June 01, 2010

Celebrating 3 Years of Blogging About Property Assessments

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Our Property Assessment blog is celebrating three years of blogging success today!  During this time more than 110 feature articles have been posted along with several reports and whitepapers of interest to professional property assessors and those who are concerned about actions and policies related to assessments.  Unique blog topics have included:

Assessors as Managers – Feature articles about managing the assessment function that included managing assessment personnel, next generation initiatives, and project management

Media Toolkit – Resources and story angles for journalists about property assessments and effective public relations programs

Myth Busters – Demystifying property assessments and removing some of the misinformation about property assessments

Property Assessment Careers – Ideas, tips and suggestions for people considering a career in property assessment administration and those who wish to advance their careers

We’ve thoroughly enjoyed the last three years and hope that you have found the content we posted useful.  Whether you work in assessment administration, real estate sales and service, tax advocacy, or tax policy, we look forward to many more years of blogging about assessments.  Let us know if there are issues that you would like us to write about and please considering being a guest author.

Jun 1, 2010 5:19:44 PM | Assessors as Managers, Media Toolkit, Myth Busters, Property Assessment Careers, R. E. Industry Professionals, Tax Policy

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