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DetailsTo all North Star Chapter Designated Members, Candidates, Practicing Affiliates, and Affiliates: On June 21, 2019, you received a petition for 2020 Chapter Board Nominations from Justin Reed, MAI, Chair of the Nominating Committee. Chapter members were given until June 30, 2019, to submit nominations. All nominations received thorough review and consideration by the Nominating…
DetailsThe 21st Annual Real Estate Trends Seminar was held on June 6th, 2019, at the Continuing Education and Conference Center at the University of Minnesota campus. It was an excellent event that was chock full of great information from our various presenters, which shed light on a variety of topics and issues facing the appraisal…
DetailsHello North Star Chapter members, Happy Summer! This is a busy time of year for us all, so I will keep this message brief with a few highlights from the first half of the year. On June 6th, we held the 21st Annual Real Estate Trends Seminar. This is by far our most popular event…
DetailsCall for Nominations 2020 Chapter Board Nominations Due June 30th North Star Chapter Designated Members and Candidates for Designation: The North Star Chapter is looking for motivated and energetic volunteers to help us reach our goals. The Chapter Nominating Committee will be meeting in the next few weeks to review nominations submitted for Chapter Treasurer,…
DetailsASC North Dakota Waiver Comments The North Star Chapter and AI national need your help in fighting off the latest threat to reduce appraisals in North Dakota. The Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) is requesting comments regarding the temporary waiver request for the State of North Dakota. Public comments are requested and due by July 1, 2019.…
DetailsThe Special Session of the Minnesota State Legislature concluded on May 24, 2019 with Governor Tim Walz signing the omnibus bill H.F.No. 2. The Government Relations Committee (GRC) is proud to share that the bill included three important pieces of appraisal-related legislation: Alignment with the latest AQB licensing requirements Making it easier for out-of-state appraisers to…
DetailsMN Statute 82B Revisions The Government Relations Committee is at it again! We have introduced important legislation that positively impacts the appraisal profession in the State of Minnesota and we need your help. This legislation will make much needed revisions to Statute 82B, the laws that govern appraisal practice in Minnesota, which have not been…
DetailsInterested In NORTH STAR CHAPTER LEADERSHIP? Every year the North Star Chapter of the Appraisal Institute tries to send a representative to the Leadership Development & Advisory Council (LDAC). This year the Board of Directors would like to give a partial scholarship to three representatives. Our hope is that by attending the LDAC meetings you…
DetailsNorth Star Chapter Members, The Minnesota Association of Assessing Officers (MAAO) has published their education offerings for 2019. You can register for classes at https://www.mnmaao.org/educational-offerings. Not all of the assessor courses have been approved for appraiser credit by the Commerce Department. As with any course, you will want to verify that it has been approved…
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