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 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.
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.
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.
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
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
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

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Financial Market Mayhem - Seeing Our Way Through the Turmoil

Pat Smith

Presented by Pat Smith, Vice President & Planning Counsel for the MTC Holding Corporation. Mr. Smith holds his juris doctorate and LLM in Taxation. A discussion of topics covering the tumult of the COVID-19 virus and its effect on financial markets, the economy, monetary policy, interest rates and saving/investing for retirement. The discussion is general in nature and no participant should make any investment decisions without consulting their personal advisor.
The Impact of History, and Now COVID-19, on Each Generation

Larry Stone

In this one-hour interactive webinar, Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone will discuss how each generation was influenced by seminal historical moments, from the civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s to the end of the Cold War, 9/11, the Great Recession, and now, COVID-19. He will also discuss the impact of the Coronavirus on Silicon Valley's economy, which has been the greatest contributor to the United States' recovery from the Great Recession.
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.
The Power of Insights: Using Data for Fair & Eq. Assessments

Tim Bross, Saf Rabah, Mike Rowicki, and Kyle Souhrad

The benefits of integrating mapping and aerial photography with CAMA systems are well known. Today’s busy assessors are now looking for ways to turn property assessment data into actionable intelligence for fair and equitable assessments.

The digital transformation era has empowered assessors to move past outdated spreadsheets and into a real-time digital infrastructure that links valuation data directly to key performance indicators to help inform and validate processes, reduce time spent reporting, and enable citizen engagement and transparency.

Join this webinar and learn how Fulton County, Georgia, overcame fluctuating tax appraisals and rates, disjointed processes, and community distrust by revolutionizing their methods of sharing data to provide valuable insights to decision-makers, department staff, and the public. 2-Hours of CEU
Rise of the Machines: Drone Technologies

Gregory Brown, Karl Sandell, and Abigail Robers

It's a Bird! It's a Plane? Is it Superman? It's a drone! Learn about drone technology and how they are being used for field data collection, imagery capture and workflow improvement. This session will also cover the legal considerations that your jurisdiction would encounter when using UAS/drones.