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The June 2025 issue of F+E looks at corporate home buying and potential state legislation capping home purchases by large investors. In addition, the issue also includes information on sessions and speakers at the IAAO Annual Conference, and articles on:
- The Preparation and Trial of the Property Tax Appeal Seminar is in July and topics for the December Legal seminar are now being accepted.
- Micromanagement and the negative impacts on innovation and morale.
- The importance of maintaining professional boundaries as a manager.
- New Standard on Ratio Studies: A revised and improved standard is coming soon.
- The Paul V. Corusy Memorial Library offers resources and assistance to IAAO members.
- IRRV publications available to IAAO members
- New designees and career opportunities.
Table of Contents
President's Column - Donna VanderVries, CAE, AAS, PPS - p. 2
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“While we have expanded our international efforts, the Board of Directors determined we need to refine our focus. At the April board meeting, we met with a consulting firm to review our efforts.”
What's Trending in the IAAO Library - Elizabeth Ferguson, PhD - p. 4
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March and April were busy months in the IAAO library.
Some U.S. states consider capping home buys by large investors - Jared Brey - p. 6
- "A surge of corporate purchases of single-family homes has sparked legislation in at least half a dozen states. Legislators hope to preserve homeownership as a path to building wealth for middle-class families and limit the number of properties owned by large corporations."
IAAO 2025 Annual Conference & Exhibition - IAAO Staff - p. 9
- Featuring the conference schedule, Orlando beyond the parks, conference plenary speakers, and the golf tournament.
Micromanagement: The silent killer of innovation and morale - Cregg E. Dalton - p. 20
- "Micromanaging in leadership is profoundly destructive. It can dismantle an organization."
Association News - IAAO Staff - p. 24
- Prep & Trial Seminar
Why can't we be friends? Keeping professional distance as a manager - Taylor Dobson, RES - p. 26
- "The bottom line is that you have a duty to care for all the people you have been put in charge of, not just the ones you like."
Coming soon! A new, improved Standard on Ratio Studies - IAAO 2025 Research and Standards Committee - p. 28
- "Fairness in property tax valuation is no longer just an internal concern for practitioners — it’s a growing focus of scrutiny from academia, policymakers, and the media. Across the country and around the globe, ratio studies are increasingly used to evaluate whether assessment systems are meeting their obligations to equity and uniformity. The revised Standard on Ratio Studies responds to this heightened attention with a renewed emphasis on transparency, defensibility, and the obligations of valuation professionals."
Meatloaf, a pan, and a lesson in innovation - Billy Burle - p. 30
- "Real progress begins the moment we stop asking, “How have we always done it?” and start asking, “How can we do it better?”
Association News - IAAO Staff - p. 32
IAAO Library new materials list: 1st quarter 2025 - IAAO Staff - p. 40
Publication Date
6-2025