Committee & Allied Organization
• FECOVAL Federacion de Colegios de Valuadores, A. C. (Mexico) Allied Organization
• FIABCI Federation Internationale des Administrateurs de Biens Conseils et Agents Immobiliers or International Real Estate Federation (France) Allied Organization
• FIRREA Federal Institutions Reform, Recovery & Enforcement Act (of 1989) Federal Legislation
• FTA Federation of Tax Administrators Allied Organization
• GIS Geographic Information Systems Commonly Used Appraisal Term
• IAAO International Association of Assessing Officers IAAO Term
• IDECC International Distance Education Certification Center Certifying Organization
• IEW Instructor Evaluation Workshop IAAO Term
• iMIS Not an acronym-trademark name IAAO Membership Database
• IPT Institute for Professionals in Taxation Allied Organization
• IPTI International Property Tax Institute Allied Organization
• IRSC Instructor Relations Subcommittee IAAO Subcommittee
• IRRV Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation (United Kingdom) Allied Organization
• IRWA International Right of Way Association Allied Organization
• IVSC International Valuation Standards Council (United Kingdom) Allied Organization
• JPTAA Journal of Property Tax Assessment and Administration IAAO Publication
• KAB Korea Appraisal Board Allied Organization
• KAPA Korea Association of Property Appraisers Allied Organization
• LHC Local Host Committee IAAO Committee
• MARP Mass Appraisal of Real Property IAAO Publication
• MJC Metropolitan Jurisdiction Council IAAO Subcommittee
• MSC Membership Services Committee IAAO Committee
• NACAO North American Conference of Appraisal Organizations Allied Organization
• NACo National Association of Counties Allied Organization
• NAIFA National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers Allied Organization
• NCRAAO North Central Regional Association of Assessing Officers Allied Organization
• NGO Non Governmental Organization Commonly Used Business Term
• NRAAO Northeastern Regional Association of Assessing Officers Allied Organization
• ODF One Day Forum IAAO Term
• PAAA Property Appraisal Assessment Administration (red book) IAAO Publication
• PAV Property Assessment Valuation (green book) IAAO Publication
• PDA Professional Designation Advisor IAAO Term
• PDP Professional Designation Program IAAO Term
• PDSC Professional Designations Subcommittee IAAO Subcommittee
• PPS Personal Property Specialist IAAO Professional Designation
• PPS Personal Property Section IAAO Subcommittee
• PRIA Property Records Industry Association Allied Organization
• PTAPP Property Tax Assessment Policies and Practices Report (formerly Taxonomy) IAAO Publication
• PUS Public Utility Section IAAO Subcommittee
• RBA Russian Board of Appraisers Allied Organization
• Rep IAAO Representative IAAO Term
• RES Residential Evaluation Specialist IAAO Professional Designation
• RFP Request for Proposal Commonly Used Business Term
• RICS Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (United Kingdom) Allied Organization
• RSA Russian Society of Appraisers Allied Organization
• SIAA Self-Regulated Inter-regional Association of the Appraisers (Russia) Allied Organization
• SRM Student Reference Manual IAAO Course/Workshop/ODF Materials
• SUMA Suma Gestion Tributaria (Property Tax Entity in Alicante, Spain) Allied Organization
• TA Technical Assistance IAAO Term
• TAF The Appraisal Foundation Allied Organization
• ThaiAF Thai Appraisal Foundation Allied Organization
• TSC Technical Standards Committee IAAO Committee
• UBC University of British Columbia Allied Organization
• URISA Urban and Regional Information Systems Association Allied Organization
• USPAP Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices IAAO Committee & Commonly Used Appraisal Term for TAF-ASB Developed Standards for Appraisal in North America
• VOA Valuation Office Agency (United Kingdom) Allied Organization
• WAVO World Association of Valuation Organisations Allied Organization
• ZAIO Zone Appraisal and Imaging Operations Private Company