JEREMY BAGOTT
As thousands of Texans make ready for messy property tax appeals, they may be surprised to learn that no state agency has correctly adopted a private set of rules by which literally every piece of private real estate in Texas has been appraised. This can’t be made up.
In counties like Harris, Travis, Tarrant, and those in the Panhandle and Central Texas, appraised values have risen by mid- to high single-digits – even into the double-digits. Rural Coryell County in Central Texas (humans: 75,951; cattle: 54,847) has seen a rise in appraised values of 11%. But alas, the state’s 254 appraisal districts have begun assessing properties in accordance with a copyrighted code known as the “2020-2021 Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.” This code is being enforced as if it were Texas law, allowing a tiny Washington, D.C., publisher to game the arrangement and effectively govern in the state.
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OTTAWA, ON, March 5, 2021 /CNW/ - As Canadians continue reflecting on important matters of diversity, equality, and inclusion, Canada s largest professional association of real estate appraisers today reiterated its efforts to expand opportunities for aspiring appraisers and help combat bias in the real property appraisal process.
Late last fall, the Appraisal Institute of Canada (AIC) announced the creation of the
President s Council on Diversity with a mandate to promote equity and diversity within the profession. It is the policy of the AIC to foster an environment that respects people s dignity, ideas, and beliefs within its organization and in the profession at large.
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