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.
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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.
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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?
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Hotel and Restaurant Values
Tim Wilmath
This presentation will cover the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on lodging properties and restaurants. These two property types have been more affected than any other due to travel and safety restrictions due to crowds gathering. Topics will include: Prior Recessions and Expansions, COVID-19 impact projections and timelines, industry projections for COVID-19 impact on value, and suggested valuation approaches for pandemic adjustments.
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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.
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Mass Appraisal Modeling and Spatial Analysis in R
Paul Bidanset
This introductory webinar will demonstrate features of the free and open source software R. It will cover the following topics: - accessing and downloading R to your computer.
- importing, cleaning, and mapping sales data sets
- creating and interpreting basic multiple regression analysis (MRA) models
- validating models on holdout sales data using simple ratio studies
- plotting sales data and model performance on maps
- Links to R reproducible R scripts and real assessment data will be provided to attendees for additional learning reinforcement opportunities. Presented by Paul Bidanset.
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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.
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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.
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Preparing CAMA Data for Automated Valuation Models
Paul Bidanset
The ability of automated valuation models (AVMs) to produce accurate valuations reflective of the market is dependent upon appropriate formatting of CAMA data. This webinar will address best practices with regard to data quality and will demonstrate how to prepare data to be used in a regression-based automated valuation model.
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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.
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How to Use and Interpret Graphs in Assessment
Larry Clark
IAAO Director of Strategic Initiatives Larry Clark will lead the February 26 webinar on How to Use and Interpret Graphs in Assessment, a presentation on the use of graphs in appraisal analysis. He will walk webinar participants through using graphs in Excel, reviewing how to use them, and also how to interpret them. He will also review the process of selecting graphs that work best in different situations by using a sales example and showing how different graphs present different results.
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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
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Excel Can Do That? Part 3 - The Power Edition
David Cornell
Learn how the new power features in Excel can be used to enhance assessors’ workflows, gain actionable insights, and increase productivity. This webinar will demonstrate:
- How to use Excel’s latest power features
- How to use “Ideas” in Excel (“Ideas” is a new artificial intelligence feature in Excel that shows trends, summaries, outliers, and Pivot Tables, without writing any formulas!)
- How to build an assessing dashboard
- How to create Power Pivot Tables and Power Pivot Charts
- How to create a Power Query (a huge time saver in data manipulation)
- How to create Data Models in Excel
- How to use an Excel Data Model in Power BI
- How to create Tables - setup and advanced features
- Other tips and tricks
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Using Excel for Conducting Ratio Studies
Alan Dornfest
Join this one-hour webinar, presented by Alan Dornfest, AAS, FIAAO for a demonstration on using an Excel template as he walks through the basics of starting out, inputting and filtering data, and how to use time adjusted options. This is a complimentary webinar for IAAO Members
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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.
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Real Estate Tax Assessment for Golf Properties
Laurence A. Hirsh
The webinar will review of the fundamentals of golf course and club real estate tax assessments and a discussion of how Coronavirus may impact them. Golf courses are often a complex web of unique challenges and are also big business, often with operating budgets well over $1 million. Mr. Hirsh is an industry leader, author, and frequent lecturer. He was instrumental in establishing the Society of Golf Appraisers (SGA) and was its first president. He has pioneered a variety of valuation and analysis techniques now considered standard in the industry and has shared them through his many articles in a wide variety of professional journals and industry publications.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Personal Property: Basics and Beyond, Part One
Lisa A. Hobart
Presented by Lisa A. Hobart, CAE, PPS, FIAAO, ASA. In this two-part series, participants will gain an understanding of many topics in the area of personal property, including: Defining Personal Property Discovering Personal Property Validating Personal Property Renditions, sometimes called statements Estimating appraised value when property does not file a statement Application of Cost Approach Reporting of Used Purchase Prices Auditing Participants are encouraged to attend both sessions, but an overview from part one will be presented in part two.
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Personal Property: Basics and Beyond, Part Two
Lisa A. Hobart
In this two-part series, participants will gain an understanding of many topics in the area of personal property, including: Defining Personal Property Discovering Personal Property Validating Personal Property Renditions, sometimes called statements Estimating appraised value when property does not file a statement Application of Cost Approach Reporting of Used Purchase Prices Auditing Participants are encouraged to attend both sessions, but an overview from part one will be presented in part two.
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Effective Property Tax Policy and Oversight
Brent Jones, Ron Rakow, Patrick Santoso, Alan Dornfest, Doug Brydon, and Steve Miner
The IAAO standards on property tax policy and oversight that form the backbone of IAAO's policy pillar are being revised and updated this year for the first time since 2010. This presentation will focus on significant features and changes in these standards and relate these to the operation of property tax administrative systems worldwide. There will be an emphasis on principles underlying the important features of these standards and their relevance when considering property tax policy responses in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Presented by members of the IAAO Task Force on Tax Policy Updates.
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Residential Waterfront Valuation Techniques
Melissa Lombardo
This webinar will discuss some techniques employed to improve the tricky appraisal assignment of all types of waterfront property. These techniques have been used with a number of different CAMA systems • which is where the creativity comes in!
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Assessing COVID-19: What You Need to Know
Marc Moffitt, N. Joel Moser, and Tim Wilmath
In this two-hour webinar, the panelists will provide information on how their offices are working during these unprecedented times and how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect real estate values in 2020 and 2021. Additional topics include discussion about the value impact to various market segments, the legal horizon, and real-world examples of how to work remotely within your office while meeting the needs of the public.
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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.