Webinar Archive

This collection contains IAAO webinars published from 2010 to 2021. More recent webinars are available through IAAO-U on the main IAAO website.

Please note that CEU credits are no longer available for these videos.

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Human trafficking: How should property tax officials respond?

Margaret Henderson, Kirk F. Boone PPS, and Rick Hoffman

This webinar addressed interoffice efforts in local government to counter human trafficking, with a focus on how property tax officials can recognize the signs.
The impact of COVID-19 on hotel and restaurant values

Tim Wilmath

This webinar examines how the pandemic impacted hotels and restaurants, with an emphasis on real estate values.

The presentation addresses four questions:
- What was the state of the economy and the hotel/restaurant industries before the pandemic?
- What has happened to hotel and restaurant sales during the pandemic?
- What is the impact to hotel/restaurant values as a result of the pandemic?
- How should hotels and restaurants be valued with consideration for COVID-19?
Get creative! Residential waterfront techniques

Melissa Baer CAE

This webinar addresses waterfront valuation, including a changing market, variables impacting values, and four case studies showcasing different property examples.
Mass appraisal modeling and spatial analysis in R

Paul Bidanset

This webinar:
- Introduces automated valuation models (AVMs)
- Discusses how they work and what they are used for
- Identifies proper model diagnostics and performance analysis
- Demonstrates a quick and simple AVM in R (free and open source).
It is targeted at those with no understanding of AVMs who wish to learn more and those with regression analysis experience who wish to learn more about using R.
Preparing CAMA data for automated valuation models

Paul Bidanset

This webinar address the theoretical fundamentals of data in mass appraisal, reviews data considerations for model creation, provides initial steps and considerations to bridge the gap between CAMA data to regression models, addresses new data sources to improve valuation models, and preparing data for valuation models. It seeks to reduce intimidations around getting started with modeling.
How to use and interpret graphs

Larry Clark CAE

This webinar presents different types of graphs used in assessment. Rather than focus on graph creation in Excel, the presentation focuses on interpretation of results and the use of graphs after their generation.
Excel can do that!? Part 3: The power edition

David Cornell CAE, MAI

This presentation covers use of Microsoft Excel for assessment icluding:
- How to use "ideas"
- How to create tables
- Use Power Query
- Power pivot tables and charts
- Creating data models
- Building an assessing dashboard
- Using an Excel model in Power BI
Using Excel for conducting ratio studies

Alan Dornfest AAS, FIAAO

This webinar demonstrates using an Excel template to conduct ratio studies. The presentation covers the basics of getting started, inputting and filtering data, and how to use time adjusted options.
Real estate tax assessment for golf properties

Laurence A. Hirsh CRE, MAI, SGA

This webinar addresses elements of real estate taxes, definition and approaches to value, processes, highest and best use, cost versus value, and case law in regard to golf courses. It also addresses the impact of COVID-19 on golf courses properties.
Personal property: Basic and beyond part 1

Lisa A. Hobart CAE, PPS, FIAAO, ASA

The topics in this webinar are:
- Defining personal property
- Discovering personal property
- Validating personal property renditions or statements
- Estimating appraised value when property does not file a rendition
- Application of cost approach
- Reporting of used purchase prices
- Auditing, including Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code, generally accepting accounting principles, writing off fully depreciated assets, and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 141 and 144.
Personal property: Basic and beyond part 2

Lisa A. Hobart CAE, PPS, FIAAO, ASA

The topics in this webinar are:
- Defining personal property
- Discovering personal property
- Validating personal property renditions or statements
- Estimating appraised value when property does not file a rendition
- Application of cost approach
- Reporting of used purchase prices
- Auditing, including Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code, generally accepting accounting principles, writing off fully depreciated assets, and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 141 and 144.
Effective property tax policy and oversight: Key features of revised standards

Ron Rakow

This session explores fundamental principles of Property Tax Policy and Oversight Standards, including history and development issues, significance, fit for both emerging and mature property tax systems, and major features of updates to standards. It addresses the roles of supervisory/oversight agencies, the importance of equalization, and cooperation between different levels.
AssessR: A new tool from the Cook County Assessor for ratio studies and more

Robert Ross

This webinar presents how the Cook County Assessor's office uses R to facilitate ratio studies. Includes a brief overview of R Studio.
The impact of history, and now COVID-19, on each generation and the economy

Larry Stone

This webinar presents Millennial and Generation Z financial and real estate trends, the gig economy, and addresses the potential economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Becoming a Mobile Assessor

Billy Burle and Daniel Anderson

IAAO Webinar Series - This webinar will focus on the fact that field appraisers are mobile by nature, therefore your data should be mobile with them.

However, just going mobile or paperless is not enough. To truly realize the enormous productivity gains and cost savings possible you need to look for an integrated mobile solution.

This webinar will discuss the differences between mobile and integrated mobile including the importance of workflow, reporting, real-time field tracking, and quality control - all backed up by examples and real productivity stats courtesy of Travis Central Appraisal District.
Excel Can Do That?

David M. Cornell

This presentation highlights many of Excel's underutilized features.
GIS/CAMA

Josh Ledgerwood and Michael Lomax

Learn to communicate the culture and values of your office and pick up a professional skillset that will advance your career and set you apart as a leader in your office.
Deliver Compelling & Captivating PowerPoint Presentations

Rob Moore and Kirk Boone

IAAO Webinar Series - This webinar will feature how PowerPoint is a powerful professional tool that can deliver high-quality presentations and is most effective when used as a visual complement to your instruction.

In this session, you will hear from Rob Moore, the lead instructional designer at the UNC School of Government, about techniques and skills that help you deliver compelling and captivating presentations with PowerPoint.
Writing a Press Release For Your Assessing Office

Jake Parkinson

Learn to communicate the culture and values of your office and pick up a professional skillset that will advance your career and set you apart as a leader in your office.
Experts on Evidence

Paul Sanderson

IAAO Webinar Series- Valuation disputes are a fact of life. Most assessors or appraisers will, at some time during their career, be required to explain their property valuation during litigation before a local or state board, or perhaps even a court of law.So, what can an assessor or appraiser do to ensure the best possible outcome if his or her valuation is subjected to such scrutiny? This presentation will provide assessors and appraisers with essential information that will help them to understand the hearing process and how they can competently support their valuation through both examination-in-chief and cross-examination.
I Can Only Please One Person a Day and Today Ain't Your Day!

Tim Boncoskey and Kellianne Nagy

Webinar attendees will learn what customer service and public relations are and why they are needed in any office. We will focus on how effective customer service applies nine public relations objectives and 10 commandments of human relations. Presented by: Tim Boncoskey and Kellianne Nagy.
Hazards - Hurricane Matthew and Beyond

Curtis McDonald, Thomas Jeffery, Jim Siebers, David Smith, Aarti Desai, Laurel Di Silvestro, and Cory Payne

With CoreLogic analysis estimating between $4 Billion and $6 Billion in insured property loss from Hurricane Matthew and recent changes in hazard science, it is important to transform the way we think about managing risk. Attend this webinar to learn more about Hurricane Matthew’s impact, wind speed, storm surge and damage estimate. The panel will share their perspective and analysis on the various modeling techniques including probabilistic, forensic and deterministic models.
Big Data For Valuation Purposes

Michael Miller, Patrick O'Connor, and Mark Verrett

This two-hour workshop will give an overview of the history and future of Big Data and how it has impacted the appraisal industry. The instructors, Michael Miller, MAI; Patrick O'Connor, MAI; and Mark Verrett, SRA, will demonstrate the most current uses of Big Data and discuss specific ways to utilize Big Data to build client relationships, increase business, and simplify procedures.
Yavapai County Assessor vs. Zillow Showdown

Pam Pearsall

Yavapai County Assessor Pam Pearsall has kept an eye on the growing popularity of real estate website Zillow.com in recent years. With Zillow acquiring Trulia.com it is hard to deny the impact Zillow will have on the national real estate market. Assessor Pearsall wanted to gain perspective of Zillow's relative value estimate accuracy when compared with her annual 2016 tax year updated homes values and wanted to answer the question: "What is the potential for public use of Zillow estimates for and against us?" The results were revealing.
All Aboard! Taking a Train Ride Through Hotel Valuation

Toni Viens

The webinar will review the attributes of real, personal, and intangible property. Included in the webinar will be discussion of hotels' unique chart of accounts, hotel units of comparison, return on, and of, FF&E, utilization of Smith Travel Research (STR) reports including the HOST Report, and the Competitive Set Report.