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The August/September 2026 issue reviews better ways to curb spiking tax bills and how tax cuts in Iowa are affecting schools. Also in this issue:
- Candidate Profiles for 2027 IAAO Board of Directors
- Annual Conference Session Highlights
- IAAO HQ Learns the Trade
- An Accidental Career in Assessment
- How is Housing Affordability Measured?
- New IAAO Instructors
Table of Contents
President's Column - Bill Healey, RES - p. 2
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“Every conversation at the conference can contribute to a better idea, a new partnership or a practical solution that ultimately benefits the taxpayer and communities we serve.”
Library hot topics: Our webinar archive - Elizabeth Ferguson, PhD - p. 4
- To find the webinars without a direct link, members can navigate to the Research Exchange, click on the “History & Archive” button, select “Videos,” and then “Webinar Archive.”
Better ways to head off spiking property tax bills - Adam H. Langley and Thomas Brosy - p. 6
- "Eliminating property taxes may be politically appealing, but rate cuts paired with targeted state relief are less disruptive to local finances."
Learning the work behind the mission - Derek Helms - p. 9
- IAAO staff takes Fundamentals of Real Property Appraisal.
Candidate profiles: 2027 IAAO Board of Directors - IAAO Staff p. 10
2026 Annual Conference - IAAO Staff - p. 14
- Session highlights and schedule
Iowa's tax overhaul leaves schools shortchanged - Grace King - p. 18
- "A shift in state tax policy is reducing a key source of school construction funding, leaving some districts scrambling to cover facility costs."
An accidental career in assessment - Bindi Shakya, MSc, CPE - p. 23
- "Like many in property assessment, I found my way into the profession almost accidentally, and it became a rewarding career."
Metrics & reality: How is housing affordability measured? - Yanling Mayer, PhD - p. 24
- "Widely used affordability metrics don’t always reflect the real financial pressures facing renters and buyers."
LiDAR for property assessment - Billy Burle - p. 28
- "LiDAR, which stands for light detection and ranging, is a remote sensing technology that uses laser light sensors mounted on vehicles or aircraft to illuminate a target and collect data."
From assessment experts to IAAO instructors - Derek Helms - p. 30
- Six new instructors sharpen their skills and prepare to bring their experience to IAAO classrooms.
Association news - IAAO Staff - p. 32
Former IAAO leader passes - IAAO Staff - p. 36
- In memoriam of Robert Denne.
Publication Date
10-15-2026