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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Multifamily Repurposing: Trend Or Craze & How It Makes Sense
Kelby Collier
With the multifamily market booming, increasing rents have had a significant effect when it comes to affordability. It has put pressure on the need for developers to find a creative way to supply multifamily housing that is affordable in an industry with rising land and construction costs.
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GIS 101 for Assessors
Linda Foster
What does CAMA and GIS integration mean? Why is this important? What are the benefits? How do I do it? What are the options? What do I need to know? How do I get started? What are the trends in technology? What types of spatial analysis are available? What can I use my GIS for? If you're new to GIS and to integrating GIS and CAMA, this session will cover the basics of how to get full value of your GIS from integrating with your CAMA data to new analysis, visualization and sharing capabilities - all to improve and better defend values with technology you probably already have.
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Imagery Options Available For Use in Desktop Appraisal
Dan Lindgren
This webinar will focus on the latest technologies in Aerial imagery, some uses of GIS for the assessor's office, street view imagery, Artificial Intelligence and how these tools can be used together to increase the accuracy of an Assessor's cadastral maps. We will also discuss how using these tools can increase efficiences and accuracy in desk review as outlined in IAAO standard 3.3.5 - Alternative to Periodic On-site Inspections. We will touch on some historic information on how aerial imagery has progressed for assessors in the United States in the past 25 years and what the future holds for some emerging technology surrounding imagery and it's current and future uses for Assessors.
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Making Marijuana Personal
Bryan Shuck
A real-world approach to assessing commercial marijuana facilities. We will break down each of the 3 major facility types (grower, processor and dispensary) to show what you would expect to see in a typical facility including equipment, furniture and fixtures, and inventories and the values associated with each of them.
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How Boulder County Manages Complex Deed Workflows to Improve
Cindy Braddock and Will DeOreo
You might be spending more hours on ownership transfers than you think. After all, there is mapping work, exemptions review, mailings, sales qualification; various departments have to manage complex processes around each deed. Hear how Boulder County leveraged technology to go from being several months behind on transfers to fully caught up.
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Post Pandemic Senior Housing
Kevin Bradshaw and Brad Eldridge
Senior Housing joined the ranks of several commercial property use groups that were affected by the Pandemic. This webinar addresses specific topics that have created valuation issues for Senior Housing, such as operating characteristics, monthly/daily rates, occupancy, expenses, capitalization rates, and transaction volume.
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Supercharge Your Assessing Analytics with Power BI
David Cornell
Power BI is a game changer in truly understanding your assessing data! See how Power BI can supercharge your assessing analytics.
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Building from Bias
Brian Gay
The webinar will focus on the importance of how our profession interacts with all members of society. Having an awareness of what is meant by "implicit" or "unconscious" bias is critical from a professional or personal development perspective. The webinar will draw from an interdisciplinary perspective with built environment examples building on existing knowledge.
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You’re Never Too Small: Income Approach Techniques in Small
Ryan Janzen
In small jurisdictions (20,000 parcels or less) using the Income Approach can be a real challenge. During this webinar, expect to review and learn different techniques and strategies for gathering income and expense information, establishing cap rates, and building income models to value commercial properties.
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Protecting Your Organization's Data from Disasters
David Martinez
The cyber incident response team for the El Paso Central Appraisal District in Texas presents a guide addressing standards and insights on how to obtain the security needed to protect your organization's data.
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Evaluating CAMA Software • The Best Fit for You
Edye McCarthy and Melissa Baer
Changing CAMA software can be one of the most important decisions a jurisdiction makes, with far reaching consequences that last well into the future. This webinar will offer guidance on how to prepare for and evaluate CAMA proposals.
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Eight Mistakes to Avoid When Building Your Model Development
Josh Myers
This webinar discusses eight mistakes that your jurisdiction should want to avoid when designing your model development process. It helps attendees understand best practices in how to configure systems for mass appraisal model development.
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Using Mobile Technology to Improve Productivity & Efficiency
William A. Rodda
There are many minor adjustments you can make to your operations to improve productivity and efficiency, but none compare to the impact of implementing a seamlessly integrated mobile solution. Eliminating paper, data prep time for field work, and duplicate data entry has fundamentally changed the way we do business.
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The Inns and Outs of Vacation Rentals
Terry Taylor, Mark Chapin, Marcy Martin, and Jason Moore
Vacation rentals, from property classification to valuation, are hot topics in the assessing industry. In this interactive panel discussion, learn how assessors from across North America tackle the issue.
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Property Tax Assessment of Solar Farms in Indiana
Bradley Berkemeier
Solar energy is a rapidly growing industry with a short history. This makes solar property valuation challenging. Solar development also presents challenging considerations for local government officials. With enough information and a goal of fair treatment of solar properties, appraisers and officials can be ready to face these challenges head-on.
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This Is How We Do It
Dan Cypert, Ryan Hatch, and Marcy Martin
Every jurisdiction in the world "assesses" differently. The November IAAO webinar will spotlight three counties in the United States and give examples of differences in the way each administers and values properties.
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Finding New Blood
Amy DeHaan
"In the next 5 to 10 years, our industry will lose 40% or more of the current workforce.” How do we find new people to get involved? In Michigan, a committee has been working to figure that out. Come and hear how we plan to draw some new blood into the assessing profession.
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How to Engage with Your Legislative Partners
Dorothy Jacks and Mike Twitty
Great ideas sometimes take legislative change. In this session, learn how to create relationships with state lawmakers and move an agenda through the legislative process. Takeaways include how to grow your credibility with state representatives and ways to communicate complex subjects to non-industry leaders to achieve legislative success.
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Possessory Interest: Yes, There is a Tax on That
Allen Jolley
The lease of government-owned property is assessable in California. Learn about the laws and valuation methodologies used in Los Angeles County.
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Creating A Framework For Reform
Sarah Garza Resnick
In 2019, the Cook County Assessor’s Office did something unprecedented: They invited the IAAO to conduct a practices and procedure audit of the office. Through interviews with staff and opening up access to the office, the IAAO was able to identify the areas that were most in need of improvement. The resulting audit was publicly available online and was the roadmap for Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s work in reforming the office. Three years later, the office has improved its technology, increased its hiring, and created more accurate and equitable assessments. This webinar will discuss how the audit was conducted and how it was put into action.
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Pandemic Reappraisals: Following the Market During COVID
Larry Clark and Paul Bidanset
This webinar will explore some the issues faced by local assessors when markets change dramatically because of events such as the pandemic. The presenters will also discuss ways of dealing with and adapting to those changes. Larry Clark and Paul Bidanset will discuss ways of analyzing those changing markets as well as illustrating some of the tools available to local assessors.
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What's Going Down in Commercial Real Estate?
Brad Eldridge
The COVID-19 Recession has left its mark on the economy, influencing the various types of commercial real estate in different ways. This webinar will take a look at national market trends for a range of commercial use groups, as well as some suggestions on appraising in a declining market.
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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.
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Defining and Measuring Obsolescence in Personal Property
Lisa Hobart
This presentation will discuss distinguishing Personal Property from Real Property, and consideration of obsolescence in Personal Property. It continues with discussion of inutility, and specifically discusses consideration of the effects of COVID-19 on valuation of property. Both Real and Personal Property appraisers will benefit from the information covered in this presentation.
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Performance Management: Essential in a Crisis
Lawrence E. Stone
The Covid-19 crisis, and now the vaccine distribution, has laid bare the failings of government, at all levels, to deliver health care. The consequences have been tragic. In times of crisis, people and systems are tested. Some fail, others thrive. The consequences are no less dire for Assessors, traditionally the largest source of local discretionary funding for schools, cities, and local government. Larry Stone, Silicon Valley's Assessor, has not just weathered the storm, his office has measurably excelled. In this webinar, Stone describes the cost accounting and performance management systems he created, and has nurtured since he was first elected in 1994. He will also discuss how to create an employee-culture, in a heavily unionized environment that embraces customer service and accountability.